Jan. 5, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | Charles F. Gunther, Yankee Confederate |
Jan. 13 | 11:00 a.m. | Caledonian Retirement Center | Mary, Queen of Scots |
February 20 | 6:45 p.m. | Lincoln Davis CWRT | "Loose Lips": Military Secrecy and the Civil War |
March 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Northwest Indiana CWRT | Baseball During the Civil War |
March 16 | 9:30 a.m. | Lake County Genealogical and Historical Society, Zion-Benton Library | Lincoln as War Leader |
March 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Thornton Historical Society | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
April 6 | 10:00 a.m. | South Suburban College Paralegal Class (zoom) | Sports Law |
April 19 | 10:50 a.m. | 19th Century Baseball Conference, Cooperstown, NY | Major League Baseball Visits the Confederacy: The 1884 Richmond Virginias |
May 23 | 7:00 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | "Loose Lips." Secrecy in the Civil War |
May 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Lake Villa Public Library in Lindenhurst | Baseball During the Civil War |
June 2 | Noon | Blue Island Historical Society | Before the Chicago Cubs: When Baseball Came to Chicago |
June 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Arlington Heights Historical Society | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
June 15 | 10:30 a.m. | Lowell, IN Encampment | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
August 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Association of Lincoln Presenters | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals (zoom only) |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | SUV Custer Camp, Glenview | "Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War |
October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | McHenry County Genealogical Society at McHenry Co. College | Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor |
October 15 | 1:15 p.m. | Shir Tikvah, Homewood | Hollywood's Civil War Movies |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | North Shore Senior Center | "Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | McHenry County CWRT | "Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War |
Jan. 23, 2025 | 1:15 p.m. | Weinger JCC, Northbrook | Hollywood's Civil War Movies |
February 15, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | "Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War |
Feb. 26, 2025 | 9:30 a.m. | Prospect Heights Book Club | Baseball in the Wild West |
March 18, 2025 | TBD | Twin Cities CWRT | Baseball During the Civil War |
March 22, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Whiting Public Library | "Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War |
June 7, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Whiting Public Library | Baseball in the Wild West |
June 14, 2025? | TBD | Scottish Festival | TBD
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Sept. 20, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Whiting Public Library | Robert the Bruce: The Real Braveheart |
TBD | Noon | Rock Valley CWRT | TBD |
Presentations from Past Years | |
Jan. 26, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. | McHenry County College (private event) | Chicagoland Fights the Civil War |
Feb. 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Caledonian Retirement Center | Robert the Bruce in Myth and History |
March 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Two Old Goats, Cedar Lake, IN | The Election of 1864 |
March 18 | 10:00 a.m. | Lake County Genealogical and Historical Societies, Zion Benton Library | Conscription and the Civil War |
April 10 | 6:30 p.m. | McHenry County Historical Society, Willow Room of the Huntley Park District REC Center | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
April 14 | Evening | Lincoln Death Day Association, Springfield | Lincoln and the Election of 1864 |
April 15 | Morning | Illinois Sons of Union Veterans, Springfield | Lincoln as War Leader |
May 16 (date changed) | 7:00 p.m. | Des Moines CWRT | Civil War Generals: Poltroons, Patriots and Politicians |
June 3 | 2:00 p.m. | River Forest Public Library | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
July 7 | 9:00 a.m. | SABR National Convention, Palmer House, Chicago | The Ultimate Tear-Down and Rebuild: The White Sox after the Scandal |
