Mar 19th 2010 11:49 am Ann Arbor Civil War Roundtable
A few weeks ago, I visited the Ann Arbor Civil War Round Table (AACWRT). My coworker, Bob Garrett (no relation) was giving a talk on Civil War resources at the Archives of Michigan and I tagged along to field questions about the projects I’ve been working on.
It’s always fun to hang out with other people passionate about history, and the AACWRT definitely fits that description! One member sports an Abe Lincoln beard and dresses up as the former President for educational programs around the state.
After my coworker’s presentation, there were a lot of questions. It was great to see such interest in the Seeking Michigan projects I’ve been working on (by 2011, all of the Archives’ civil war material will be online).
I have to give a “shout out” to my colleague and friend, Tom Nanzig for arranging our field trip to Ann Arbor. It was a lot of fun!
Oh, and I ended up drawing myself in the raffle and got a book on a POW from Michigan. Can’t wait to start reading it!
Tom and I hanging out after the show
Posted by Nicole / Tags: Civil War
C. Evaskis on 22 Mar 2010 at 3:42 pm #
Wow Nicole, sounds like you had a lot of fun in Ann Arbor! What book did you receive?
Nicole on 24 Mar 2010 at 7:23 am #
A Guest of the Confederacy — looks really interesting! Plus, the price was right!