This page is to inform you of recent updates to the web site.  See below for details. If you find any problems with the site (such as links that do not work, misspelled names, incorrect information, etc.)  please contact the web site editor – Rufus Guy at: 17seconds@fuse.net
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OHIO VALLEY
CIVIL  WAR  ASSOCIATION
RECENT  UPDATES  &  CHANGES
7/21/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page with additional information for the Fort Wayne/ Auburn, Indiana event.
  • Added Asa Casenhiser to the "Honor Roll" page. Please email Rufus with any other changes, updates, or corrections to that page.
  • Updated the "Contact List" on the "Private Page."

7/18/2010
  • Added two new newspaper articles to the "After Action Reports" page. One is covering the recent event in Crawfordsville (courtesy of Fred Lynch) and the other is an article about Heidelberg professor and OVCWA member Ed Corley.

7/11/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the History Fest event in Fort Wayne, Indiana during the fourth weekend of July.
  • Added new content to the "Private Page".
  • Added photos from the event in Fort Mitchell to the "Photo Gallery" page. Photos courtesy of Pat Taylor.

7/7/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the Lew Wallace Study event in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

5/30/2010
  • Added photos for the event at Conner Prairie to the "Photo Gallery" page.
  • Added a photo of the signal tower at Fort McAllister to the "Photo Gallery" page courtesy of Pat Taylor.
  • Added two school program photos to the "Have the OVCWA at Your Event" page (which can only be linked to from the home page).

5/28/2010
  • Added more details to the "Next Event Info" page concerning the event at Fort Mitchell, Kentucky at the end of June.

5/24/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the event at Fort Mitchell. Details will be added soon.
  • Added the event in Fort Wayne in July to the main schedule on the "2010 Schedule" page and added the Preble County Pork Festival to the secondary schedule on the same page.

5/19/2010
  • Added a report about the past event at Conner Prairie to the "After Action Reports" page.

5/16/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include details about the upcoming event at Talawanda in Oxford, Ohio. More details coming soon!

5/8/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include details about the upcoming event at Conner Prairie on May 15th & 16th.

5/3/2010
  • Added photos from the recent Spring Drill to the "Photo Gallery" page courtesy of Dave Schrodi.

4/30/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include details about the upcoming event in Sidney, Ohio on May 7th.

4/23/2010
  • **NOTE** A change in plans for the Spring Drill this weekend. Due to thunderstorms in the weather forecast, the location has been changed to Fort St. Clair in Eaton, Ohio. Directions have been posted on the "Next Event Info" page.

4/19/2010
  • **NOTE** Corrected the start time for the Spring Drill this weekend. Drill will begin at 9:00 AM on both Saturday and Sunday. Correction has been updated on the "Next Event Info" page.
  • Added a sutler link to the "Favorite Links" page.

3/28/2010
  • Added an article from a Savannah, Georgia newspaper about the OVCWA's Living History event at Fort McAllister this year to the "OVCWA in the Press" section on the "After Action Reports" page.
  • Added a few photos to the "Photo Gallery" page for the event at Fort McAllister courtesy of Ed Corley.

3/11/2010
  • Updated the information on the "Next Event Info" page for Spring Drill at Ray Schmid's farm with directions and other notes.
  • Updated some information on the Contact List on the "Private Page".
  • Added a scanned digital copy of a Thank You note from the staff at Fort McAllister to the News section on the "Private Page".

3/10/2010
  • Changed the homepage photo to a recent photo from the event at Fort McAllister.
  • Added photos from the event at Fort McAllister to the "Photo Gallery" page.

3/7/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include information about the Spring Drill in late April. More details will be added soon.

2/28/2010
  • The Eaton School Day event that was scheduled for May 28th has been cancelled. The "2010 Schedule" page now shows this change. More information about this cancellation is in the "OVCWA News" section on the "Private Page".

1/29/2010
  • Added to the "1st Ohio Artillery" page a group history summary and a profile for the cannon (with help from Willard).
  • Updated the "Contact List" on the "Private Page".
  • Updated some information on the "Honor Roll" page. Willard's son and Tom and Teresa's son are both now serving in Afghanistan.

1/25/2010
  • Added new content to the "OVCWA News" section on the "Private Page".
  • Added a photo to the "1st Ohio Artillery" page.
  • Made a few corrections on the "2010 Schedule" page such as updating the correct dates for the events at Fort Wayne and the Twin Rivers Campaign.
  • Updated some information on the "Honor Roll" page.

1/18/2010
  • Added the new schedule for 2010 on the "2010 Schedule" page.
  • Updated the "OVCWA News" section including the 2009 finance report and the new officer and trustee list all located on the "Private Page".
  • Updated the "Recruit Page" and the recruit list.
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include information for the event at Fort McAllister in March.
  • Added "Members" page photos for Jerry Redmond, Charlie Steele, and Ryon Steele.
  • The new and updated Contact List for members is on the way. Check in frequently to see updates, changes, and additions.

