The GREATER TOLEDO CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE is a not-for-profit organization. We are here to teach and learn.

The Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable's main purpose is to provide a forum where anyone with an interest in the American Civil War, regardless of his or her level of expertise, can gather together to study, discuss and learn about the various facets of this period of American history -- from the battlefield to the homefront and everything in between. This is accomplished through Monthly Meetings and Luncheon Programs. Our membership is large enough for a diversity of opinions and views, yet small enough for comraderie and friendship to flourish.

In conjunction with our primary function, the Roundtable wishes to encourage and stimulate interest in others through various educational programs like our Civil War Studies Course at Lourdes College, and our Civil War 101 programs, and other activities open to public and members alike such as our Cemetery Walks.

The Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable also promotes the preservation of historic sites and objects. These are primarily, but not exclusively, Civil War related and include battlefields, monuments, flags, statues, historic homes and buildings, etc. Though the Civil War era is our primary focus, it is not our only one. We recognize that all items relative to our history and heritage are worth preserving. Some programs and projects that have received our support include the Civil War Preservation Trust (formerly the APCWS and Civil War Trust), Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg, the Ohio Civil War Trail Commission, and the Fallen Timbers Battlefield Preservation Association. We have also participated on a more local level with such projects as the restoration of the Monclova Soldiers Monument in Swan Creek Cemetery, Monclova Township, and the "Restore the Glory" project at Willow Cemetery in East Toledo. For more complete information on projects and organizations we support, please visit our Preservation Page.

We are a non-partisan group. Both "Yanks" and "Rebs" are welcome within our ranks. Please take a few minutes to browse through our site. If you like what you see, let us know by either Emailing us or, better yet, coming to one of our meetings!

Need maps or directions to get to our meetings? Use the links below and use MapQuest's free service. Click here for the directions to the Navarre Park Shelter House where we hold our Thursday night meetings, or Click here for directions to Uncle John's Pancake House, where our Tuesday luncheon meetings are held.

June issue of The Minie Bullet-In is now online!

A Look Ahead at our 2009 Programming

Thursday, June 11, 2009 -- Navarre Park Shelter House
Tom Nanzig, President, Ann Arbor MI CWRT: Alatoona Gap

The June meeting of the GTCWRT will be held on Thursday, the 11th. We will be retuning “home” to the Navarre Park Shelter House, with the evening to start at 7:30 with a short business meeting, followed by our speaker, Mr. Tom Nanzig, whose program will focus on the engagement at Allatoona Pass, Georgia.

Tom holds a degree in higher education administration / counseling from Michigan State University and the College of William and Mary, and in library and archival studies from the University of Michigan. He is currently a history and genealogy collections editor with ProQuest Information and Learning in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is also the president of the Ann Arbor Civil War Roundtable.

Tom has also published several Civil War books, and has been a popular speaker at the GTCWRT over the years.

Please come to the June meeting, and bring a friend!

Summer Break

A reminder to our members and friends that there will be no regular Thursday night meeting in July. There will, however, be a board of trustees meeting on Sunday, July 12, and a luncheon meeting on Tuesday, July 28. Check to the right for times and locations.

The GTCWRT will resume its regular Thursday night schedule in August when we celebrate Summer with a picnic. Details are still being hammered out, but in all likelihood we will start things a bit earlier — around 6:30. Programming and / or activities will be provided in the next newsletter.

Support Your Roundtable!

Visit A Touch of History and purchase custom-made products with a historical theme!

The Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable is offering Civil War and other historically oriented merchandise at its new online gallery, A Touch of History. Products include T-shirts, bumper stickers, keychains, mugs, and much more. This service is provided by Zazzle.com and allows customers to customize products. You can add your name or change the style or color. Click on A Touch of History to start shopping now.

A Touch of History offers a variety of products including holiday greeting cards. Check out the flash panel below to view products. Click here to visit the gallery itself. To learn more about each product, click on the image. If you like what you see, you can purchase your product(s).

Proceeds from the sale of merchandise at A Touch of History will help the GTCWRT.

create & buy custom products at Zazzle

Please note that we have a new e-mail address. You can E-mail us at:
gtcwrt@att.net

Or write to us at:
GTCWRT
PO Box 140844
Toledo, Ohio 43614
Portions of this website last updated: June 1, 2009