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We meet at 7 pm on the Second Thursday of every month September through May in the Community Room at the Venice City Fire Station Number 1.

The address is 112 S. Harbor Dr, Venice, FL 34285 Non Emergency Phone 941-480-3030

Contact Mickey Lawrence for more information: Email to Mickey Lawrence

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All are Welcome - North, South and In Between. Snow Birds and Vacationers too!

About Us

Our independent CWRT is an informal group of people that share a common interest in the study, promotion, and recognition of the American Civil War.

All Civil War buffs are welcome at our monthly meetings and our free events, which presently mark the remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Current Officers:

Thomas Van Dyke - Chairman

Mickey Lawrence - Immediate Past Chair and Acting Meeting Recapper

Wayne Hall - Vice Chairman

Jim Middleton - Treasurer

Programs - Open

Membership - Open

Webmaster - Thomas Van Dyke

Contact Us

Find Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/VeniceCivilWarRoundTable/

Meetings are held at 7-8:45 PM on the Second Thursday of every month from September through May.

Our meeting location is in downtown Venice, FL (on the Island),in the Community Room at the Venice City Fire Station Number 1.

The address is 112 S. Harbor Dr, Venice, FL 34285 Non Emergency Phone 941-480-3030

Membership is open and we do not have a membership dues requirement.

To contact us, you may leave a note on Facebook or email our Membership contact person: Contact our Immediate Past Chair for more information: Email to Mickey Lawrence or come visit us at our next meeting!

Sample Agenda

Civil War Roundtable of Venice

Time: 7:00 – 8:45 PM

Place: Community Room, Venice City Hall

Date: Second Thursdays of Each Month September through May

(Please make a copy of this agenda, if you can, and bring it to the meeting.)

Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome members and newcomers

Warm-up Activity: Varies

Trivia Challenge: 15 minute break to look over tonight’s Challenge.

Book Auction: Monthly fundraiser. Bring books to sell and money to buy.

Presentation: To Be Announced

Old business: To Be Determined

New business: TBD

Announcements: TBA

Internet Links

A global listing of Civil War Round Tables: http://sites.google.com/site/cwrtlist/ and

http://www.civilwararchive.com/RNDTABLE/webtable.htm

Our Neighbors to the North in Sarasota: www.sarasotacwrt.yolasite.com

Florida in the Civil War (State Site): www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/civilwar/

Florida Heritage Trail (State Site): www.flheritage.com/preservation/trails/civilwar/index.cfm/

Civil War News (Newspaper): www.civilwarnews.com/

Civil War Photography (Preservation): http://www.civilwarphotography.org/

The Civil War Trust (Preservation): www.civilwar.org/

The National Parks Service: www.nps.gov/civilwar/index.htm

The Sesquicentennial Commemoration on C-SPAN Public TV: http://series.c-span.org/History/The-Civil-War/

Venice, FL City Hall: http://www.venicegov.com/