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
WELCOME  TO  THE
OHIO VALLEY
CIVIL  WAR  ASSOCIATION
RECENT  UPDATES  &  CHANGES
2/1/2012
  • A date has been scheduled for the N-SSA event in August and has been updated on the "2012 Schedule" page.

1/29/2012
  • Updated the 2012 Schedule page. (Please note that some changes may still be made. Keep checking back!)
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page with information about Spring Drill.
  • Updated the home page and year dates where necessary.
  • (Members) Please check the Contact List on the "Private Page" to make sure your information is correct and current.

12/18/2011
  • Winter Meeting information added to the "Next Event Info" page.

11/17/2011
  • Added some new content to the "Private" page. (Members: contact Rufus Guy if you need the password.)
  • Added some more information to some of the photo captions of the rifles on the "Western Sharpshooters" page.
  • Added new links to the "Favorite Links" page for Butler County Civil War 150th and the Western Sharpshooters 66th Illinois reenacting group.

10/31/2011
  • Added to the "Western Sharpshooters" page an article about a battle that they were involved in and added a photo of a drawing made by a sketch artist of the time.

10/28/2011
  • Added photos from our recent trip to Gettysburg to the "Photo Gallery" page.
  • Updated a couple of captions of photos on the "Western Sharpshooters" page.
  • Added a couple of photos to the "35th Ohio Infantry" page.
  • Added a couple of new links to the "Favorite Links" page.
  • Checked and updated all of the links on the "Favorite Links" page so that all of the web addresses link to a current web site.

10/12/2011
  • Added new content to the "Western Sharpshooters" page including photos of many of the weapons and another new article that shows up at the bottom of the page.
  • Added a couple of new comments to the "Private Page".

10/10/2011
  • Added photos from recent events at Glendower and the Apple Butter Festival to the "Photo Gallery" page.

10/9/2011
  • Added to the "Members" page photos for Betsy Naseman, Chip Young, Molly McGowan, and Rebecca Prosser.
  • Added a few new photos to the "1st Ohio Light Artillery" page.
  • Added a few new photos to the "35th Ohio Infantry" page.
  • Check back soon for new photos from recent events at Glendower and the Apple Butter Festival!

10/3/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the upcoming event at Gettysburg.

9/28/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include more details about the upcoming Apple Butter Festival at Hueston Woods near Oxford, Ohio.

9/12/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to show the upcoming event at Glendower.
  • Added a photo to the "Photo Gallery" page in the N-SSA 2011 event section courtesy of Willard Motsinger.
  • Added to the "Photo Gallery" page some photos of OVCWA signs on some of our vehicles.
  • Added a second "Photo Gallery Archives" page to accommodate more photographs. It can be accessed through the regular "Photo Gallery" page just as before.

9/2/2011
  • Updated some information on the "Next Event Info" page for the upcoming event at Fort Recovery.

8/30/2011
  • Added to the "Photo Gallery" page photos from recent events at Manassas and the N-SSA.
  • Updated the "Contact List" on the "Private Page".
  • Updated some information on the "Next Event Info" page.

8/29/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to show the upcoming event at Fort Recovery.

8/24/2001
  • Added more information to the "Next Event Info" page about the N-SSA event.
  • Added a few new links to the "Favorite Links" page.

8/23/2011
  • Added to the "Next Event Info" page directions, a map, and a few more notes regarding the N-SSA event this weekend.

8/1/2011
  • Added several new photos to the "Photo Gallery" page taken from recent events during Memorial Day in Eaton, Ohio and from an event in Ashtabula.

7/31/2011
  • Added two After Action Reports to the "After Action Reports" page submitted by Doug Roush and Teresa Mitchell.

7/24/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include information about the upcoming event with the N-SSA near Pleasant Hill, Ohio. More information coming soon.

7/15/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page. More information coming soon.

7/4/2011
  • Updated and re-formatted the "Contact List" page so that it is easier to read on several different types of web access devices. (Members: Please double check to make sure that yours is correct.)

7/3/2011
  • Updated the web site links for the upcoming event at Manassas on the "2011 Schedule" page and on the "Next Event Info" page.

6/20/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the event in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

6/4/2011
  • Added more details to the "Next Event Info" page for the event in Ashtabula, Ohio.

6/2/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the event in Ashtabula, Ohio. More detailed information coming soon! Please check back later.

5/29/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page.
  • Updated the "Contact List" on the "Private Page."
  • Added a new link for the Hearthstone Inn in Cedarville, Ohio (owned by a Civil War reenactor) and updated the new link for Sharon Woods' Heritage Village both on the "Favorite Links" page.
  • Added new content to the "OVCWA News" section on the "Private Page" and deleted some of the old news.

5/11/2011
  • Added photographs from the recent school day event in Lewisburg, Ohio to the "Photo Gallery" page.

5/10/2011
  • Added a few Ladies' sutlers to the "Sutler List" on the "Favorite Links"
    page.
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page".

