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Speakers & Unique Period Impressions
This list will be updated as additional individuals join our event .
We are still sending out invitations and receiving confirmations for 2014, so check back closer to Labor Day weekend for our final list.
We offer this list of living historians (below) who have participated in Civil War Days over the years so you get a feel for the type of talented living historians who typically grace our event.
Lamoni's Civil War Days is fortunate to present to the public extremely talented and accomplished individuals who specialize in various aspects of 19th Century American life. These "Living Historians" portray impressions that include ministers, musicians, artisans & trades people, educators, subject-matter experts & speakers, and actors & producers & directors. Each of them brings a special depth of knowledge, talent, and expertise that will entertain and enlighten you, and allows Civil War Days to present as complete a picture as possible of our ancestors' lives. They are who brings history alive.
Civil War Days is proud to say that many of these living historians return to Lamoni year after year.
Living Historians & Subject Matter Experts
Joe Billy, Rain Woman, and Windy Star Hides the Moon, American Indians & Living Historians
American Indian Family Camp – all weekend at the Encampment
These living historians participate in Civil War Days year after year, and they present an American Indian impression that is both true to traditional values and that honors and maintains those traditional values. Look for their magnificent teepee lakeside just outside of the Town Square at the encampment.
This Indian family – Joe Billy is mixed blood white & Ioway, Rain Woman is full-blooded Blackfoot & Inuit, and their lovely daughter, Windy Star Hides the Moon – resides in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Jean Warren, Speaker, Greedy War Profiteer, Force of Nature
"Historic Quilts of the 19th Century"– Saturday afternoon in the Community Center
(Previously presented "Historically Correct Cottons of the 1800s")
This presentation uses a mix of original quilt tops, original quilt blocks, and photographs of period quilts. It includes quilts from 1840 through 1900, but can be tailored to any specific period. This presentation will be one hour long but it can be from one to two hours in length, or it can be an interactive worship of two to four hours. In this presentation, I normally discuss the following: • Why study period quilts? • How quilting can be used in Living History • Pre-Civil War Quilts • Civil War Period Quilts – North and South • Soldier Comforts / Sanitary Commission Quilts • Post-Civil War Quilts • Crazy Quilts – 1890s Victorian.
I have presented this program numerous times, including to groups at the St. Louis Arch National Site, the Lexington Battlefield, MO State Historic Site, and the Mine Creek Battlefield Site (Kansas Historical Society.)
Jean Warren and her husband, Del, own James Country Mercantile in downtown Liberty, Missouri. It is one of the largest sutleries in existence, offering a full line of historically accurate goods, custom sewing, research, consultation, and associated services.
For more information, see their listing under "Sutlers" on this site and go to
James Country Mercantile
in Liberty, Missouri.
Jean's previous presentation "Historically Correct Cottons of the 1800s":
Using photographs, reference works, and numerous samples of reproduction fabrics, historian, Jean Warren, will educate us on the evolution of prints, designs, and colors appropriate to the 19th century and specifically to the era of the Civil War.
This one-hour program is designed to be hands-on and interactive. Discussion is encouraged and attendees are welcome to closely examine the numerous samples available. Jean will show how textiles changed from the beginning of the century through the Civil War and will also use reproduction feed-sack material of the 1930's to show what is not historically accurate for the 1800's.
This program has been presented to reenactors, museum groups and historical societies, including Friends of the Anderson House (Lexington State Historic Site, Missouri) and Genesee Country Village and Museum annual reenactment (Mumford, New York).
Lucky Butler, Irish Lady Sutler
Greedy War Profiteer, Antique Dealer, Seamstress – all weekend at the Encampment
(NOTE: this person brings some very rare, special items.)
Specializing in Antique period items, with lots of period glasses, military items, eating utensels, medical items, and womens things. Plus lots of pipes and Irish items! Just a small sutler working hard to help reenactors create the best impression that they can have. Hand made items like corsetts, purses, peticoats, chamises, and bloomers…and period drawers. I like to pay attention to the details, like buttons and the hand sewing on drawers. Also specialize in restoration of period parasols. If you don't see it, ask and I will find it for you.
