I’ve heard that those who attended the Lincoln Funeral Train Commemorative event were very pleasantly surprised. In fact, word has it that several people have already expressed interest in attending next year’s event. Thanks to Claire Kukielka for pulling this trip together for us on fairly short notice.
Speaking of Claire, it’s not too late to contact her and sign up for what will be a fabulous day trip to Harpers Ferry NHP on June 4. Some trip details, which you’ll find if you click here, will be useful to anyone already signed up—or thinking about signing up.
June 7 is our last Campaign 44 meeting, and we’ll be welcoming back Hampton Newsome as our speaker for the evening. He will share his research about a little-remembered military action that took place in Virginia while the Battle of Gettysburg raged. On page 2 of the June Newsletter, you’ll find an overview of his presentation and dinner sign-up information.
Prizes for our annual print raffle will be picked at the start of the meeting. There’s still time for you to make a purchase through the mail OR when you arrive for the June meeting. You’ll find a list of Campaign 44 prizes on page 7 of the newsletter.
Saving the best for last … the American Battlefield Trust (ABT), having recently celebrated its annual Victory Week, announced that, thanks to many of you and organizations like our CWRT, 659 battlefield acres have been saved in the last 12 months, raising the total battlefield acreage saved by the ABT to 55,000!
I hope you’ll consider coming out for our June meeting so that we can celebrate our role in preserving our nation’s history together.
Barry