St. Croix Valley Civil War Roundtable of Minnesota and Wisconsin

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SCVCWRT Civil War Meetings in Stillwater Minnesota, Dinner Presentations and Powerpoint Slide Shows of Civil War History

St. Croix Valley Civil War Roundtable Of Minnesota and Wisconsin

The SCVCWRT is a non-profit chartered member of the national Civil War Association .  We were established in 1993, with initial meetings in Hudson, Wisconsin and Stillwater, Minnesota.  Most of our members live in the east metro area of the Twin Cities, the Stillwater area of Minnesota, and in Hudson, Wisconsin and surrounding areas.   Along with providing a meeting forum for discussion of historical issues  primarily focused on the Civil War, the club has ongoing goals of promoting interest in the Civil War, providing educational programs, and supporting community efforts in civil war recognition and preservation activies.  We have made annual financial donations to nonprofit organizations, such as the Grand Army of The Republic Museum in Litchfield, Mn., the Confederate Museum in New Orleans, and to various civil war historical sites and preservation activies.       In addition, our organization recently sponsored the republication, and coordinates the sales of,  Edwin Quiner's,  The Military History of Wisconsin in the War for the Union, a definitive work on Wisconsin soldiers in the Union army.  This book is in hardcover, with 1180 pages and includes a new genealogical index of approximately 13,000 names.      The SCVCWRT  works cooperatively with other civil war round tables in Minnesota and Wisconsin to offer joint educational programs, and with state and county historical societies to promote a better understanding and appreciation of the U.S. Civil War.

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Meeting Information

PLACE:   Meetings will be at the historic Lowell Inn , Stillwater, MN. TIME/DATE:   Monthly meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday of each month, with social hour starting at 5:00 P.M. DINNER PRICE:   The price for dinner is $20.00 for those sending checks in advance or $22.00 at the door.  This is not a requirement for attendance, however, and you are still welcome even if you do not come for dinner.  The main bar in the restaurant is open all afternoon, and a separate bar in our room will open around 5:00 p.m. Dinner is offered at 6:00p.m., and the program usually runs from about 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2011~2012

September 26 "Bassett Papers and the 1st Minnesota" Speaker Richard Krom Our October meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month; details of this meeting will appear in our October newsletter. October 10 "Making the Movie "Gettysburg"" Speaker Patrick Falci, Actor and Interpreter November 28 "Slavery in the Upper Midwest" Speaker Chris Lehman December ~ NO Meeting Scheduled ~ January 23 "Stillwater's Hero, Color Sgt. Samuel Bloomer" Speaker Ken Martens February 27 "Alexander Ramsey's Words of War" Speaker Corrine Marz March 26 "First Manassas" Speaker John Cox April 23 "Guns of Gettysburg" Speaker Tom Hosier May 17 "Civil War and the Great Lakes" Speaker Michael Hansen St. Croix Valley Civil War Roundtable meetings are held the fourth Monday of every month (except December) at the Lowell Inn, located at 102 N. 2nd St. in Stillwater (651-439-1100). Social period begins at 5:30pm, buffet dinner is served at 6:00pm, and the speaker program begins at 7:00pm. Dinner cost with an advance reservation for regular meetings is $20.00, and $22.00 without a reservation. Make your reservation with Steve Anderson by calling 715-386-1268. You may also make your ad-vance reservation by sending it to Steve at rossandhaines@comcast.net. Directions to the Lowell Inn: If coming from St. Paul or Minneapolis, take Hwy 36 eastbound from I-694. At the Greeley St./Hwy 36 intersection in Stillwater turn left (north); proceed north on Greeley St. about 1½ miles to Myrtle St. Turn right (east). Follow Myrtle to 2nd St.; the Lowell Inn is on the northwest corner of this intersection. If coming from Wisconsin, drive to the town of Houlton, using either Hwy 35 north from Hudson or Hwy 64 west from New Richmond. At Houlton drive west about ½ mile to the Stillwater lift bridge using Hwy 64 or Cty. Rd. E. Continue across the bridge and turn right on Main St. Proceed one block to Myrtle St. Turn left at Myrtle St. and follow Myrtle one block to 2nd St. For mapping purposes, the Lowell Inn is located in ZIP Code 55082.