Aug. 7 | Noon | Rock Valley CWRT | The Election of 1864 |
Aug. 8 | 7:00 p.m. | McHenry County CWRT | Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate |
Sept. 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Northwest Indiana CWRT, Crown Point Library | The Election of 1864 |
Sept. 26 | 7:00 p.m. | The Westerners, at Old Warsaw Inn | Character Actors in Wild West Movies |
Oct. 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Kankakee Valley CWRT | "Loose Lips." Military Intelligence and the Civil War |
Oct. 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | "Loose Lips." Military Intelligence and the Civil War |
Jan. 3, 2022 | Noon | Rock Valley CWRT | Lincoln as War Leader |
Jan. 7 | 7:30 | Northern Illinois CWRT | Baseball During the Civil War |
May 7 | 11 a.m. | Caledonia Retirement Center | Scotland's Border Reivers: The Border Clans |
June 3 | 7 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | Sherman's March to the Sea |
July 12 | 7 p.m. | McHenry County CWRT | Mysteries of the CSS Hunley |
July 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Harvard Diggins Library | Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
July 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Brookfield Public Library | Baseball in the Wild West |
July 30 | 10:00 a.m. | Daughters of Union Veterans, North Riverside Library | Lincoln as War Leader |
Aug. 25 | 6:30 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | Sherman's March to the Sea |
Sept. 20 | 6:45 p.m. | Lincoln Davis CWRT | Baseball During the Civil War Era |
Oct. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Chicago CWRT | Myths and Mysteries of the CSS Hunley |
Nov. 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | The Election of 1864 |
Feb. 3, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. | Kankakee Valley CWRT | Infernal Machines |
Mar. 1, 2021 | 3 CST (zoom) | Kenosha Civil War Museum | Baseball During the Civil War |
Mar. 5, 2021 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | Could the Confederacy Have Won? |
Mar. 23, 2021 | TBD | Kenosha Civil War Museum | Baseball during the Civil War |
Apr. 17, 2021 | 10:30 am CST (zoom) | Vintage Baseball Association Convention, Detroit | Baseball and the Civil War |
May 11, 2021 | 7 p.m. (zoom) EST | Loudon County VA CWRT | Baseball and the Civil War |
May 19, 2021 | 7 p.m. EST (zoom) | York PA CWRT | Baseball and the Civil War |
June 8, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. | McHenry County CWRT | Poltroons, Patriots and Politicians: Civil War Generals |
July 14, 2021 | 7 p.m. EST (zoom) | Congress of CWRTs | Baseball and the Civil War |
July 20, 2021 | 6:45 p.m. | Lincoln Davis CWRT | Could the Confederacy have Won the War and Gained Its Independence? |
July 22, 2021 | 6 p.m. CST (facebook live) | Central Louisiana CWRT | Baseball and the Civil War |
Aug. 11, 2021 | 8:30 pm EST (zoom) | Civil War Talk.com | Confederate Colonels |
Aug. 14, 2021 | TBD (zoom) | Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) | Panel Discussion of the Black Sox Scandal |
Sept. 14, 2021 | 7:30 pm EST (zoom) | SABR 19th Century Committee | Baseball in the Wild West |
Sept. 17, 2021 | 7:30 | Salt Creek CWRT | Lincoln as War Leader |
Dec. 21, 2021 | TBD | Will's Fifth Quarter Podcast | Interview on the Baseball Lockout |
Jan. 20, 2020 | 6:00 p.m. | Custer Camp SUV | Conscription and the Civil War |
Feb. 15, 2020 | 1-4:00 p.m. | Rothe SABR Chapter | Predictions for 2019 and 2020 |
Mar. 13, 2020 | 8:00 p.m. | Northern IL CWRT | Mysteries of the CSS Hunley |
April 4, 2020 | 11:00 a.m. | Caledonia Retirement Center | Scotland's Forgotten Clans: The Border Reivers |
April 6, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. | Two Old Goats, Cedar Lake, IN | Baseball Comes to the Windy City (postponed till 11/2) |
April 18, 2020 | 11 a.m. | Vintage Baseball Convention, Detroit (zoom) | Civil War Baseball |
June 9, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. | McHenry County CWRT | Poltroons, Patriots and Politicians: Civil War Generals |
July 28, 2020 | 1:00 p.m. | Levy Center, Evanston | Movies of the Civil War |
Aug. 27, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | "Mysteries of the CSS Hunley" |
Nov. 2, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. | Two Old Goats, Cedar Lake, IN | Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
