With the advent of Spring, our field trip season has also arrived! So far, we’ve got plans for two, one-day trips—one in June, one in October—that you can read about the the April Newsletter.
Our next lecture will be a break from the usual, but informative and entertaining nonetheless. This unique, history-based program will focus on life during the Victorian era. And, of course, as any historian knows, one of the best ways to understand a particular historical period (like the American Civil War) is to research customs, culture and values. I hope to see you there on Tuesday April 4th ... if not for dinner, at least for the lecture!
Some of the more memorable April events of the American Civil War era include the 1862 act to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, the Great Locomotive Chase, made famous by the 1926 release of “The General,” starring Buster Keaton, and the firing upon Fort Sumter. April is also when the skirmish at Miskell’s Farm took place—one of many wasted opportunities to shut down Confederate guerilla gunfighter John Mosby, once and for all. You’ll find a synopsis of this “fool-ish” event also in the April Newsletter.
BARRY