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Lack Of Funds Closes Conservation Lab At USS Monitor Center
By Scott C. Boyd
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Mariners’ Museum (TMM) announced Jan. 9 that it was “temporarily closing” its conservation lab that holds the largest artifacts from the USS Monitor.
.Trust Reports 2013 Was Banner Year - 2,700 Acres Preserved
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Civil War Trust reported protecting more than 2,700 acres of battlefield land through 47 transactions at 30 battlefields in 10 states in its wrap-up of last year.
‘American Civil War Museum’ Is The Name For Richmond Civil War Entity
By Scott C. Boyd
RICHMOND, Va. – The American Civil War Museum (ACWM) is the name for the new museum formed by the merger of the Museum of the Confederacy (MOC) and the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar (ACWC)
Fort Monroe Master Plan Approved
By Scott C. Boyd
FORT MONROE, Va. – Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell approved the Fort Monroe Authority (FMA) Master Plan on Dec. 11, one month before leaving office.
Winery Property Yields Historic Grapes And Civil War Artifacts
By Chuck Mauro
CENTREVILLE, Va. — Jon Hickox was wondering if he’d find more Civil War relics or grapevines when he started The Winery at Bull Run on the border of the famous National Battlefield Park which memorializes the First and Second Battles of Bull Run —also known as the First and Second Manassas per the Confederate forces.
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More than 600 coming event listings a year
Extensive coverage of preservation efforts and threats at sites across the country
In-depth reviews of more than 200 Civil War books a year
A monthly guest Preservation News editorial page column
Regular columns on firearms by Joe Bilby, images by Ron Coddington and Civil War Round Tables by Matthew Borowick,medical by Jim Schmidt. We're happy to announce a new column by The Watchdog
Photo coverage of reenactments
Special sections with new year's coming events and unit & group recruiting ads in January, information about groups doing preservation fundraising in April, Gettysburg in July and Civil War books in November.
AND news, photos, features, letters, researcher's needs and display and classified ads