Email Lucky (if that's her real name) at
irish.ladysutler@hotmail.com
George W. and Diane Bernheimer, Reenactors & Living Historians
US Sanitary Commission and Newspaper Correspondent – all weekend at the Encampment
George W and Diane Bernheimer have been involved in Civil War reenacting and living history presentations since 1995 and in Kansas Territorial living history presentations since 2004. George's Civil War portrayals include George Templeton Strong, New York lawyer and Treasurer of the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. Diane's portrayals include Mrs Catherine Dix, wife of General James A Dix, of the Women's Central Association of Relief. Together they portray Field Relief volunteers with the US Sanitary Commission. Their Territorial Kansas impressions include the portrayal of Reverend Thomas Johnson, founder of the Shawnee Indian Mission School and his wife, Sarah, and the combined portrayals of emigrants with the New England Emigrant Aid Society arriving in Kansas Territory with the spring party of 1855.
They are members of the 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry (Civil War) The Lecompton Reenactors (Territorial Kansas) and are listed with the Civil War Preservation Trust as Classroom Visitors. Their "first person" portrayals of the people of our history are presented individually and as part of the larger groups to schools, civic groups, Church groups, historical interest groups, and as part of living history programs at historical sites and other living history venues. Their web site is
www.lvnghstry.org
, their email is
lvnghstry@usa.com
, and their blog is found at
http://Lvnghstry.blogspot.com
Madison Butler, Fiddler & Singer
Music & Songs with Mark Ballantyne – Saturday afternoon in Central Park
Madison is a student from Indianola, Iowa who plays the fiddle and sings. Madison has been an avid history buff for all of her young life but first become interested in the Civil War era after attending Civil War Days a few years ago.
In her 21st Century life this talented young lady is active in orchestra, show choir, and chorus at her school.
Madison's performances at Civil War Days enjoy the accompaniment of her grandfather, Mark Ballantyne, a Lamoni resident.
Roy McClure, Period Tradesperson
Gourd Banjo Making – all weekend at the Encampment
Roy McClure from Independence Mo. born and raised in Western Kentucky, has been playing Banjo for more years then he can remember, loves the Old Timey songs and plays banjo in the Clawhammer style. Has been making gourd Banjos for two years, the body's are made from Canteen Gourds, with goat skin heads, hand made necks from hardwoods, Walnut ,Cherry, Mahogany , they are a fretless instrument, with Nygut strings, pattern after the early Banjos played during the War Between the States. Spoons are made from any type wood that looks interesting, finished with beeswax, that brings out the grain and color the of the wood. and are safe to use around food. Canteens are made from small gourds, that are cleaned and sealed inside with Beeswax, the gourd encircled by Cotton a strap, and held in place by a leather thong. Canteens of this type were used in the war, mostly by the Southern Forces.
Old Kentuckian Banjos, plant a seed, pick a banjo.
Deborah Kepple-Mamros, Historian & Educator
Baked Goods – all weekend at the Encampment
Deborah Kepple-Mamros is Assistant Professor of History at Graceland University, Lamoni, IA. She earned her BA in History and Political Science at Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA. She later received an MA in Later Medieval Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK and is currently completing her Ph.D dissertation in Early Modern Religious History also at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has previously taught at Millersville University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Washington & Jefferson College.
Mark Dorr, Period Tradesperson
Blacksmithing – all weekend at the Encampment
Mark Dorr is an experienced and accomplished living historian. He portrays a Blacksmith who has been blacksmithing for over 20 years. Mark and his family live in Leon, Iowa.
