Spring Exhibit Speaker Series - Bill Styple - "Writing & Fighting the Civil War"
March 29, 2015 |
This spring Macculloch Hall Historical Museum (MHHM) presents a speaker series related to the current exhibits on display at the museum, on the last Sunday of the month, through June, at 4:30pm.
On March 29th historian and author Bill Styple will present “Writing & Fighting the Civil War - Soldier Letters to the New York Sunday Mercury 1861-1865”. Eager for the first-hand news from the battlefront, the editors of the Mercury asked the departing volunteers to write and "inform us of any events of interest." This simple request for news generated the largest and most impressively detailed collection of journalistic correspondence ever written during the Civil War. Bill edited a book about these 3000 letters after discovering and researching the extensive collection and will discuss this first-hand account of the war and unique collection of Civil War journalism. Visitors can also view the exhibit “The Civil War Through the Eyes of Thomas Nast”, prior to the program. On display are a selection of images by Nast of battles, Union and Confederate troop movements, and their activities throughout the Civil War. Like the newspaper letters Bill will discuss, Nast’s illustrations in publications like “Harper’s Weekly” brought the information about what was happening into the homes of the American public. Bill Styple is an author of several books about the American Civil War and was the co-curator the 2012 - 13 MHHM “American Heroes in Bronze” exhibit and presented three popular and engaging Civil War presentations.
The series continues on April 26th when President of the Canal Society of New Jersey Joe Macasek will present “The Morris Canal & the Morris Canal Greenway”. This important piece of infrastructure connected New York Harbor at Jersey City with the Delaware River at Phillipsburg and is subject of the upstairs gallery exhibit “Canals of New Jersey”. In this presentation Joe will discuss the Morris Canal’s history and operation and how the Morris Canal Greenway Project is bringing the canal back to life as a History/Recreation Corridor. Mr. Macasek has had a lifelong interest in local New Jersey history and industrial archeology and offers lectures on local history topics and industrial archaeology.
Tickets go on sale from 1pm on the day of the program, no advance sales, and remain on sale until the presentation begins at 4:30pm. Speaker tickets include admission to the museum exhibits during the afternoon and a guided tour of period rooms, the last tour ticket is sold at 3pm. Speaker tickets will remain on sale until 4:30pm. The Museum’s collection of “Currier & Ives” prints on display throughout the second floor of the museum and the second floor “The Civil War Through the Eyes of Thomas Nast” and “Canals of New Jersey” exhibits will remain on view until 4:30pm. The first floor “Thomas Nast: Unknown Works and American Icons” exhibit will close 3:30 – 4pm in preparation for the program. Tickets to hear speakers are Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are admitted free.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free.. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website maccullochhall.org find us on Facebook. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.
Image attached: MHHM Spring Exhibit Speaker Series Bill Styple_March 29_Civil War_ 2015 Courtesy of Stan Freeny
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Macculloch Hall Historical Museum |
45 Macculloch Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960 |
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Karen Hollywood |
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khollywood@maccullochhall.org |
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973-538-2404 x 10 |
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