Mondays, January 27 – March 3 | 10:30am – 1:30pm | Instructor: Barbara Farrell | $104 ($130 for non-members) | Register Here Designed for painters of all skill levels. Each of the six sessions will begin with a demonstration showcasing a technique of the day. Students are instructed on color mixing, application and removal, brush strokes, […]
“To care for him who shall have borne the battle.” Saturday, February 1 | 10am – 4pm Sunday, February 2 | 12pm – 4pm Join the Civil War Museum and the 17th Corps Field Hospital for a weekend of interactive displays, presentations, and programs that explore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil […]
“To care for him who shall have borne the battle.” Saturday, February 1 | 10am – 4pm Sunday, February 2 | 12pm – 4pm Join the Civil War Museum and the 17th Corps Field Hospital for a weekend of interactive displays, presentations, and programs that explore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil […]
Sunday, February 2 | 1:30pm – 3pm | Presented by Dr. Trevor Steinbach Dr. Trevor Steinbach, President of the Society of Civil War Surgeons, will present a program on the African American surgeons and caregivers who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. His program will introduce the audience to the service of […]
Tuesday, February 4 | 6:00pm-7:30pm | Presenters: Joshua Dubbert and C.W. Goodyear | $12 ($15 non-members) | Register Here Join the Civil War Museum online for an in-depth discussion led by Joshua Dubbert and C.W. Goodyear about Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield and their lives during the Civil War Years. Joshua Dubbert is the […]
Saturday, February 8 | 12pm – 2pm | Instructor: Emily Martinsen | $16 ($20 for non-members) | Register Here Food preservation has gone from an essential practice to a fun hobby. Join Civil War Museum Educator Emily Martinsen for a family-friendly, hands-on workshop about the history of food preservation. Try your hand at making butter and […]
Wednesday, February 12 | 6pm – 8pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $44 ($55 for non-members) | Register Here Join us for a festive Paint and Sip workshop where you’ll create your own enchanting winter wonderland scene! Guided by a talented instructor, you’ll learn step-by-step techniques to bring snowy landscapes to life on canvas. Enjoy a […]
Thursday, February 13 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $75 ($60 for non-members) | Register Here Craft your own fused glass pocket wall vase in this creative workshop! Learn how to cut and layer glass to form a unique design that transforms into a beautiful and functional vase. Perfect for displaying flowers or […]
Friday, February 14 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by Dr. James M. Cornelius James M. Cornelius, Ph.D., the curator of the Lincoln Presidential Library from 2007-2018, has been working on this topic for more than a decade and given two preliminary public talks on the subject. It begins from the well-known surprise that Abraham […]
Saturday, February 15 | 10:30am – 2:00pm | Instructor: Sandy Bulgrin | $44 ($55 for non-members) | Register Here Weave your own keepsake snowflakes in this fiber art class. Students will use a jig to start out this fun winter project and create two snowflakes. Some color choices of dyed reed will be available to choose […]
Friday, February 21 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm SPARK! participants will learn proper Victorian manners while attending a Victorian-themed tea party.
Tuesday, February 25 | 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Instructor: Doug Dammann | $8 ($10 for non-members) | Register Here Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincoln’s election and the Confederacy’s shelling of Sumter – a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, inflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies […]
