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Treasurer</li> <li>John Kociolko - Secretary</li> <li>Mike Weeks - Asst. Secretary</li> <li>Trustees, terms to expire 2012 - Leslie Goddard Allardice, Mark Kunis, Bjorn Skaptason, Bob Gibson Trustees, terms to expire 2012</li> <li>Trustees, terms to expire 2013 - Tom Murray, Dave Zucker, Fred Johanson, Rick Branham</li> </ul> <p><span class="style1">Speakers Bureau</span><br /> Looking for a good presentation on the Civil War for your library, school, historical society, or civic group? The Coalition of CWRTs of Northern Illinois has put together a Speakers Bureau to help you find one. Best of all, most presentations are FREE! Visit <a href ="http://www.saltcreekcwrt.org" target="_blank" > Salt Creek CWRT </a> www.saltcreekcwrt.org or click <a href= "http://www.saltcreekcwrt.org/forms%20and%20maps/Speaker%20Registry%2011-13-2010.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> for a printable list, with details and contact information.</p> <p>The <b>Macoupin County Civil War Round Table</b> is raising money to preserve the flag of the 122nd Illinois Infantry. Contact John Alexander of the MCCWRT at 965-5443 for more details.</p> <p><b>Virtual Book Signing</b><br />Bjorn Skaptason at the <b>Abraham Lincoln Book Shop</b> reminds us of their series of &#8220;Virtual Book Signings.&#8221; For more information on these and upcoming events, visit <a href= "http://www.virtualbooksigning.net" target="_blank" >Virtual Book Signing</a> or <a href= "http://www.alincolnbookshop.com" target="_blank">www.alincolnbookshop.com.</a></p> <p> <b>Publications:</b></p> <ul> <li><b>Paula Walker and Rob Girardi</b> have finished their biography of General Gouverneur K. Warren.</li> <li><b>Bruce Allardice and Wayne Wolf</b> will have their book on &#8220;Charles F. Gunther&#8221; published in the summer of 2012. </li> <li>The 3rd volume of Confederate Generals of the Western Theater (U. of TN Press), edited by <b>Larry Hewitt</b>, features articles by </b> <b>Rob Girardi and Bruce Allardice</b>.</li> </ul> <br /> <b>Grapeshot</b><br /> <br /> <img alt="Grapeshot" longdesc="Grapeshot" src="./images/Grapeshot.jpg" style="width: 327px; height: 161px" /><br /> <br /> <br /> Illinois State Military Museum:<br /> Current Exhibit of Civil War flags and memorabilia</b><br /> May 2nd, <br />Kankakee Valley CWRT: Forum</b><br /> May 2nd, <br />Lake County CWRT: Gene Wells on "the Battle of Pea Ridge"</b><br /> May 4th, <br />Northern Illinois CWRT: Tom Cartwright on "Cleburne's Brigade at Shiloh"</b><br /> May 8th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: Don Purn on "War Prisoners of McHenry County"</b><br /> May 11th, <br />Wheaton History Center: "Civil War Fair"</b><br /> May 15th, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: Dan Weinberg on "The Lincoln Assassination"</b><br /> May 18th, <br />Salt Creek CWRT: Frank Crawford on "In Defense of Burnside at the Bridge"</b><br /> May 19th-20th, <br />Naper Settlement: "Civil War Days"</b><br /> May 24th, <br />South Suburban CWRT: Gina Wysocki, "Lost and Found: The Mystery Behind Channahon's 14 Mile Fence"</b><br /> June 1st, <br />Northern Illinois CWRT: Annual Banquet: Craig Symonds on "Joe Johnston"</b><br /> June 2nd, <br />Elk Grove Village Museum: Civil War Days, featuring the Battlefield Balladeers </b><br /> June __, <br />Kankakee Valley CWRT: Annual Dinner</b><br /> June 8th, <br />Moorings in Arlington Heights: Leslie Goddard as "Clara Barton"</b><br /> June 12th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: Fred Reckowicz on "Eleventh Corps at Chancellorsville"</b><br /> June 15th, <br />Salt Creek CWRT: Annual Banquet with Ed Bearss speaking on "Personal Milestones along the Way: 50 Years of Civil War Round Tables"</b><br /> June 14th, <br />Niles Public Library: Bruce Allardice on "Chicagoland Fights the Civil War"</b><br /> June 19th, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: David Powell on "Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest"</b><br /> June 24th, <br />Lake County CWRT: Annual Picnic</b><br /> July 10th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: Rick Andresen on "Reconstruction"</b><br /> July 17th, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: Leslie Goddard as "Mary Chesnut"</b><br /> Aug. 14th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: Dave Powell on "Bragg vs. Rosecrans"</b><br /> Aug. 21st, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: Gail Stephens on "Shadows of Shiloh"</b><br /> Sept. 11th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: "Membership Favored Civil War Artifacts"</b><br /> Sept. 18th, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: Stuart Sanders on "Perryville Under Fire"</b><br /> Sept. 21st, <br />Salt Creek CWRT: Richard Crowe on "Lincoln's Assassination"</b><br /> Sept. 21st, <br />"The Insanity Re-Trial of Mary Lincoln," presented in Chicago by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library</b><br /> Oct. 9th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: Fred Reckowicz on "Gen. Braxton Bragg"</b><br /> Oct. 16th, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: David Clark on "The Roads That Led to Lincoln"</b><br /> Oct. 19th, <br />Salt Creek CWRT: Jan Rasmussen on "Civil War Mascots"</b><br /> Oct. 27th, <br />Calumet Region Militaria Show, Crown Point, IN</b><br /> Nov. 10th, <br />Oakbrook Public Library: Bruce Allardice on "The Ten Worst Civil War Generals"</b><br /> Nov. 13th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: Ward Brown on "Cavalry Tactics"</b><br /> Nov. 20th, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: Brian Steel Wills on "Nathan Bedford Forrest"</b><br /> Dec. 9th, <br />McHenry County CWRT: "Civil War Trivia Contest and Holiday Party"</b><br /> Dec. 18th, <br />Lincoln-Davis CWRT: Robert May on "Filibusterers and Gen. John Quitman"</b><br /> May 18th, 2013 <br />Chicago CWRT Symposium at the Lisle Hilton: "1863--Turning Points of the Civil War"</b><br /> <b>Tour Reminder:</b> <br /> 2012 Tour (Chickamauga/Chattanooga) May 3 6, 2012<br /> 2013 Tour Antietam<br /> 2014 Tour Gettysburg<br /> <p>Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Please <a href="contact.html">contact us</a>.</p> </td></tr></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> Copyright 2009, The Civil War Round Table of Chicago.</div> </body> </html>