Nov. 17, 2020 | 5:45 p.m. | Lincoln Davis CWRT | Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate |
Nov. 18, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. | DuPage Genealogical Society | Scottish Immigration to the U.S. |
Feb. 2, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. | Caledonia Retirement Center | Scotland's Monarchs |
April 3, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | Kankakee Valley CWRT | Charles F. Gunther: Mississippi River Confederate |
April 6, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. | Caledonia Retirement Center | Scottish Migration to the U.S. |
April 13, 2019 | 2:00 p.m. | Whiting Public Library | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
May 3, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | Damn the Torpedoes: Hi Tech Rebs and Their Infernal Machines |
May 14, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. | McHenry County CWRT | Damn the Torpedoes: Hi Tech Rebs and Their Infernal Machines |
May 27, 2019 | 11:00 a.m. | Glen Ellyn Foreign Legion Post | Memorial Day Talk |
June 21, 2019 | 10:00 a.m. | North Shore Senior Center | The Black Sox Scandal |
June 26, 2019 | 6:30 p.m. | SUV Sheridan Camp | Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate |
June 27, 2019 | 2:00 p.m. | SABR National Convention | Panel Discussion of the Black Sox Scandal |
Sept. 14, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. | SABR Meeting, Glen Ellyn Library | The Black Sox Scandal |
Sept. 28, 2019 | TBD | SABR Black Sox Symposium at the CHM | Panel Discussion of the Black Sox Scandal |
Oct. 18, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | Glenview Historical Society | Before the Chicago Cubs |
Nov. 2, 2019 | 1-4 p.m. | Roth SABR Chapter | 8 Myths Out: Black Sox |
Dec. 20, 2019 | 8:00 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | Mysteries of the Hunley |
Jan. 11-12, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | Chicago and Milwaukee CWRTs | The Battle of Ezra Church |
Feb. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | Conscription and the Civil War |
Feb. 19 | 1:00 p.m. | North Shore Senior Center | "Private Yankee Doodle:" George Washington's army |
Feb. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Zion Genealogical Society | The Election of 1864 |
March 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Kankakee CWRT | Sherman's March to the Sea |
March 24 | 1:00 p.m. | SABR Chicago Chapter | Baseball in the Wild West |
May 16th | 6:45 p.m. | Glen Ellyn Kiwanis | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
May 25th | 1:00 p.m. | North Shore Senior Center | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
June 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Scottish Home | The History of Golf |
July 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Mather Lifeways Evanston | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
Aug. 17 | 1:15 p.m. | Civil War Education Association Symposium at Spring Mill, IN | "Obnoxious to a Free People" Conscription and the Civil War |
Aug. 23 | 7:00 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | The Election of 1864 |
Oct. 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Lincoln Davis CWRT | Sherman's March to the Sea |
Nov. 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Ridge Historical Society | "Private Yankee Doodle:" George Washington's Army |
Nov. 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamilton County IN CWRT | "Obnoxious to a Free People:" Conscription and the Civil War |
Dec. 14 | Noon | Kenosha Civil War Museum | Sherman's March to the Sea |
Jan. 6, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | The Battle of Ezra Church |
March 29 | 7 p.m. | Elmhurst Public Library | Finding Your Civil War Ancestor Online |
May 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Kankakee Valley CWRT | Jeff Davis' Colonels |
May 18 | Noon | Sons of the American Revolution, Union League Club | George Washington's Army |
Sept. 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Champaign CWRT | Sherman's March to the Sea |
Sept. 26 | 7:00 p.m. | The Westerners | Baseball in the Wild West |
Oct. 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Lake County Genealogical Society | Baseball and the Civil War |
Oct. 20 | 8:00 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | Sherman's March to the Sea |
Jan. 12, 2016 | 11:45 a.m. | Gail Borden (Elgin) Public Library | Baseball During the Civil War |
