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President: Glenn Holmes
Secretary: Don Goin Treasurer: Debbie Goin Program: Ray Guttendorf Mailings: Art Schumacher Symposium: Larry Gibbs Newsletter: Charles Tinder (mobile_96@yahoo.com) Meets the First Wednesday of the month
At the Kankakee Public Library—3rd Floor At 6:30 P.M. Commissary:
Oct. Phyllis Hadley Nov. J. Vinson Dec. Ray Guttendorf Jan. Phil Angelo Feb. Don Goin March Larry Gibbs April Glenn Holmes May tba |
Meeting dates and Speakers for 2011-2012
September 7th: Ray Guttendorf Topic: Allen Pinkerton
October 5th: John Sabastain Topic: Illinois Politics November 2nd Betty Carlson Kay Topic: Jenny Hodgers, Julia Grant December 7th: Art Schumacher Topic: TBA January 4th: Rob Girardi Topic: Illinois in the Civil War February 1st: Don Goin Topic: The Unknown Lincoln March 7th: Phil Angelo Topic: Antietam April 4th: Sam Blackwell Topic: TBA May 2nd: Forum June: Annual Dinner Membership dues for the 2010-11 season is $20.00, payable to Debbie or Don Goin. |
| Articles of interest Monthly newsletters Favorite Links, recommended by the members Civil War Blogs, etc. Members Photos New 2011 Kankakee Civil War Symposium 2011 Symposium signup form Decator Civil War Roundtable 16th Annual Fall Symposium Saturday September 24th, 2011 Preservation Contributions Friends of the Kankakee Round Table Recomended Books, (with Reviews for some) |
Latest additions: 15 new reviews in the Recommended Books page since June 2011. Another new feature to the site is a Members Photo section. The 1st selections are presented by C. Tinder, on the Illinois Monuments at Vicksburg and Shiloh. Again, any member can submit photos, to C.Tinder for inclusion on this site. New page, Articles of Interest. This will contain expanded articles from the regular newsletter, and writings and Civil War studies by members. Anyone can contribute and are encouraged to do so. Comments on these articles can be included on the webpage. First item to be expanded is the article "New estimate made of Civil War dead", by J. David Hacker of Binghamton University in New York via United Press International, Inc. published : Sept. 21, 2011. The 2nd is "Cold Harbor-A Literary Staff Ride" By Roy D. Schickedanz, a former member and friend of the RT. 3rd is Major James Garfield The Civil War Years Presented by his wife, Lucretia. |
