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Title: Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission


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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • William J. Howell, Chairman
  • Speaker of the House of Delegates
  • Charles J. Colgan, Vice-Chairman
  • President pro tempore, Senate of Virginia
  • Cheryl Jackson, Executive Director

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Sesquicentennial Commission established by HB
    1440 (2006)
  • Commission membership
  • Speaker William J. Howell, Chair
  • Sen. Charles J. Colgan, Sr., Vice Chair Sen. R.
    Creigh Deeds
  • Del. Albert C. Eisenberg Sen. John S. Edwards
  • Del. Algie T. Howell, Jr. Sen. Janet D.
    Howell
  • Del. Johnny S. Joannou Sen. Mamie E. Locke
  • Del. R. Steven Landes John P. Ackerly, III
  • Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter Dr. Paul A.
    Levengood
  • Del. Thomas C. Wright, Jr. Dr. James I.
    Robertson, Jr.

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Virginia Sesquicentennial Of The American Civil
War CommissionOrganizational Chart
Sesquicentennial Commission Chair Speaker
William J. Howell Vice-Chair Sen. Charles J.
Colgan, Sr.
Executive Committee Chair Speaker
Howell Vice-Chair Sen. Colgan
Staff Division of Legislative Services House
Clerks Office Senate Finance Committee House
Appropriations Committee
Workgroup 1 Coordination Chair Sen. Colgan
Workgroup 2 Signature Events Chair Speaker
Howell
Workgroup 3 Education Chair Del. Algie
Howell, Jr.
Advisory Council Liaison Dr. Sandy Treadway
Local Sesquicentennial Committees
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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Vision statement
  • Understanding Our Past, Embracing Our Future
  • Goals for the commemoration
  • Diversity The commemoration will be inclusive
    of, and meaningful to, all Virginians,
    particularly
  • Diverse racial and ethnic groups
  • Immigrants and citizens who do not have a
    hereditary link to the American Civil War and
  • Young people who do not understand the relevance
    of the American Civil War to today's population
  • Inclusiveness The commemoration will seek to
    portray a fair and balanced story of Virginia's
    participation in the American Civil War that
    includes the African-American, Union and
    Confederate perspectives.
  • Statewide Accessibility The commemoration will
    be statewide, involving all localities and
    encompassing all Civil War-related institutions,
    museums, battlefields, parks and facilities in
    the Commonwealth.
  • Education The commemoration period have a
    strong education component, which will be
    intended to ignite a renewed interest in
    Virginia's historical heritage.

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Annual Conferences and Themes2009 - 2015
  • 2009
  • Conference America on the Eve of the Civil
    War
  • Military History Military Technology in the
    Nineteenth Century
  • Cultural History Life in Virginias Counties,
    Cities and Towns
  • 2010
  • Conference Race, Slavery and the Civil War
  • Military History The Union Responds to Growing
    Sectional Tensions
  • Cultural History Slavery and Freedmen in
    Virginia
  • 2011
  • Conference American Military Strategy and
    the Civil War
  • Military History Mobilizing for War The
    Opening Moves in the Virginia Theater
  • Cultural History The Road to Secession
  • 2012
  • Conference Leadership and Generalship in
    the Civil War
  • Military History The Valley Campaign and the
    Rise of the Army of Northern Virginia
  • Cultural History Agriculture, Manufacturing and
    Commerce in Virginia
  • 2013
  • Conference The Home Front in the Civil War
  • Military History The Confederates
    Counter-Attack, and the Union Turns the
    Tide
  • Cultural History Communications, Letters and
    News on the Home Front
  • 2014
  • Conference Civil War in a Global Context
  • Military History On to Richmond The Burden on
    the Soldiers in the Field
  • Cultural History The Strain of War on the
    Families and Communities
  • 2015
  • Conference The Memory of the Civil War
  • Military History The Fall of Richmond, Lees
    Retreat, and Surrender
  • Cultural History Reunion and Rebuilding on the
    Home Front

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  • Centennial Center
  • October 1961 November 1965 630,000 visitors

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Signature Conference Series
  • 2009 America on the Eve of the Civil War
  • University of Richmond April 29, 2009
  • 2010 Race, Slavery and the Civil War The
    Tough Stuff of American History
  • Norfolk State University September 24,
    2010
  • 2011 American Military Strategy and the Civil
    War
  • Virginia Tech May 21, 2011
  • 2012 Leadership and Generalship in the Civil
    War
  • Virginia Military Institute
  • 2013 The Home Front in the Civil War
  • College of William and Mary
  • 2014 Civil War in a Global Context

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Signature Conference series
  • Conference proceedings available on DVD
  • Publication (UVA Press) Autumn 2010

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Plans in Development
  • Major Exhibition An American Turning Point The
    Civil War in Virginia
  • 1. Gallery Exhibition Two parts (Battlefront and
    Home front - 3,000 sq. ft.)
  • Major statewide traveling exhibition rich in
    artifacts, documents, and high-tech components
  • Opens in Richmond (Virginia Historical Society)
    in February 2011
  • Beginning in 2012, will travel to Roanoke,
    Abingdon, Lynchburg, Winchester, Manassas,
    Hampton and Appomattox
  • 2. Panel exhibition Travel to museums,
    libraries, schools and smaller venues
  • 3. Mobile exhibition Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
  • Ability to travel nationwide and reach millions
  • Interactive components, maps
  • Soldier in Virginia database

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Draft Rendering of Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Plans in Development
  • Educational Film Produced by Blue Ridge Public
    Television and the Virginia Tech Center for Civil
    War Studies
  • Distributed free of charge to schools, major
    libraries and local sesquicentennial committees
    beginning Autumn 2009
  • Divided into nine 20-minute segments designed for
    use by teachers in the classroom
  • Supporting teacher materials will be developed
    with DOE
  • Segments will focus on the background of the war,
    military campaigns, the African-American
    experience, leading Virginia personalities, the
    common soldiers, homefront activities (including
    women and medical care) and legacies of the war
    for all Americans.