Mark first became interested in the trade through his interest in history, where he met a Blacksmith at a reenactment. He learned the trade and blacksmithed as a hobby for the next several years. His love for blacksmithing has taken him and his family all over the United States for demonstrations and trainings, and also allowed him to live and work in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Mark had the privilege of working in the Blacksmith Shop at Living History Farms in West Des Moines, Iowa for several years before starting his own business. Mark continues blacksmithing as a hobby as he pursues other business ventures, and currently lives in Leon with his wife, Tonia and children, Chris and Chloe. Mark was born and raised in North Central Iowa where he enjoys going back to demonstrate for special events, such as the Antique Power and Tractor Show in his hometown, Belmond, Iowa.
Betty Houf, Period Tradesperson
Period Crochet & Embroidery – Saturday morning in Central Park, at the Encampment Saturday & Sunday
Popular in America since the 1800's, crochet has resulted in the production of many decorative items such as edgings, bedspreads, tablecloths, afghans, doilies, and articles of apparel. Godey's
Lady Book
printed many crochet designs. The earliest work was done with fine cotton and silk thread, and through the years, wool and heavy yarns were used.
Betty Houf has been crocheting for over 50 years, and was introduced to historical reenactments about 10 years ago by attending a folklife festival in Missouri. She makes snoods, fingerless gloves, shawls, reticules, collars, and many other items. She has developed many original designs and does custom work as well.
Linda Graves, Period Spinner
Spinning – all weekend at the Encampment
Linda & Chuck Graves live and farm just outside of Osceola, Iowa. She is 1st generation American from Germany on her mother's side, 2nd on her father's.
"I became interested in spinning 7 years ago as it is a big part of my family history. My maternal grandmother spun her own dowry of linen textiles and that side of the family was woodworkers, particularly noted for their spinning wheels. My motivation was to continue the craft of spinning in my family. I have a collection of antique wheels."
Linda will spin wool at the reenactment and she will demonstrate the process from raw wool to the finished garment. She will also display antique linen fabric and some articles of clothing along with the tools necessary to create them. Her display will include flax, both in plant form and in the ready-to-spin state. Along with cotton and silk, she will display silk cocoons similar to those that pioneer women grew in the mid to late 1800's.
Linda is a state employee in the Clarke County Clerk of Court's office. She and Chuck have 2 children and 2 grandsons.
John & Anna Knapp, Period Musicians
Fiddle & Baritone Uke – Saturday morning-afternoon in Central Park
John and Anna Knapp grew up in Appanoose County. They met in Centerville high school and were married in June of 1946 shortly after John's discharge from the Navy. They moved to Ames and attended Iowa State University where John studied horticulture. John worked for Henry Field Seed and Nursery Co. for 18 years before establishing his own greenhouse business. After selling their greenhouse business, they purchased a pasture farm in Decatur Co. and moved their 100 head of Angus cattle on it.
John became interested in country music and returned to playing his fiddle. Anna learned a few chords on the baritone uke to accompany John's fiddling. They enjoy playing for senior groups and nursing homes.
Jeff & Betty Goris, Period Tradespeople
Tinsmithing & Rag Weaving – all weekend at the Encampment
This husband and wife team have been demonstrating at reenactments for years. Jeff uses period tools and techniques to work metal, and his tinware and copperware are available for purchase at the Encampment. Betty, in a seperate display, will demonstrate the art of rag weaving.
Virginia Wadsley, Period Tradesperson
Braided Rag Rugs – all weekend at the Encampment
Virginia Wadsley of Des Moines, will demonstrate rug braiding, weaving, and knotting techniques. Virginia learned rug braiding as a volunteer at the 1900 Farm at Living History Farms. Rag rugs were a popular form of home decoration during the Colonial and Settlement periods of American history. They not only had the practicality of recycling old clothes and blankets and creating home furnishings, but also were a creative outlet for the people who made them.
