Tamara Thayer, the great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Barbara Fritchie holds a ferrotype of her ancestor at our March meeting. Tamara gave a program on Barbara Fritchie and displayed some family artifacts.
Each year we hold a banquet with a speaker.
Great programs & fellowship make a great evening for members!
Dale Blanshan presented on Lincoln's second inaugural speech.
Great programs & fellowship make a great evening for members!
Dale Blanshan presented on Lincoln's second inaugural speech.
2014 Banquet
"Bugler Bill" performs at the 2013 February Banquet!
Download the file below to watch "Bugler Bill" in action!
Our speaker at the February Banquet was really more of a musician than a speaker! "Bugler Bill" Crowder played to the audience in a captivating program! Bill played over 20 different calls and described the history of many of the calls and how there were used to relay signals to maneuver and fire as well as how they were used to regulate and signal everyday camp routine.
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Other Past Speakers, Guests & Programs
Our 2014 winners of our Rochester Civil War Roundtable Scholarships visited our meeting in May to thank us. See our Scholarship above for forms for 2015.
Please encourage any class of 2015 students to apply. Left is Christina Drexler, Century High School in Rochester, Minnesota. Right is Kelly Erpelding, home school from Kasson, MN.
Please encourage any class of 2015 students to apply. Left is Christina Drexler, Century High School in Rochester, Minnesota. Right is Kelly Erpelding, home school from Kasson, MN.
Our speaker for the May 14th meeting was State Representative Dean Urdahl.
He is Co-Chair of the Minnesota Civil War Commemorative Task Force. Mr. Urdahl has authored several books. One about former members of the Minnesota Twins and another about famous Minnesotans. However, he has also written two historical novels set in Minnesota during the Dakota War of 1862. A great program, thank you Representative Urdahl and all those who attended!
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Dave Allen presented an informative program on "The Battle of Pea Ridge" for October's Roundtable Meeting. A great presentation on a Civil War Battle that occurred here in the Midwest.
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Past Program
Battle of Sharpsburg from the Confederate perspective
Presented by Neal & Marshall Pederson
Presented by Neal & Marshall Pederson