Historic Happenings Blog

Tuesday, February 18 – Sussex County     Come and enjoy the February Meeting of the  Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table  on February 18, 2020, 7:30 pm, at the Bristol Glen facility, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, New Jersey, in the Town Hall room. Admission is free, donations appreciated. “Six Pre-Civil War Moments that Could have Changed History,” a presentation by Jamie Malanowski     We usually think of the Civil War as an inevitable clash between two cultures. But America’s tragic sectional conflict was actually the outcome of dozens of turning points; had something changed about any of them, the war might have looked very different. This talk looks at six moments that occurred between 1859 and 1861 that could have dramatically changed history. Jamie Malanowski has had an interest in the Civil War since his boyhood in Maryland at the time of the centennial. A writer and editor by trade, Jamie has worked ...

Tuesday, April 16 – Sussex County     Come and enjoy the April Meeting of the  Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table  on April 16, 2019, 7:30 pm, at the Bristol Glen facility, 200 Bristol Glen Drive, Newton, New Jersey, in the Town Hall room. Admission is free, donations appreciated.       “Six Pre-Civil War Moments that Could Have Changed History,” a presentation by Jamie Malanowski      We usually think of the Civil War as an inevitable clash between two cultures. But America’s tragic sectional conflict was actually the outcome of dozens of turning points; had something changed about any of them, the war might have looked very different. This talk looks at six moments that occurred between 1859 and 1861 that could have dramatically changed history.     Jamie Malanowski has had an interest in the Civil War since his boyhood in Maryland at the time of the centennial. A wri...