Charges Dropped Against SCV Member With Flag In Window
By Scott C. Boyd
CONCORD, N.C. — How could a hotel participating in a Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) convention have a guest evicted from his room and arrested for displaying a Confederate flag? It happened the evening of July 17, at the Wingate Inn in Concord, N.C., where the SCV was holding its annual national convention (reunion).

Ford’s Theatre, Expanded Museum Reopen In February
By Walt Albro
WASHINGTON — The drama resumes at Ford’s Theatre for the Feb. 12 bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. 

Pamplin Park Limits Visitation Hours To Taking Groups With Reservations
By Kathryn Jorgensen
PETERSBURG, Va. — Due to the weak economy, Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Dinwiddie County began the new year by going to a reservation visitation schedule.

Walmart Asks Special-Use Permit; 253 Historians Want New Location
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. — Within days of Walmart applying for a special-use permit to build a 138,000-square-foot supercenter adjacent to the Wilderness Battlefield, 253 historians sent a letter imploring Walmart Stores President and CEO Lee Scott to reconsider the location.

University Says Confederate Flags For Lee-Jackson Ceremony Not Welcome
By Kathryn Jorgensen
BALTIMORE, Md. — Johns Hopkins University has ended 20 years of renting a room to participants of the January Lee-Jackson Day Birthday Ceremony.

Updated 1/7/2009