Bill Soetaert, Period Tradesperson
Broom Making – all weekend at the Encampment
Bill Soetaert is a broom maker that will demonstrate the making of period brooms. He has been making brooms since 1997 at different museums and festival all around the Kansas City Area. Dressed in period clothing, and standing next to his hand made push cart, he's one of the most photographed characters at most festivals. He does demonstrations from the 1500″s to the 1900's, with correct period clothing and tools. Come by and set a spell and watch hime work his magic.
Toni Soetaert, Period Tradesperson
Bobbin Lace Making & Childrens' Corner – all weekend at the Encampment
Toni graciously presents two activities: lacemaking and a Childrens' Corner. In the very popular, hands-on Children's Corner, young folks sit and make little birds out of calico that they can take home (for a mere 50 cents) and are perfect for a Christmas tree ornament. Toni Soetaert is also a lacemaker. Lacemaking is weaving in minature with threads wound around sticks called bobbins. Toni can demonstrate several types of lace making other than bobbin lace. She has been weaving lace since the spring of 2000 and has been teaching the art since 2001. Every period dress she wears showcases lace that she has made. Come on by and toss a few bobbins with her. Perhaps she can get you bitten with the lacing bug!
Darrel Draper, storyteller, actor, living historian
Reminiscences by George Drouillard, a Lewis & Clark Expedition member – in Central Park Saturday afternoon
Darrel Draper is the most requested performer on the Nebraska Humanities Council's Speakers Bureau. Darrel, a fifth generation Nebraskan, retired Navy Officer, and graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, uses his talents as a storyteller and actor to educate and entertain. He has performed for national and state government agencies, museums, schools, youth groups, festivals, and is a popular banquet and luncheon speaker. Darrel specializes in costumed portrayals of historical figures that played major roles in the events that shaped our state and nation. Having personally retraced thousands of miles of the Lewis and Clark Trail by canoe and on foot, Darrel is considered an expert on the history of the expedition. His George Drouillard reenactment has received standing ovations from coast to coast. Audience members themselves are invited onto the stage during the presentation to dramatize various episodes of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Darrel's connection to the Civil War? "My great-great-uncles fought in the Civil War in the 34th Iowa Infantry Regiment. They were discharged in St. Louis after the war and walked back to southeastern Nebraska. Both of them died in less than one year after the war."
He and his wife, JoAnne, live in Omaha. Darrel can be reached at (402) 553-8117 or
PeterSarpy@aol.com
Darrel Draper comes to us in part through a grant from the
Humanities Iowa Speakers' Bureau.
George Drouillard: Hunter, Interpreter, and Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark – Portrayed by Darrel Draper
Half-French and half-Shawnee Indian, he was the most valuable member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. When the two Captains needed someone who could shoot straight, talk to Indians who had never seen white men before, provide the 400 pounds of game needed each day, bring back a deserter, or stand his ground in the face of a wounded and raging grizzly bear, they almost always chose this amazing frontiersman. Adapted from the James Alexander Thom novel,
Sign-Talker
, this 45 minutes presentation, in full costume and French accent gives the audience a taste of Shawnee culture and spiritualism as you join Drouillard in the excitement of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
Helen Boertje, Tradesperson
Hertiage Rug Braiding – all weekend at the Encampment
Returning to Civil War Days this year, Helen Boertje, from Pella, Iowa, will demonstrate heritage rug braiding. Helen taught herself this New England style of rug braiding at age 15. She teaches classes and estimates that she has made at least 300 rugs, including many room size rugs. The craft of rug braiding was practiced by people of many nationalities. It helped to warm the floor and brighten the rooms of settlers as they moved west. The craft came to Iowa with the earliest settlers.
Subject Matter Experts from Previous Years
Esther Everett, Period Tradesperson
Corn Husk Chair Seats – all weekend at the Encampment
Esther Everett, from Oskaloosa, Iowa, was one of our favorite people and, we are most proud to say, was an enthusiastic supporter of Civil War Days. She demonstrated how early pioneers used cornhusks to make chair seats: before settlers had access to rush, they twisted corn husks into a rope-like material to create chair seats, and Esther showed us how they did it. Ester demonstrated her unusually engaging and educational craft at Living History Farms for 35+ years. You had to see this to believe it! We will always miss her and keep her in our hearts.