1/11/2010
  • Added new content to the "OVCWA News" section on the "Private Page" and to the 2010 event consideration list also on the "Private Page".

1/6/2010
  • Added new content to the "OVCWA News" section on the "Private Page" All new information will be marked as NEW in green letters.
  • Updated the "Contact List" on the "Private Page".

1/2/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include the OVCWA winter meeting date, time, and location.

12/19/2009
  • Updated the Member's "Private Page" and added a couple of more possible dates to the upcoming 2010 season to the yellow box under the OVCWA news section.

11/11/2009
  • Updated the Member's "Private Page". If you are a member, please check this out as important information has been added. (Contact Rufus Guy if you need the password.)
  • Added to the "OVCWA in the Press" section on the "After Action Reports" page a selection of 4 photos that were published in the Northern Kentucky edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer of the group when it was at Tall Stacks in October of 2006.

11/2/2009
  • Added a video clip to the "Video Gallery" page of the 19th U.S. Infantry Civil War Color Guard marching at the Miracle Mile Parade in Indianapolis on September 5, 2009. (Courtesy of Doug Roush)

10/23/2009
  • Added six more photographs to the "Photo Archives" section on the "Photo Gallery" page. Four are photos courtesy of Darrell Reel of the 35th OVI from the early 1980's including a newspaper photo of the guys on the set of the filming of "North & South: Book Two" in Natchez, Mississippi. The other two photos are of a brochure from the late 1990's courtesy of Bill Barnett.

10/22/2009
  • Added recent news to the "Private Page".
  • Updated the "Contact List" on the "Private Page."
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page.

10/5/2009
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include more detailed information for the event at Gettysburg.

9/9/2009
  • Added a few more photos to the Glendower '09 section of the "Photo Gallery" page courtesy of Liz Knasel. More of her photographs are on the way!
  • Added another newspaper article to the "After Action Reports" page in the "OVCWA in the Press" section courtesy of Darrell Reel from 1980. Wow!
  • Added five old photographs of the 35th OVI from the early 1980's to the "Photo Gallery Archives" section on the "Photo Gallery" page courtesy of Darrell Reel.
  • Added three photos to the "35th Ohio Infantry" page.
  • Added a few more links to the "Favorite Links" page.

8/26/2009
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include more detailed information for the Apple Butter Festival at Hueston Woods.
  • Added three video clips to the "Video Gallery" page.
  • Reformatted most of the photographs so that if you click onto any image in the web site the photo will enlarge.

8/13/2009
  • Added Gettysburg Daily to the "Favorite Links" page.
  • Updated the "Private Page" and the "Contact List"

8/5/2009
  • Added photos from the 2009 Glendower event to the "Photo Gallery" page.
  • Added four members' photos to the "Members" page.
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page. More details to follow.
  • Added a few links to the "Favorite Links" page.
  • Added five news articles to the "After Action Reports" page in the "OVCWA in the Press" section. Two are from Crawfordsville 2009 courtesy of Richard Snyder and Alvin Bartlett. Two are from Glendower 2009 courtesy of Scott McGowan and Fred Lynch. One is from an event at Holes Creek in 1999 courtesy of Bill Barnett.

7/15/2009
  • Added the news report video shot and story of the Crawfordsville event to the "After Action Reports" page that aired on Channel 18 WLFI on July 12th.

7/13/2009
  • Added to the "Photo Gallery" page photos from the Conner Prairie Symphony and the event at Crawfordsville.
  • Added to the "After Action Reports" page, a newspaper article from the Western Star in Lebanon from August of 2005. (Courtesy of Scott McGowan)

7/9/2009
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page.

6/30/2009
  • Added to the "Next Event Info" page more details and information for the Lew Wallace/ Crawfordsville event on July 11 & 12.

6/18/2009
  • Added 12 photos to the "Photo Gallery" page from the Sharon Woods reenactment in May. (Photos courtesy of Sister Joanne)

6/16/2009
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page with information about the Conner Prairie Symphony event during the 4th of July. More info will follow.
  • Added Brian Motsinger to the "Honor Roll" page.

5/28/2009
  • Added a new Civil War article to the "Monthly Feature Article" page for June written by Murfreesboro, Tennessee author, Craig L. Barry. The May article was moved into the article archives.
  • Added Joshua Hapner and Melody Hapner to the "Honor Roll" page.

5/26/2009
  • Added video clip from Sharon Woods to the "Video Gallery" page that was shot and edited by Pat Taylor.

5/24/2009
  • Added photos from the most recent events to the "Photo Gallery" page and several other new photos to some of the other events on the page.

