June 15, 2024 – August 18, 2024 During the Civil War, printed images had the power to influence perceptions and popular opinion, equal to today’s visual and digital media. The quick rise of popular media during the Civil War had a powerful and lasting impact on our country. This special exhibit of prints from the […]
Tuesday, July 30 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Free, registration required | Register Here We invite you to attend a special artistic commemoration marking the 156th Anniversary of the Equal Protection Clause and the ratification of the 14th Amendment featuring captivating performances by The Prairie String Quartet and Dr. Shannon Sloan-Spice. Experience “Toward Justice,” a musical […]
June 15, 2024 – August 18, 2024 During the Civil War, printed images had the power to influence perceptions and popular opinion, equal to today’s visual and digital media. The quick rise of popular media during the Civil War had a powerful and lasting impact on our country. This special exhibit of prints from the […]
Friday, August 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Lance Herdegen The Iron Brigade’s opening battle came August 28, 1862 on the John Brawner farm near Gainesville, Virginia. The story has been told before, but never from a fog of war view with one author writing of the Union side and another from the Confederate. […]
June 15, 2024 – August 18, 2024 During the Civil War, printed images had the power to influence perceptions and popular opinion, equal to today’s visual and digital media. The quick rise of popular media during the Civil War had a powerful and lasting impact on our country. This special exhibit of prints from the […]
Tuesdays, August 13 and 20 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Presenter: Mr. Robert Girardi | $24 ($30 for non-members) | Register Here President Abraham Lincoln remarked, “Vicksburg is the key! The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.” He recognized that control of the Mississippi River was a […]
Saturday, August 24 | 10:00am – 2:30pm | Instructor: David Rambow | $24 ($30 for non-members) | Register Here One Tintype Sitting: $72 ($90 for non-members) | Register Here Join Historian and wet-plate photographer David Rambow for a deep dive into Civil War photography. Learn about wet-plate photography, tintypes, carte de vista, and what these artifacts reveal […]