Robert A. Hamel, Educator, Thespian & Preacher, and Expert Crafter of Buildings that Burn
Period Church Service – 9:30 AM Sunday at the Battlefield
(NOTE: Bob has moved to California.)
Robert A. Hamel, formerly Assistant Professor of Theatre, Technical Director, and Shaw Center Director for
Graceland University
, is a descendant of at least one Civil War Veteran. He has grown up surrounded by community memories of the Civil War. His hometown is Carrollton, Illinois, boyhood home of Elijah Lovejoy, the abolitionist newspaper publisher who was killed by mob violence in Alton, Illinois where he published his influential newspaper. Always an avid history buff, Bob taught technical theatre at Graceland, where to no one's surprise, he delighted in historical period theatre, sets and props.
Bob contributed to Civil War Days in many different ways over the years. Bob portrayed one of the Talking Dead in our Cemetery Tour, contributed to the production of an authentic Civil War era reader's theatre, and lead the Sunday morning period church service for two years. He surpassed himself in 2009 when he crafted & constructed an ill-fated, highly-flammable southern farmhouse. We extend a special thanks to Bob for his creativity & leadership & contribution. You are missed.
Rebecca M. Foster, Educator & Thespian
Period Reader's Theatre
(NOTE: Becky moved to the West Coast.)
Becky contributed to Civil War Days in various ways over the years. She performed as a Talking Dead in our cemetery tours, orated ceaselessly on the virtues of something-or-other and then railed against the vices of something else, helped produce and then performed in an authentic Civil War era reader's theatre, and consulted on & constructed period attire. She is missed.
Rebecca M. Foster earned her BA in Theatre at Brigham Young University and an MFA in Directing from the University of Oregon. She joined the faculty of
in Lamoni, IA as Assistant Professor of Acting & Directing in Fall 2004 and left in 2009. Favorite roles include Dot/Marie in Sunday in the Park with George, Mrs. Alving in Ghosts and the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet. Favorite directing experiences include West Side Story, Little Women and The Secret Garden. In addition to extensive work with Shakespeare and Theatre for Young Audiences, Professor Foster has worked in several professional costume shops and is an SAFD-certified Actor Combatant.
Robert Szabo, Period Photographer
Period Photography including tintypes, ambrotypes, photographs from collodion glass negatives – all weekend at the Encampment
(NOTE: Bob has apparently returned to the Kansas City area from the East Coast)
"I am an authentic Civil War Period photographer. I do Ferrotypes (tintypes), ambrotypes and glass plate negatives using the 19th century collodion wet plate process. Ive been doing this for going on 11 years and have had one of my images on the cover of National Geographic in 2005. I will have a large skylight tent setup to do studio-type portraits of reenactors. I have an authentic setup and, therefore, I do not provide clothing for spectators to dress in.
I only take images of reenactors.
I do charge for this and prices will be on display and vary with the size of the image. The reenactors will be able to take the images home with them. I process them on the spot just as they did back then. It would be best for any reenactor wanting an image to come see me as early as possible and get their name on my schedule. I can get pretty busy at some events. My web site is
www.cwreenactors.com/collodion
Ben Ramirez, Preacher & Reenactor
Sunday Morning Church Service – 9:30 AM Sunday at the Encampment Town Square
Ben Ramirez has been a living historian since 2000. He is a member of the 15th Iowa Volunteer Infantry reenacting unit and regularly volunteers at the Iowa State Historical Society in Des Moines. He actively assists in the promotion of the Iowa Battle Flags Project, which is a years-long effort to conserve numerous Iowa Civil War battle flags. A traveling display of this project can be seen in the Lamoni Public Library before, during, and after the Labor Day weekend.
