Sunbury: “A Patriotic Tea in the Myers Inn”

By cmccune, posted on June 20th, 2011.

[ June 26, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Calling all Mothers and Daughters!

Join the Big Walnut Area Historical Society for A Patriotic Tea in the Myers Inn.

Enjoy Scones, Sweets and Tea served by period costumed staff, and learn about women’s rolls during Civil War.  The tea is $12 per person. For reservations, call   740-965-1942.

Location: 45 South Columbus Street(facing Sunbury Square), Sunbury Ohio

Sponsor: Big Walnut [...]

Sunbury Hosts May 20-22 Living History Pageant and Reenactment

By cmccune, posted on April 5th, 2011.

Join the General Rosecrans’ Department of the Ohio Headquarters Unit for a reenactment in Sunbury Village Green, May 20-22, to honor the achievements of Major General William Starke Rosecrans.
Friday May 20th is set aside for school classes to visit a dozen stations and see how life was 150 years ago during the Civil War.   Over [...]

Sunbury: Presentation “Mr. Lincoln’s Cameraman”

By cmccune, posted on February 15th, 2011.

[ March 19, 2011; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Join the Big Walnut Historical Society for a presentation by Mark Holbrook entitled, “Mr. Lincoln’s Cameraman: An Evening with Matthew Brady.” His photographs of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War have become icons of the early days of photography. Come hear the story from Matthew Brady himself as the world renowned photographer and chronicler of [...]

Sunbury: Sunbury Civil War Living History Pageant and Reenactment

By cmccune, posted on January 26th, 2011.

[ May 20, 2011; 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. May 21, 2011; 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. May 22, 2011; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Join the General Rosecrans’ Department of the Ohio Headquarters Unit for a reenactment in Sunbury Village Green, May 20-22, to honor the achievements of Major General William Starke Rosecrans.

Friday May 20th is set aside for school classes to visit a dozen stations and see how life was 150 years ago during the Civil [...]

Q&A Series: Gen. Rosecrans’ Department of the Ohio Headquarters Unit

By cmccune, posted on January 26th, 2011.

GENERAL ROSECRANS’   THE DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO HEADQUARTERS UNIT
Conducted by Callie McCune, Ohio Civil War 150 Leadership AmeriCorps member- Central Ohio
I have to admit, I had never heard of General William Starke Rosecrans until my first conversation with Tom Paul and the Department of the Ohio Headquarters Unit. A native of Sunbury, General Rosecrans was [...]