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Join
the Civil War 150 Council Today!
Virginia
leads the nation in preparing for the sesquicentennial
and your support will ensure that the commemoration
is appropriate in scale and successful in execution.
By becoming a member of the Civil War
150 Council today, you will join those
already committed to supporting our nation’s
historical heritage.
Become
a Member
Membership
in the Civil War 150 Council is available
for an annual contribution of $150.00 or more.
Member
Benefits
-
Advance invitation to Signature Events
-
VIP seating at Signature Events
- Invitation
to exclusive receptions at Signature Events
- Limited
time commemorative logo pin
- Advance
copies of the Commission’s newsletter
- Public
recognition as a member of the Civil War 150
Council
What
will my support go toward?
In
addition to your member benefits, Civil War 150
Council members will help guarantee an exciting
and informative educational experience for individuals
across the country through the Commission’s
proposed statewide activities, including:
- Museum
Exhibition: A major statewide exhibition
entitled "America’s Great Turning Point:
The Civil War in Virginia" will offer a balanced
depiction of Virginia’s participation in the
war, and include stories from the homefront and
battlefront.
- CW
150 HistoryMobile: A high-tech interactive
mobile museum that will travel to throughout Virginia
and beyond, bringing history directly to the people.
- Educational
DVD: A three-hour educational film that
will be distributed free of charge to every school,
library and museum in Virginia.
- The
Legacy Project: A major initiative focused
on preserving documentary heritage by identifying
Civil War-era materials currently in private hands,
scanning and cataloging them, and making them available
via the web for research for years to come.
- Signature
Conferences: A series of conferences, held
in cooperation with private and public institutions
of higher education, addressing broad political,
, military, social and economic themes related to
the Civil War.
- Sesquicentennial
Battlefield Tours: Rare and personalized
tours of significant battlefields in Virginia by
top-notch historians made available to the world
through the Internet.
- Civil
War Heritage Tourism: Coordination and
marketing of the hundreds of Civil War museums,
cemeteries, historic homes, battlefields and related
sites in Virginia, making travel plans to those
destinations easy and convenient.
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If you prefer to donate by check, please contact
Danielle Watkins at (804) 786-3591 or donate@virginiacivilwar.org.
Donations to the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the
American Civil War Fund are tax-deductible in accordance
with 26 USC 170(c)(1).
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