5/4/2011
  • Added photographs from recent events at Corydon and Sidney to the "Photo Gallery" page.
  • Added to the "Sutler List" section on the "Favorite Links" page a source that sells period eyeglasses and spectacles for ALL time periods including Civil War/ 19th Century.
  • Added a very cool photo gallery by professional photographer, Jerod Clapp, taken at our recent event at Corydon called "Life in Corydon". Added to the "OVCWA in the News" section on the "After Action Reports" page.

5/3/2011
  • Added a video clip of an OVCWA Living History presentation in Corydon to the "Video Gallery" page.
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to include upcoming events at Conner Prairie and Bruce Elementary.
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page".
  • Replaced the old link to the James A. Ramage Museum with a link to their new web site on the "Favorite Links" page.

4/17/2011
  • PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UPCOMING EVENT AT STONES RIVER HAS BEEN CANCELLED! (Notations for this unfortunate news have been made on the "2011 Schedule" page and on the "Next Event Info" page. Check back soon for an update on the "Next Event Info" page concerning details for the upcoming events at Eaton and Conner Prairie in May.)
  • Added some new content to the "OVCWA News" section on the "Private Page."

4/14/2011
  • Added a newspaper article to the "OVCWA in the Press" section on the "After Action Reports" page that was published yesterday in Corydon, Indiana.
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the upcoming event at Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

4/12/2011
  • TODAY IS THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRING ON FORT SUMTER.
  • Changed the photo on the "Home Page" that was taken at the Corydon event this past weekend. (Click on the photo to see the enlarged view)
  • Corrected a typo on the "2011 Schedule" page regarding the date of the Memorial Day Parade in Eaton, Ohio. It is May 30th, not April.

4/5/2011
  • Enhanced the images on the "Home Page".
  • Updated the "List of Officers" section on the "Private Page".

3/31/2011
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the upcoming event at Corydon, Indiana.

3/7/2011
  • Updated the schedule change for the Glendower event on the "2011 Schedule" page which has been rescheduled for September 24th and 25th.

3/4/2011
  • Added Riverside Civil War Sutlery to the sutler list section on the "Favorite Links" page by request of the sutler.
  • Updated the new link the Common Ground Civil War Forum on the "Favorite Links" page.

2/20/2011
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page".
  • Fixed a couple of typos on the "2011 Schedule" page.

2/10/2011
  • Replaced the two photos that were added on 2/8/2011 with better images.
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page".

2/8/2011
  • Added a photograph of a Civil War Veteran's reunion ribbon to the "35th Ohio Infantry" page courtesy of Jason Hawley.
  • Added a photograph of a Civil War Veteran's reunion ribbon to the "Sharpshooters" page courtesy of Jason Hawley.
  • Added two more links to the "Favorite Links" page.

2/6/2011
  • Added another original newspaper article to the "Sharpshooters" page and some other information about the history of the regiment.
  • Added a "Members" page photo for Nathanael Pass.

2/2/2011
  • Added two more sutlers to the "Favorite Links" page.
  • Added a photo of the 35th Ohio's regimental flag to the "35th Ohio Infantry" page.
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page".

1/23/2011
  • Posted the new schedule on the "2011 Schedule" page.
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page.
  • Replaced the photo for Kathy Barney on the "Members" page with a newer photo.
  • ***NOTE***: If you wish to have a newer or more recent photo on the "Members" page please forward the new photo to Rufus Guy and he will replace it.

1/20/2011
  • Corrected the facebook link information on the "Home Page".
  • Added a "Members" page photo for Mindy Phillips.
  • Added a link to the "19th U.S. Infantry" page for 19th's page on facebook.
  • Updated the "List of Officers" section on the "Private Page".

1/19/2011
  • Added some new news to the "Private Page" in the "OVCWA News" section.
  • Added seven more sutlers to the list on the "Favortie Links" page.
  • Added a link to the "Home Page" for the OVCWA page on facebook.
  • The new schedule for 2011 will be posted soon!

1/18/2011
  • Added John Coffman's name to the Honor Roll page.

1/17/2011
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page" from information gathered after the recent OVCWA meeting. Members: Please look over the information that is listed and contact Rufus Guy if something needs changed or added.

1/11/2011
  • Updated the "Contact List" section on the "Private Page".

12/21/2010
  • Added a new image to the "Sharpshooters" page of an original recruit notice that appeared in a newspaper during the Civil War. (Courtesy of James Sullivan through Jason Hawley)

12/15/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page to show more details about the upcoming OVCWA Winter Meeting on January 15, 2011.

11/1/2010
  • Added a few comments to the OVCWA News section of the members' "Private Page".
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page.

9/28/2010
  • Updated the "Next Event Info" page for the upcoming event at Gettysburg.

9/5/2010
  • Added nine new photos from the recent event at Glendower to the "Photo Gallery" page courtesy some excellent photos by Brenda Heindl. Thanks  Brenda! More of Brenda's photos are on the way, check back soon!

9/1/2010
  • Added some really good photos from the recent event at Glendower to the "Photo Gallery" page courtesy of Liz Knasel. Thanks Liz!