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Plans in Development
  • Digitization project Partner with the Library of
    Virginia for a major initiative to identify,
    collect, catalog, and preserve Civil War
    documents currently held in private collections
    through digital scanning. Successful pilot
    programs have been held in Danville and
    Winchester more to be scheduled.
  • Interactive battlefield tours Partner with NPS
    and state battlefield sites throughout the state
    to develop interactive Vodcast battlefield
    tours for widespread access through the Internet.
  • Strategic Marketing Plan Work with the Virginia
    Tourism Corporation to develop and implement an
    8-year marketing plan for the statewide
    commemoration.

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Special Events
  • Kickoff event Harpers Ferry June 25, 2009
  • 150th anniversary of John Browns Raid
  • Partnering with West Virginia for inaugural event
  • Purpose Bring national attention to the
    sesquicentennial media presence
  • Panel discussions with historians, tours
  • Significant milestone events
  • 2011 First Battle of Manassas
  • 2012 Battle of the Ironclads (Hampton Roads)
  • Jacksons Valley Campaign (Shenandoah Valley)
  • Seven Days Battles (Richmond)
  • 2013 Emancipation Proclamation
  • Chancellorsville (Fredericksburg/Stafford)
  • 2014 Overland Campaign (Spotsylvania)
  • Siege of Petersburg
  • 2015 Culmination (Appomattox)

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Sesquicentennial - Plans in Development
  • Coordination The Commission will lead the
    linkage, coordination, unification, and support
    of museums and historical sites statewide.
  • Promote Civil War destinations through
  • Interactive website
  • Computer kiosks
  • Comprehensive marketing plan
  • Goal Making travel easy for visitors
  • Local sesquicentennial committees
  • Liaison between the state Commission and the
    locality
  • Plan events to highlight Civil War history and
    experience in the community
  • Submit information to Commission for online maps,
    calendars, etc.

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Local Sesquicentennial Committees
  • To every extent possible, the local
    sesquicentennial committee should include
    representatives of
  • Office of the chief administrative official
  • Governing body (i.e., City Council or Board of
    Supervisors)
  • Tourism industry organizations
  • Convention and Visitors' Bureau or visitors'
    services office
  • Chamber of Commerce or economic development
    office
  • Education community (e.g., Superintendent,
    teachers, PTA representatives, etc.)
  • Battlefields and National Park Service personnel
  • Civil War Trails local coordinator
  • Civil War museums and facilities
  • Historical society
  • Public and private nonprofit organizations
    engaged in commemorating historical events

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Local Sesquicentennial Committees Suggested
    activities
  • Inventory Civil War sites for Then/Now
    interactive map provide narrative history of the
    localitys Civil War involvement for website
  • Plan events and activities that highlight the
    localitys Civil War history and that have
    importance and meaning to its citizens (include
    multiple perspectives). Work together regionally
    whenever possible.
  • Promote and support the Commissions signature
    events, such as the Signature Conference series,
    document digitization project, and HistoryMobile
    visits
  • Record Podcast tours of battlefields
  • Join or expand participation in Civil War Trails
    program to increase access to uninterpreted sites
  • Understand that the opportunities provided by
    the sesquicentennial also create an obligation to
    present complete, unbiased history.

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Local Sesquicentennial Committees The
    Commissions Role
  • Serve as the umbrella under which all activities
    and events fall - - coordinating and marketing
    the state, with the goal of making travel easy
    for visitors.
  • Develop and implement a strategic statewide
    marketing campaign through the Virginia Tourism
    Corporation.
  • Publicize activities through a statewide master
    calendar of events
  • Administer a competitive micro-grant program
    coordinated by VTC to provide financial support
    to local committees for marketing of
    sesquicentennial events and activities.
  • Provide technical assistance by aiding searches
    for grants, in-kind resources, etc.
  • Work with the local committee to schedule a
    HistoryMobile visit and schedule participation in
    the Document Digitization project.
  • Keep local committees informed of and involved in
    the Commission's activities. Hold periodic
    "Civil War 150 Local Committee Roundtable"
    meetings

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War Commission
  • Use of the Commissions Logo
  • Memorandum of Understanding Three types
  • 1. UA Committees acting under the authority of
    a local government
  • (i.e., BOS/Council resolution or endorsement)
  • All requests go through local committee for
    endorsement
  • Local committee can assign the logo to third
    parties and will monitor usage in the locality
  • 2. NUA Committees not acting under the
    authority of a local government
  • Local committee may use the logo, but not assign
    its usage to third parties
  • Applications subject to longer review process at
    state level
  • 3. Private entity
  • Violations subject to 5,000 penalty
  • An application for use of logo must be filed and
    approved before each instance of usage

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Virginia Sesquicentennial of theAmerican Civil
War CommissionStaff Contact Information
  • Cheryl Jackson
  • Executive Director
  • Michele Howell
  • Grants Administrator and Project Manager
  • Tricia Hagan
  • Executive Assistant
  • Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil
    War Commission
  • Division of Legislative Services
  • 910 Capitol Street, GAB, 2nd floor
  • Richmond, Virginia 23219
  • Phone (804) 786-3591
  • Email info_at_virginiacivilwar.org
  • donate_at_virginiacivilwar.org
  • Website www.VirginiaCivilWar.org
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