Feb. 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Kirkland Historical Society | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Zion-Benton Genealogical Society | Conscription and the Civil War |
May 14 | Noon | Chicago Chapter SABR, Chicago Public Library Austin Branch | The Black Sox Throw the 1920 Pennant |
June 14 | TBD | McHenry County CWRT | Hollywood Movies and the Civil War |
Oct. 16 | 2 p.m. | Presbyterian Home, Evanston | Lincoln as War Leader |
Oct. 19 | 7 p.m. | DuPage Genealogical Society | Finding Your Civil War Ancestor Online |
Nov. 15 | 7 p.m. | Orland Park Public Library | Genealogy from Civil War Records |
Dec. 16 | 8 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | Chicagoland in the Civil War |
Jan. 24, 2015 | TBD | Midway Village, Rockford, Civil War Symposium | The Election of 1864 |
Feb. 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | Hollywood Movies and the Civil War |
Feb. 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Oakbrook Library (Historic Fullersburg Foundation) | Baseball During the Civil War |
Feb. 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Canal Corridor Association, Lockport | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
Feb. 21 | 2 p.m. | Glen Ellyn Historical Society | Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City |
March 11 | 7 p.m. | Homewood Historical Society | The Spread of Baseball in Early Chicago |
April 9 | 7 p.m. | Grand Rapids CWRT | Baseball During the Civil War |
April 13 | 7 p.m. | Manitowoc County CWRT | Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
May 17 | 11 a.m. | Joliet Area Museum | Chicagoland Fights the Civil War |
May 19 | 7 p.m. | Lincoln Davis CWRT | Hollywood Movies and the Civil War |
May 21 | 2 p.m. | Pleasant View Community, Ottawa | Hollywood Movies and the Civil War |
May 27 | 10 a.m. | Hinsdale Community House | The Election of 1864 |
June 26 | 6:00 p.m. | SABR Convention, Palmer House, Chicago | Pro Baseball Comes to Chicago |
Aug. 2 | TBD | Byron, IL Museum of History | Baseball During the Civil War |
Aug. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | The Election of 1864 |
Oct. 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Zion-Benton Public Library | Civil War and Military Genealogy |
Jan. 17, 2014 | 8:00 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | Charles Gunther: Mississippi River Confederate | Jan. 18 | Noon | Daughters of the Union in Naperville | The Civil War in the Movies |
Feb. 8 | Noon | Sycamore IL. Public Library | Civil War Genealogy |
Feb. 13 | 7 p.m. | Lake County CWRT | Civil War Movies |
Feb. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | Panel Discussion on the Civil War |
Mar. 7 | 7:30 | Northern Illinois CWRT | The Election of 1864 |
March 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Champaign County CWRT | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
Mar. 28-29 | TBD | ISHS Conference | The Election of 1862 |
April 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | Panel Discussion on "Civil War 101" |
May 22 | 7:00 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
June 13 | Noon | Civil War Museum, Kenosha | Baseball in the Civil War |
June 28/29 | TBD | Waff Symposium, Cincinnati | The Spread of Baseball in Early Chicago |
July 21 | 6 p.m. | Sycamore Public Library | Baseball During the Civil War |
Aug. 23 | 1 p.m. | Historic Fullersburg Foundation | The Election of 1864 |
Sept. 6 | 10:30 a.m. | Scots-American Society, Riverside | The Spread of Baseball in Early Chicago |
Sept. 16 | 7 p.m. | Flagg Creek Historical Society | Baseball During the Civil War |
Sept. 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
Dec. 13 | 1:00 p.m. | DUV, at the Indian Prarie Public Library | Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate |
Feb. 1, 2013 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | Chicagoland Fights the Civil War |
Feb. 15 | 8:00 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | The Civil War in the Movies |
Feb. 28 | 9:00 a.m. | Illinois State Historical Symposium, Springfield | Panel Discussion on the 29th U.S.C.T. |
Mar. 28 | 7:30 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | Baseball and the Civil War |
Apr. 23 | Noon | South Suburban College | Jackie Robinson Symposium |
Apr. 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Worth Park District Museum | The Civil War in the South Suburbs |