Much of Ben's original research & personal journey has been to follow the route of Iowa units during the Civil War and to make the modern public aware of what battles they fought in and what their final destinies were.
In modern life, Ben is Senior Master Sergeant Ben Ramirez and a member of the Iowa Air National Guard where he performs duties as a Training Superintendent. Ben is currently completing his licensing program as a lay-minister and serves protestant churches throughout central Iowa. Ben Ramirez will retire from the National Guard in 2011 and looks forward to pursuing his ministry fulltime.
Trio of Ph.Ds, Subject Matter Experts, Educators
"Civil War: The Missing Peace" – 1:00-2:30 PM Saturday in the Community Center
All participants are Ph.D Historians who have taught university courses on the Civil War. The Moderator, Dr. William Juhnke, is a retired professor of history from Graceland University. The keynote speaker¸ Dr. James Juhnke, has published a half dozen books on various aspects of American History, including the text,
The Missing Peace, The Search for Nonviolent Alternatives in American History
, which informs this particular session. The responder, Dr. Tom Morain, is former Director of Living History Farms as well as former Director of the Iowa State Historical Society. He is currentl;y Director of Government Relations at Graceland University. The session, which will include an open discussion component, promises to be interesting and provocative as it pursues the idea of a possible alternative Civil War history. Please check your guns at the door.
William Morris, Speaker
African-Americans in the 19th Century – 12:00-1:00 Saturday, August 30, 2008 in the Lamoni Community Center located in Central Park
William Morris is an active historian and, along with his brother, is the 3rd generation to practice law in the Morris & Morris Law Firm in Des Moines. His historical writings have been published individually ("In Defense of the Nation: Black Iowans at War, 1863-1991"), in anthologies (the "Military History" portion of
Outside In: African American History in Iowa
) published by the Iowa State Historical Society, and in articles in the Wall Street Journal and the Des Moines Register. He has lectured on Black History at the grout Museum and served as an Adjunct Professor in Iowa and in Florida teaching African-American History and National Terrorism Preparedness, respectively.
Mister Morris is a past Director and VP of the Fort Des Moines Black Officers Memorial and an Associate Member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. He attended the University of Iowa as both an undergraduate student (B.A. Political Science
cum laude
, History minor) and a graduate student (College of Law, J.D).
Mark Lyle & Company, Curers of Disease, Charlatans, Living Historians
Professor I.M. Savage's Medicine Show – in Central Park Saturday afternoon & in The Encampment Saturday evening
Joining Professor I.M. Savage in his Medicine Show is a rousing musical performer and the most Renowned Professor Gibson, Phrenologist.
Professor I. M. Savage will provide entertainment and a cure for almost any disease with his "Swamp Root Tonic." The Medicine Show will also feature a musical soloist and phrenology readings by renowned Professor Gibson. (Phrenology is the science of "reading" the brain based on the shape of a person's head, a popular practice in the 19th Century). The good professor and his associates can be seen at The Living History Farm in Des Moines on an occasional basis and when not fleeing from the authorities.
Mike Mumm & Pat Walke, Period Musicians, with Joe Nobiling, Fiddler & Caller
Period Dance & Musical Entertainment
Pat Walke & Mike Mumm are listed on the Performing Arts Touring Roster of the Iowa Arts Council and are primarily funded by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, which was procured through the auspices of the City of Lamoni.
Pat & Mike make Iowa's history come alive by playing the authentic old-time music that was played in Iowa during the 1800s. Their music is a collection of fiddle tunes from the barn dances, house parties and minstrel shows of Iowa's early settlement, as well as the songs and hymns sung in the homes of Iowa. Their music is American and Midwestern, with the main influences being from Northern Europe immigrants and from the music that came to Iowa with the settlers from the East and the South.
To add to their authenticity, Pat & Mike dress in period clothing. Mike's shirt is styled after those worn by the keelboat men on the Mississippi River from the early 1800s. His trousers are from a pattern that was used by the Union in the Civil War. Pat's dress is from an 1860s farmdress pattern, very common among the rural population of Iowa.
