RAPPAHANOCK VALLEY CWRT

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The Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table was founded as an organization open to all people interested in learning about the Civil War and in preserving the hallowed ground where the soldiers fought.
We meet on the second Monday of each month. Our website includes information about the round table's next program, a review of the previous program, a calendar of upcoming events, a complete listing of all past programs and tours and links to other Civil War and preservation websites. Check out our monthly newsletter.

The Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table is a tax-exempt organization as described in the Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)3.

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September 13 - Jim Smithfield & Friends - "Ethnic Groups in the Civil War"

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RVCWRT ball caps are still available and may be purchased at future dinner meetings. The first shipment of 50 ball caps sold quickly and a second shipment was ordered to satisfy demand. The cost is $15 per ball cap. If you want to reserve a ball cap, please call Conway Richardson at (540) 548-2112.

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EVENT RESCHEDULED!!!

RVCWRT 2010 FALL PICNIC AND FUNDRAISER

SAVE THESE DATES:

Saturday, October 2^nd and Sunday, October 3rd

The RVCWRT will hold our 2010 fall picnic, combined with a fundraiser for the scholarship fund, in Orange County at Bloomsbury, the 1722 home of Col. James Taylor and his wife Martha Thompson (great grandparents of two presidents, James Madison, Jr. and Zachary Taylor.

Click here to read all about the event and Bloomsbury

Friends of Stafford Civil War Sites is an organization dedicated to preserving Civil War sites in Stafford County. They are low-profile, but effective. To find out all about this group, to join, and/or to contribute, go to their web site at www.fscws.org

"Mysteries and Conundrums"

New Blog by Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP

The park is trying something a bit different by creating a couple of blogs, the first of which is now up. This one, Mysteries and Conundrums, focuses on the park staff's discussion about various issues or problems we are trying to solve related to the landscape of battle and life during the Civil War.

The first post is a simple one about the Sandy Bottom houses. Eric Mink is working on one that will present new suggestive evidence about the location of the slave cabins at Chatham.

The NPS plans to share new discoveries and even internal debates on the blog. We will also be doing a blog focused on our continued efforts to improve interpretation and media throughout the park--kind of an insider's look at what we are working on. That one should be up in a few weeks.

You may visit the blog at http://npsfrsp.wordpress.com/

Last Update: Aug 18, 2010

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