Carolyn Ivanoff Zoom Tuesday, April 1st- Civil War Medicine

Join the Bucks County Civil War Roundtable for it's final Zoom meeting of the year on Tuesday, April 1st. We are ending the Speaker Series with one of our favorite historians, Carolyn Ivanoff. Her presentation will be, "Civil War Medicine: Saws, Scalpels, Sutures, Disease, and Destiny." The meeting will open at 6:45pm with our opening guest, Mr. Kevin Drake, founder of Gettysburg Publishing.

Carolyn Ivanoff is a retired high school administrator and independent historian. She writes and speaks frequently on American history at local, state, and national venues. In 2003 Carolyn was named Civil War Trust's Teacher of the Year. In 2010 and 2011 her education programs received Awards of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations. In 2016 Carolyn was honored by the Connecticut Council of Social Studies with the Bruce Fraser Friend of the Social Studies Award. In 2018-19 Carolyn served as project coordinator for the 17th Connecticut Flagpole preservation and re-dedication ceremony on Barlow’s Knoll at Gettysburg National Military Park. This project was honored with a 2019 Award of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO) for preservation. Her book, We Fought at Gettysburg, features first-hand accounts by the survivors of the 17th Connecticut Infantry and their experiences on the greatest battlefield of the American Civil War.

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Dr. Jen Andrella Zoom Speaker- Tuesday, March 4th

Join us on Tuesday, March 4th as we welcome speaker, Dr. Jen Andrella and opening guest Dana Shoaf from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.

Dr. Andrella's topic is, "When the War Raged On: Montana Territory, Native Nations, and the struggle over Reconstruction in the West." This presentation examines how Reconstruction was not merely a reaction to the Civil War, but a national project that engulfed both the South and West. From the vantage point of the Montana Territory and the Northwestern Great Plains, this study illuminates how the West perpetuated an enduring crisis over citizenship, sovereignty, and belonging. The meeting starts at 6:45, the room will open at 6:30. Please request the Zoom link from Mr. Mike Campbell at mkcc419@gmail.com

Dr. Angela Zombek Zoom Speaker- Tuesday February 4th

The Bucks County Civil War Roundtable Museum and Library invites you to join us on Tuesday, February 4th for the third installation of our Women Speaker Series. We are excited to welcome Dr. Angela Zombek to present her lecture entitled, "Treated Worse Than Felons Before Prisons Were Reformed": The Civil War's Crisis of Imprisonment. This is sure to be a fascinating topic. Please be sure to tune in early at 6:45PM to join in on our chat with Becky Sawyer who is the Collections Manager at Fort Fisher National Park. Please rsvp to Mike Campbell at mkcc419@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

Please consider contributing to The Reynolds Project

Please consider contributing to this very worthy cause. John Fulton Reynolds was a general in the Civil War for the Army of the Potomac. The Pennsylvania native was killed on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. https://www.reynoldsrestoration.org/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3DZKCMto8Ug9HM8cMTJUHF5lDd9r8ceeshrxoaJl7W-1WQI6tw2DCQEMQ_aem_DPB-4hlq8Rn9tgxXJ7PDiA

Speaker Kyle Purchase December 14th at the Museum

Join us Saturday, December 14th at the museum to hear a lecture from Mr. Kyle Purchase. The topic is, "From Soldier to Governor: Pennsylvania Governors Who Served in the Civil War. From Soldier to Governor: Pennsylvania Governors Who Served in the Civil War."

After the Civil War, soldiers returned to their families and communities to live their normal lives to the best of their ability. Some, however, decided to enter public life by running for office. Examples of such individuals include Confederates such as Joseph E. Johnston (became U.S. Congressman), John B. Gordon (became Governor of Georgia), William M. Robbins (became U.S. Congressman and one of the first commissioners of the Gettysburg Park Commission), William C. Oates (became Governor of Alabama), and Wade Hampton (became U.S. Senator) and Union figures such as John A. Logan (became U.S. Congressman and Senator), George B. McClellan (became Governor of New Jersey), Joshua L. Chamberlain (became Governor of Maine), Benjamin Butler (became Governor of Massachusetts), Daniel Sickles (retuned to Congress), Carl Schurz (became U.S. Secretary of the Interior), Matthew Quay (became U.S. Senator), and Ulysses S. Grant (became President of the United States).

This presentation will look at some of the soldiers who were elected to the highest position in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – the office of Governor. The presentation will highlight their years of Civil War service as well as provide an overview of their term(s) of service while in the Governor’s office in Harrisburg.

This is a free and family friendly event starting promptly at 11:30.

Dr. Maria Angela Diaz Zoom~ December 3rd

We are thrilled to host Professor Maria Angela Diaz as the second contributor in our Women's Speaker Series. The Zoom meeting will be on Tuesday, December 3rd. Dr. Diaz's talk will focus on the impact of westward expansion and the U.S. Civil War on the communities of the Gulf Coast. We are opening the room at 6:30 to talk with Mr. Chris Brown from Civil War Trails. Request the link at civilwarmuseumdoylestown@gmail.com

Zoom- November, 12th- Dominish Miller- Women at War , Female Soldiers in the Civil War

he Bucks County Civil War Roundtable Museum and Library is absolutely thrilled to kick off our Special Zoom Speaker Series next Tuesday, November 12th, at 7pm (room opens at 6:30.)

Our speaker will be Dominish Marie Miller. She is the Third Circuit Court of Appeals Librarian for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the founder of Preserving the History of Newberrytown and runs the Lewisberry Area History Lovers group.

She has authored three books, Preserving the History of Newberrytown: A Community Cookbook From the Cooks of Newberrytown, Pennsylvania 2021, volumes 1 and 2 and Then and Now: A Pictorial View Of A Changing Town.

Dominish is also a reenactor with the 87th Regiment, PVI. She portrays a private in the 87th PA Co C.

The topic of the presentation will be,

Women At War: The Female Soldiers of the American Civil War and Those That Wished They Were

Contrary to popular belief, women did in fact fight in the American Civil War. They also infiltrated the United States Army in earlier wars. Deborah Sampson served for 17 months in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War as Robert Shurtliff and Lucy Brewer served with the Marines aboard Old Ironsides as George Baker during the War of 1812. Once a taboo topic, modern historians are finally shedding light on the role that female soldiers played in the Civil War and the women who made a living off of lying about their military service.

Please request the Zoom invite link at civilwarmuseumdoylestown@gmail.com


Haunted Tour 2024

The Bucks County Civil War Museum and Library looks forward to partnering with the James-Lorah House every year to let guests enjoy our Haunted Tour and Victorian Wake. It was a HUGE success. Thank you to all who were involved and for the visitors who made this a sold out event for the fourth year in a row!

Candlelight Cemetery Tours

The Bucks County Civil War Museum is hosting two candlelight tours of the Doylestown Cemetery on Friday OCT 18th and OCT 25th. Both tours begin at 7:00 PM. No reservation is required, tickets will be sold at the event, $10 per person, children under 12 are free.

Come and meet Doylestown's Civil War soldiers, scoundrels and forgotten heroes, and enjoy a candlelight tour of the historic Doylestown Cemetery. Any questions please contact Mike Campbell at mkcc419@gmail.com.