Meeting Notes

All,

Just some quick notes from the meeting last night. The Corporal Ballots will be sent out here shortly. Please get them back to me ASAP, so we can decide on the last open position for this year. We voted on which 150th Antietam Event we’ll be participating in and the winner is:

150th Anniversary of Antietam (Max Effort Event)
September 8-9, 2012
www.marylandmymaryland.org
The event will be held about 1 mile from South Mountain, and privately owned property, and is sponsored by the Washington County Visitors Bureau, Central Maryland Heritage League, Britney's Hope Foundation and in coordination with the 150th Maryland Campaign Committee. The registration fee is $20.00 per person and the DEADLINE for registration is March 31, 2012. You can register online, or by mail. If you want me to collect I will need the money by the March 15th meeting. We have tabled to see what Battalion (Army of the Ohio or Birney’s) to fall in with for the weekend.

Here is a list of who has paid me dues for this year (2012):
1.) Matt Terry (Family)
2.) Ray Slattery
3.) Andy Augustynovich
4.) Scott Butler
5.) Tom Simich

If I have missed you please let me know, and I will correct my mistake. That is all I have, I would like to thank Chris Smith for gracing us with his presence last night :-D and I look forwarding to seeing everyone at the next meeting on Thursday, March 15th same bat time and same bat place.

Respectfully,
Brian S. Herchek
Chairman, 5th Ohio

Newsletter

Keep an eye out in your email, because hot off the press is the current edition of the "Battle Eagle" which is the official Newsletter of the 5th Ohio. Take care.

Respectfully,
Brian

Wood splitting at Hale Farm

Wood Cutting Party - June 2, 2012 - 9 am

As we did last year, volunteers are neede to help split firewood for this year's Hale Farm Civil War reenactment. We ran two splitters last year and were able to stack enough wood for the entire event in around two to three hours. Hale Farm will also be providing lunch! Bring your work gloves!!

Let's give the oxen team a good set of Civil War names

A team of 4-year-old milking shorthorn oxen moved from Maine to Hale Farm and Village in January. The oxen will make their public debut at the annual Maple Sugar Festival presented by Bob Evans Restaurants on March 17, 18, 24, and 25, 2012.

After enjoying a pancake breakfast, guests will discover the ancient process of maple sugar production, a tradition in the Cuyahoga Valley that began with American Indians before the time of Jonathan Hale. Other event activities include exploring maple sugar production methods in the Sugar Camp, building a log cabin, making maple candy, and enjoying Hale Farm and Village craft and trade demonstrations, including glassblowing, blacksmithing, pottery, and spinning and weaving. One admission buys breakfast, courtesy of Bob Evans Restaurants, and all activities.

The milking shorthorn oxen are a historic breed originating from England. They will serve two very significant roles for Hale Farm and Village. They will demonstrate to the guests the early farming practices of the 19th century, and they will accomplish the needed tasks of tending a farm. The team will be used much like they would have been in the 1800s, plowing and harrowing fields, pulling carts for daily chores such as collecting maple syrup or transporting water, and hauling supplies like firewood for cooking and hay for feeding livestock.

Visitors to Hale Farm and Village are invited to help name the new oxen. Historically appropriate names can be submitted via the Hale Farm and Village Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/halefarm) or in person at the Maple Sugar Festival. The names will be announced April 1, 2012, on Facebook and on the Hale Farm and Village website. The person who suggests the chosen names will receive a one year family membership and will be invited to return to Hale Farm and Village to have their picture taken with the ox team.

The Maple Sugar Festival is two weekends, March 17-18, and 24-25, 2012 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Pancakes are served until 3:00 pm. No reservations are necessary. Admission is $15 adults; $10 Children
(age 3-12); $5 WRHS Members. Group discounts are available. Discount coupons are available in Bob Evans Restaurants. Maple Sugar programs are available for school children March 19-23, 2012. For more information call 330-666-3711 or visit http://www.halefarm.org/.