5/18/2009
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page with information for the Eaton school day program on May 22nd and the Madisonville dedication ceremony on May 24th.
  • Added Sgt. Caleb Casenhiser's name to the "Honor Roll" page.
  • Added new news to the "Private Page."
  • Added two photos of signs that Doug Roush painted as the unit logo in the upper left hand corner on the pages for the 1st Ohio Artillery & the 75th OVI.
  • Added new member Kathy Barney's photo to the "Members" page and her contact info to the "Contact List" on the "Private Page."
  • Sharon Woods Heritage Village photos will be added to the "Photo Gallery" page later this week.
  • Added link to the new 19th U.S. Infantry web site to the "Favorite Links" page and to the "19th U.S. Infantry" page.

5/8/2009
  • Reconstructed the "Photo Archives" section of the "Photo Gallery" page and added several photographs. Now you can click onto a thumbnail image for an enlarged view of each photograph in that area of the web site.

5/5/2009
  • Added information to the "Next Event Info" page for the events at Sharon Woods and for the Eaton School Day program.
  • Added event to the "2009 Schedule" page for a Civil War grave marker dedication in Madisonville on May 24, 2009.
  • Added three newspaper articles to the "OVCWA in the Press" section of the "After Action Reports" page from events in 2005 & 2006. (Courtesy of Scott McGowan)
  • Added three photos of signs that Doug Roush painted as the unit logo in the upper left corner on the pages for the Signal Corps, 19th U.S. Infantry, & the Sharpshooters.
  • Photos taken at the Stones River Living History event on May 2nd & 3rd have been added to the "Photo Gallery" page. Be sure to click on the link to view Randy Harris' photos to see the action during the demonstrations.

5/1/2009
  • Added a new Civil War article to the "Monthly Feature Article" page for May written by Cincinnati author, Kevin Richard. The April article was moved to the article archives.

4/23/2009
  • Added information about the Sharon Woods Heritage Village event in May to the "Next Event Info" page. Stay tuned for additional information as the event gets closer.
  • Added newspaper article from Sidney to the "After Action Reports" page.

4/19/2009
  • Added to the "Photo Gallery" page photographs that were taken at the Sidney School Day event.

4/11/2009
  • Added to the "Next Event Info" page information about the upcoming event at Stones River. (Since these events are so close together, the page shows info for both Sidney and Stones River.)

4/8/2009
  • Added to the "2009 Schedule" page the Eaton School Day Event at Bruce Elementary School on Friday, May 22, 2009. Details for the program will be provided later. (Contact Karen, Evil, or Rufus for info in advance).
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page."
  • Added photo for Nathan Willoughby on the "Members" page.

4/7/2009
  • Photos from the Spring Drill and the St. Patrick's Day Parade have been added to the "Photo Gallery" page.

4/5/2009
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include the Sidney, Ohio school day Living History program on Friday, April 17th.
  • Added recent news to the "OVCWA News" section on the "Private Page."
  • Added new member Nathan Willoughby to the "Members" page.

4/1/2009
  • Added April's issue to the "Monthly Feature Article" page entitled "The Lincoln Mystique- In Honor of his 200th Birthday" written by acclaimed Ohio freelance writer Kathy A. Barney. (Check it out, its pretty good!)

3/24/2009
  • The "About the OVCWA" page has been slightly rearranged and a photo was added.

3/22/2009
  • Added to the "After Action Reports" page a detailed account of the weekend event at Fort McAllister in March of 2008 (Submitted by Scott McGowan.)
  • Updated the "Members" page. Added photos for Fred Lynch, Barbara Lynch, and Kelly Coffman.

3/20/2009
  • Reconstructed the "Honor Roll" page. If you have any names or information to add: contact Rufus.
  • Added a photo for Marcus Corder on the "Members" page.
  • Added two photos to the "Sharpshooters" page courtesy of Josh Moffett and Jim Lady.
  • Added four photographs for 2006 and 2008 to the "Photo Archives" section on the "Photo Gallery" page courtesy of Jim Lady and Marcus Corder.

3/17/2009
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page with information about the Spring Drill on April 4th and 5th including DIRECTIONS!
  • Added more articles in "The OVCWA in the Press" section on the "After Action Reports" page.

3/16/2009
  • Added a new section to the "After Action Reports" page called "The OVCWA in the Press" with links to newspaper articles and on-line news articles about the OVCWA and events.
  • New Links added to "Favorite Links" page for Sutlers and Signal Corps.
  • Added Reenacting Group History to the "Sharpshooters" page (Thanks Mongo)
  • Added the Boondocks reenactment to the "2009 Schedule" page.

3/13/2009
  • Removed the Civil War era photograph of the artillery piece and replaced it with a better picture involving the actual 1st O.L.A. (photo from Willard's collection.)

3/12/2009
  • We're on-line as of today! Send me a message if any corrections are needed to be made. Thanks to all of you who helped to contribute!

3/9/2009
  • Updated the “Next Event” page.  It now shows information for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Indy. 19th U.S. Color Guard.
  • Updated the "Sanitary Commission" page. Added 2 photographs courtesy of Liz Knasel.

3/8/2009
  • Updated the “Members” page. Added photos for Bob Bradford, Dave Tintsman, and Jason Hawley.