THE CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE
OF
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, INC
Presents
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE BEGINS 2011-2012 SEASON
The Civil War Round Table of Wilmington, Delaware, Inc. needs your support and your participation in its program in 2011-2012.
The fourth oldest Civil War Round Table in the United States is a magnet for teachers, scholars, writers re-enactors and anyone
with an interest in the history of The Late Unpleasantness:
‚ Monthly Programs: The Round Table meets the first Wednesday each month from
September through May at The Wilmington Holiday Inn Select, 630 Naamans Rd., Claymont, Delaware. Dinner starts at 6:30 P.M.
($20.00 members $25.00 non-members) followed by the program ($3.00) at 7:30 P.M. The Round Table puts on a first-class historical
presentation by an author, scholar or performer each month.
‚ Field Trip: The Round Table plans fall field trips to Civil War historic
sites within a half-day's driving distance from Wilmington, DE.
‚ Publications: The Round Table got a $5,000 publication grant from Fair Play
Foundation to produce Untying the Political Knot: Delaware During the War Between the States, a major historical anthology
about Delaware’s role in the Civil War.
‚ Delaware State History Day: Each year the Round Table provides judges and gives
a savings bond prize to the best Civil War historical project submitted by high school students on Delaware State History
Day
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Fields of Civil War Historical Interest:
Military history
Social & Political History
Biography& famous persons Music
Weapons and accouterments Photography
Re-enacting Other
Membership Type:
Student $5.00 per year Individual
$20.00 per year
Family $25.00 per year Life
Membership $250.00
For information call or e-mail:
Frank Giamboy, President: TEL: 302-798-6879
E-mail: frankboy@comcast.net
Tom Reed, Editor: TEL:302-477-2070
E-mail: tjreed@mail.widener.edu
Mail to:
Civil War Round Table of Wilmington, Delaware, Inc.
71 W. Fifth Street
New Castle, DE 19720
NO PRIOR
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Place:
Wilmington Holiday Inn Select
630 Naamans Rd.
Claymont, DE 19703
TEL:
302-792-
27 2605 Philadelphia Pike
Claymont, DE 19703
TEL: 302-798-2521
Time:
Dinner at 6:30 P.M. Program at 7:30 P.M. Business meeting follows program
Price:
Dinner $20.00 members $25.00 non-members; meeting $3.00 (not included in dinner price)
PROGRAMS 2011-2012
Wednesday September 7, 2011
Speaker:
Joseph Mieczkowski
Topic: The Lincoln and Davis Administrations
Dinner: TBA
Wednesday October 5, 2011
Speaker:
Jay W. Simpson
Topic: Crisis of Command
Dinner: TBA
Wednesday November 2, 2011
Speaker:
Bobbi Steele
Topic: Delaware Women During the Civil War
Dinner: TBA
Wednesday December 7, 2011
Speaker:
The Death of Col. Jones ( a play sponsored by the CWRT of Wilmington)
Topic: An incident at Ft Delaware on July 7th 1864
Dinner: TBA
Wednesday January 4, 2012
Speaker:
Cathy Wright
Topic: Sgt. Robert W. Parker CSA
Dinner: TBA
Wednesday February 1, 2012
Speaker:
Allan Messinger
Topic: Native Americans in the Civil War
Dinner: TBA
Wednesday March 7, 2012
Speaker:
John Quarstein
Topic: Battle of the Ironclads
Dinner: TBA