SUVCW - Dept. of Nebraska

Nebraska Civil War Round Table Meeting
2018-11-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Legacy Estates Theater, 7200 Van Dorn, Lincoln, NE, 68506, United States
Topic: TBD

Gettysburg Address Remembrance Ceremony
2018-11-17 10:30 - 23:30 | Nebraska State Capitol, 1445 K St, Lincoln, NE, 68508, United States
The Nebraska Department of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will be hosting an Observance of the Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address at the Nebraska State Capitol. There will be a reading of the Gettysburg Address, keynote speaker, and presentation of colors by the Nebraska Rangers – SVR.

SUVCW & SVR Members – the Capitol opens at 10:00 AM, please be there at this time to help set up and prepare.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2018-11-11 14:00 - 16:00 | I.O.O.F. Hall – Capital Lodge No. 11, 1101 N. 56th St, Lincoln NE, 1101 N. 56th St, Lincoln, NE, 68504, United States
We will be electing officers for 2019 at this meeting so please plan on attending. The Officers will be installed at the January meeting.
A reminder to renew your membership. Dues are $36 and can be submitted to the camp secretary at the meeting or mailed to him.

Veterans Day
2018-11-11 | IA
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

Peace Returns to America Presentation
2018-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Nye Square Retirement Village, 655 West 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
Peace Returns to America – In recognition of the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day
Dave Wells will lead an interactive presentation recalling how our nation celebrated the ending of World Wars I and II. Come to hear readings from letters and newspaper clippings and listen to period recordings. See authentic uniforms and much more! Share memories of your own family’s experiences from 1918 and 1945.
Hosted by Welstead Camp #3 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
SUVCW Business meeting from 6:15 – 6:45

Welstead Camp Meeting
2018-11-05 18:15 - 18:45 | Nye Square Retirement Village, 655 West 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
Welstead Camp, SUVCW Business Meeting

Belvidere Headstone Dedication
2018-09-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Belvidere, Nebraska, 110 9th St, Belvidere, NE, 68315, United States
The Sons of Union Veterans and Allied Orders will be dedicating three headstones as part of the Thayer County Historical Museum’s Fall Festival in Belvidere, Nebraska.
The headstone dedications are for Private Richard Fury (Furry), Co. H, 74th Indiana Infantry, Private William McKillip, Co. K, 85th Illinois Infantry and Corporal John W. Williams, Co. C, 48th Iowa Infantry who are buried in the Belvidere Rural Cemetery located on the east edge of town.
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Participants in the Dedication Ceremony please be there by 10:30 AM so we can prepare and go over details.

Thayer County Historical Society & Museum Fall Festival
2018-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Belvidere, Nebraska, 110 9th St, Belvidere, NE, 68315, United States
The Thayer County Historical Society and Museum is hosting their 45th Annual Fall Festival in Belvidere, Nebraska.
Over 100 Antique; Farm Machines, Tractors, Trucks, and Buggies. See model Railroad Displays, Kraut Making, Quilting, Blacksmithing, Broom Making, & Dutch Oven Cooking. Pick, Shell, & Grind Corn. Pumpkins, Gourds and other items for sale. Go to class in the One-Room School.
Enjoy Live Music by Bob Dawley and Friends.
Kids – search for quarters in the hay bales, and other activities.
Civil War demonstration
Civil War Headstone Dedication at the Cemetery
8:00 – Flag Raising and Pledge by the American Legion Riders.
9:00 – Church Service – at the United Church of Christ.
Through-out the day, Music by Bob Dawley and Friends.
11:00 and 2:00 Quarters in the hay, south of the Barn.
7:00am – 6:00pm Breakfast, Lunch, Pie, Rolls & more – Community Center. Catered by Acreage Steakhouse of Hubbell.
1:00 – 3:00 Brad Husak Combo will be playing Polka Music.
3:30 Car and Truck Show trophy presentation.
8:00 – 5:00 Vendors and Demonstrations.

Nebraska Civil War Round Table
2018-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Legacy Estates Theater, 7200 Van Dorn, Lincoln, NE, 68506, United States
September Presentation:
TBD

Board Meeting at 6:30 PM
Presentation at 7:15 PM

Welstead Camp #3 Meeting
2018-09-17 18:15 - 19:30 | Nye Square Retirement Village, 655 West 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
James C. Welstead Camp #3 of the Sons of Union Veterans will meet informally on Monday night, Sept. 17, in the fellowship hall at Nye Square. We will have a social time at 5:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning about 6:15 p.m.
This will be an informal meeting to attend to normal business and make plans for events of the Fall season, including free presentations open to the public in November and December.
Brother Steve will discuss his recent visit to Gettysburg National Battlefield and a proposal to build a shopping center on the edge of this historic property. Speaking of history, it’s the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, and Brother Paul will discuss how that long ago Union victory changed the course of the war — and so continues to impact America today.