May 29 | 10 a.m. | Arlington Heights | Memorial Day Program |
June 8 | TBD | MHEG Symposium in Arthur | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
July 14 | TBD | Will County Historical Society | Early Baseball in Will County |
July 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Oakbrook Public Library | The Civil War in the Movies |
Aug. 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Bradley Public Library | Lincoln as War Leader |
Sept. 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Blue Island Preservation Group | The Civil War in the South Suburbs |
Oct. 5 | 10:30 a.m. | Scots-American Society in Riverside | Scots in the Civil War |
Nov. 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Kankakee Valley CWRT | Lincoln as War Leader |
Nov. 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago | Veterans Day |
Jan. 11, 2012 | 7:30 p.m. | Homewood Library | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
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Jan. 21 | TBD | Midway Village, Rockford | The Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
Feb. 21 | 7 p.m. | South Holland Historical Society | Lincoln as War Leader |
March 3 | TBD | Symposium, at Thornton Tp. Office | Chicagoland Fights the Civil War |
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March 11 | 2 p.m. | Wilmette Public Library | Civil War Film Discussion |
March 22 | 7 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT | Chicagoland Fights the Civil War |
June 14 | 7 p.m. | Niles Public Library | Chicagoland Fights the Civil War |
June 29 | 11 a.m. | Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) National Convention in Minneapolis, MN | The Spread of Baseball in the South prior to 1870 |
Sept. 8 | 10:15 a.m. | South Suburban Historical & Genealogical Society | The Civil War in the South Suburbs |
Oct. 9 | 7 p.m. | Blue Island Public Library | Charles F. Gunther |
Oct. 13 | 10:30 | Mechlin DAR at Ridge Historical Society | The Ten Worst Generals of the Civil War |
Nov. 10 | 1:30 | Oakbrook Public Library | The Ten Worst Generals of the Civil War |
Dec. 1 | 1 p.m. | Chicago Public Library, Eisenhower Branch | Baseball in the Civil War |
March 19, 2011 | Noon | IL SDUV | The Election of 1864 |
April 15 | 8 p.m. | Salt Creek CWRT | The Draft |
| May 25 | 7:30 | DuPage Co. Historical Center | Civil War Baseball |
| June 7 | 7 p.m. | Blue Island Library | Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
| Sept. 8 | 7:30 | Milwaukee CWRT | Civil War Baseball |
| Sept. 9 | 7:30 | Chicago CWRT | Civil War Baseball |
| Sept. 10 | TBD | Kenosha CW Museum Symposium | Ten Worst Civil War Generals |
Oct. 29 | TBD | Chicago History Museum | Lincoln as a War Leader |
Nov. 5 | TBD | Downers Grove Library | Conscription and the Civil War |
| April 18, 2010 | TBD | Kankakee Valley CWRT Symposium | Civil War Baseball |
| June 12 | 7:30 | Knoxville (TN) CWRT | The Draft |
| Nov. 15 | 7:00 | Lincoln-Davis CWRT | Civil War Baseball |
| Dec. 17 | 7:00 | Champaign Co. CWRT | Civil War Baseball |
| Feb. 6, 2009 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois CWRT | "Researching, Docmenting, and Publishing on Civil War Topics" |
| Feb. 12 | 7 p.m. | Milwaukee CWRT | "Lincoln as War Leader" |
| Feb. 13 | 7 p.m. | The CWRT of Chicago | "Lincoln as War Leader" |
| April 2 | TBD | Lincoln Bicentennial Coalition, Glen Ellyn, IL | Lincoln as War Leader |
| April 15 | 7:30 p.m. | The New Orleans CWRT | Jeff Davis's Colonels |
| April 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Austin CWRT | Jeff Davis's Colonels |
| May 5 | 12 p.m. | The Union League Club | "Lincoln as President" |
| May 28 | 7:30 p.m. | South Suburban CWRT, Frankfort, IL | Lincoln as War Leader |
| June 13 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Arthur, Illinois, Civil War symposium | Pemberton and Vicksburg |
| Sept. 5 | Noon | Abraham Lincoln Bookstore | Virtual Book Signing |
| Oct. 7 | 7:30 | Kankakee CWRT | The Draft |
| June 7, 2008 | TBD | Deep Delta Symposium, Hammond, LA | "John C. Pemberton" |
| Oct. 4 | TBD | Seminary Ridge Symposium, Gettysburg | Lee's Colonels at Antietam |
Nov. 9 | 11 a.m. | Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago | Veteran's Day Address |
Not all events are open to the public. Please check with the sponsoring organization if you would like to attend a program.