Shiloh Camp Meeting
2018-09-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-07-08 14:00 - 16:00 | I.O.O.F. Hall – Capital Lodge No. 11, 1101 N. 56th St, Lincoln NE, 1101 N. 56th St, Lincoln, NE, 68504, United States

Lincoln Municipal Band Concert
2018-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Antelope Park, Sheridan Blvd, Lincoln, NE, 68502, United States
2018 Summer Concert Series
Come and join the Lincoln Municipal Band as it continues one of Lincoln’s oldest traditions at over one hundred years. The first concerts were held in 1907 at State Fair Park and then moved to Antelope Park in 1911. These free concerts are the most popular events of the Lincoln Parks and Recreation summer performance series and boast regular crowds of more than 1500 citizens from Lincoln and its surrounding communities.
Salute to Veterans: Home of the Brave
The Lincoln Municipal Band will honor those individuals who have served in our nation’s armed services. This annual program will feature selections specific to each branch of the armed forces, as well as music representative of and dedicated to military service
Conductor: Terry Rush
Soloist: Dean Haist, trumpet
Location: John Shildneck Memorial Bandshell, Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Admission is free.

137th SUVCW National Encampment
2018-08-08 - 2018-08-12 | Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center, 1657 Worcester Rd Framingham, MA, Framingham, MA, 01701, United States
National Encampment of the Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic
For more information click here.

Camp Creek Antique Machinery & Threshing Show
2018-07-21 | Camp Creek Threshers, 17402 Bluff Rd, Waverly, NE, 68462, United States
One of the largest Threshing Shows in Nebraska. The 1st Nebraska Infantry Reenactors will have a living history camp set up on site.
For more information visit ccthreshers.org

Independence Day
2018-07-03 - 2018-07-04 | IA

Patriotic Music Then and Now Presentation
2018-07-02 14:00 - 15:00 | Nye Square Retirement Village, 655 West 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
Patriotic Music Then and Now: America’s Songs Salute Our Veterans
On Monday night, July 2, historian David Wells of Ralston will explore musical tributes to veterans throughout U.S. history.
His “Patriotic Music Then and Now: America’s Songs Salute Our Veterans” is a free presentation. It begins at 7 p.m. at the Nye Square retirement community, 655 West 23rd Street (U.S. Highway 30) in Fremont.
He will share recordings of music spanning more than 125 years. Wells says the musical styles and lyrics of those songs reflect attitudes prevailing when they were composed, although their messages about patriotism, love of country and how we receive those who answer the call to serve are timeless.
Wells is a board member of the Civil War Veterans Museum at the Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Nebraska City. He also produced “Memories of the Boys in Blue,” a collection of songs and poetry to honor soldiers and sailors from the American Civil War. Artists on that CD brought history to life by performing songs from original sheet music.
The free program on July 2 is part of a series of presentations sponsored throughout the year by James C. Welstead Camp No. 3 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, which is based in Fremont. To learn more about this organization or upcoming presentations, contact Camp Commander Paul Hadley at 402-438-6015.

Welstead Camp Meeting
2018-07-02 13:30 - 14:00 | Nye Square Retirement Village, 655 West 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States

Lincoln Municipal Band Concert
2018-07-01 14:00 - 15:00 | Antelope Park, Sheridan Blvd, Lincoln, NE, 68502, United States
2018 Summer Concert Series
Come and join the Lincoln Municipal Band as it continues one of Lincoln’s oldest traditions at over one hundred years. The first concerts were held in 1907 at State Fair Park and then moved to Antelope Park in 1911. These free concerts are the most popular events of the Lincoln Parks and Recreation summer performance series and boast regular crowds of more than 1500 citizens from Lincoln and its surrounding communities.
Star Spangled Salute: Celebrating Our Liberty
Conductor: Tony Falcone
Soloist: Liam Hughes, Bass Trombone (2018 John Shildneck Young Artist Competition Winner)
Location: John Shildneck Memorial Bandshell, Antelope Park, Lincoln, NE
Admission is free.

Peters Headstone Dedication
2018-06-23 08:00 - 09:00 | Green Hill Cemetery, Green Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, SD, 57311, United States
Cpl. Timothy Peters, Co. A., 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry.
Greenhill Cemetery, Alexandria, South Dakota
Dedication of a new, replacement headstone.
Timothy Peters enlisted on the 28th of October, 1861. Tim was a Corporal in Company A, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Wisconsin. They saw a lot of action, mostly in Missouri and Arkansas. He mustered out on 30th of January 1865. Three of his brothers also served; Munson, Nelson and Ashley. Munson and Nelson served in Company A along side Tim. All four of the brothers survived the war.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26539331/timothy-peters

Flag Day
2018-06-13 - 2018-06-14 | IA
Flag Day Information
http://www.usflag.org/index.html

U.S. Flag Code
http://suvcw.org/flag.htm

Welstead Camp Meeting
2018-06-04 13:00 - 14:30 | Nye Square Retirement Village, 655 West 23rd St, Fremont, NE, 68025, United States
Social Time: 6:00 PM
Meeting Time: 6:30 PM

G.A.R. Observance of Memorial Day
2018-05-29 - 2018-05-30 | IA
Grand Army of the Republic Observance of Memorial Day – 150th Anniversary
Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,” he proclaimed. The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle.

Pick Up Flags
2018-05-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE, 68510, United States
Picking up the flags from the GAR Soldiers Circle at Wyuka Cemetery.

Memorial Day - Fremont Events
2018-05-27 - 2018-05-28 | IA
Fremont Memorial Cemetery
Memorial Day Service – 10:00AM
800 West 23rd Street Fremont, NE 68025

Fremont Memorial Day Ceremony
Memorial Park Eternal Flame – East Military Avenue, South of Sidner Ice Arena
11:00 AM
The public is invited to pay respect to the many men and women who gave their full measure of sacrifice in the service of their country.
Patriotic music by Bobby Fig & Dana Strong
Guest Speaker: Josh Marreel, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran & Co-Founder of Miles for Heroes
View the progress on the Veterans Memorial Park
https://natlvtn.org/fremont-veterans-memorial-park/

Memorial Day - Wisner/Pilger Events
2018-05-27 - 2018-05-28 | IA
Pilger
Memorial Day Observance Program: 9:30 am

Wisner
Memorial Day Observance Program: 11:00 am

Memorial Day - Omaha Events
2018-05-27 - 2018-05-28 | IA
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Memorial Day Observance Program: 10:00AM
7909 Mormon Bridge Road
Omaha, Nebraska 68152
http://www.forestlawnomaha.org

Prospect Hill Cemetery
Old-Fashioned Memorial Day Observance – 11:00 AM
The day will feature the Prospect Hill Preservation Brass Band; the First Nebraska Volunteers (Civil War era reenactors) who will present a 21-musket salute; and a special eulogy to Anna Wilson (early Omaha “Madam” and Prospect Hill benefactor)
3202 Parker Street • Omaha, NE 68111
http://www.prospecthill-omaha.org

Memorial Day - Lincoln Events
2018-05-27 - 2018-05-28 | Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE, 68510, United States
150th Anniversary of Memorial Day
Wyuka Cemetery
Wreath Ceremony: 8:30 AM
Parade/Program at GAR Soldiers Circle: 9:00 AM
Memorial Park Ceremony
Ceremony: 11:15 AM
Calvary Cemetery
grave of Victor Vifquain dedication and vollies fired following Memorial Cemetery – TBA

Brentwood Estates
TBA

Antelope Park,Veteran’s Gardens
Candlelight service for Veterans: 8:00 pm

Place Flags at Wyuka Cemetery
2018-05-25 12:30 - 13:30 | Wyuka Cemetery, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, 3600 O Street, Lincoln, NE, 68510, United States
Placing flags near the headstones in the GAR Soldiers Circle at Wyuka Cemetery for Memorial Day.

Civil War Round Table Meeting
2018-05-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Legacy Estates Theater, 7200 Van Dorn, Lincoln, NE, 68506, United States
May Program:
One Wore Blue – One Wore Gray
Presented by Craig Schnieder
Civil War Jeopardy
Presented by Mark Nichols
Test your Civil War knowledge against your peers in this interactive Jeopardy game!

Legacy Estates – Theater
7200 Van Dorn
Use the lower parking on the west side, entrance is at the rear of the building.