Pat & Mike sing, play autoharp, jaw harp, lumberjacks, mountain dulcimer and wash tub bass. They learned their music from their families and by researching Iowa's musical past.
Pat & Mike also offer Pioneer Folk Music for children in grades K-6 or for family entertainment where authentic music of the pioneers is desired.
Skywalker Payne, Writer, Poet, Performer
"Bury My Bones, But Keep My Words" First-person Stories of the Underground Railroad in Iowa
Skywalker Payne, B.A. in Storytelling from Metropolitan State College of Denver, is a member of the Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau and is partially funded by a grant from the Humanities Iowa and The National Endowment for the Humanities which was procured through the auspices of the Lamoni Public Library.
Skywalker Payne is a professional storyteller, reseacher, and writer. She and her husband, Brian, a comic artist and native of Iowa, have lived in Des Moines for six years. As Skywalker Storyteller, she has performed in Denver, Chicago, and throughout the state of Iowa at colleges, schools, community events, and for historical societies. She also performed at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
"Bury My Bones, But Remember My Words" is a dramatic telling, performance, and reading of stories, narratives, and events of the Underground Railroad which she researched and wrote. This performance presents the experience of slavery and the political, social, and economic foundations of that "ignoble institution." She tells stories of black abolitionists and slaves escaping to freedom, as well as shedding light on Iowa's significant participation in the Underground Railroad.
Ms. Payne can be contacted at
skystoryteller@blackplanet.com
Connie Koch and Kaytlin Vansteenburgh, Period Tradespeople
Hand Crochet and Basket Weaving – all weekend at the Encampment
Returning again to our event, Connie and Kaytlin are natives of Sedalia, Missouri…a Gramma' and Grandling' team who delight in demonstrating the art of crocheting tea-box drawstring purses and weaving small trinket treasure baskets. Connie learned to crochet from her mother, June, when she was 10 years old and is passing that skill onto her 11-year-old granddaughter, Kaytlin. Connie is the Director of the Whiteman Air Force Base Community Center in Mid-Missouri where she shares these interests with Air Force friends and families.
Chigger Bit Mess, Missouri Confederate Infantry Fighting East of the Mississippi
Campaigner Impression – lurking about all weekend at the Encampment
This group of "campaigners" has attended Civil War Days year after year conducting living history activities at the Encampment. They portray Missouri Confederate soldiers who were sent to fight east of the Mississippi. They carry no specific unit designation because their impression is intended to represent many units that served.
What makes this group of living historians unique is the depth of research and detail displayed in their Confederate impressions. Their goal is to provide us today with an experience that includes sight, sound, feel, taste, and manners of the Civil War era, thereby enhancing our knowledge of our ancestors' experience. This experience enriches what we know about our American heritage.
Their bivouac, or camp, will look like a confederate infantry "mess" on a military campaign. A "campaign" meant either actively pursuing or being pursued by enemy troops. It also meant impending hostile engagements with that enemy. Campaigners were tough men. Not only would they march 15-25 miles per day but they did this while carrying all their worldly possessions on their backs. These soldiers quickly became very self-sufficient and carried only what they needed to survive, discarding anything non-essential.
Starting with the initial material selection, all clothing, footwear, and equipment is extensively researched and specially reproduced to strict period standards – right down to the clothing fibers, buttons, buckles, thread, patterns and hand-stitching. When compared side by side, this clothing is intended to look and feel precisely the same as the original garments and equipment.
The group is drawn predominantly from the Kansas City area. Various members appear at local battlefields and historic sites, do volunteer work for the National Park Service Battlefield Parks, and conduct educational programs for school children. Many are regular performers in several historical movies. Their impression is so authentic that you are well-advised to guard your wallets, your daughters, and your chickens.
Bob Boots, Tradesperson
Rope Making and Wood Carving – all weekend at the Encampment
Bob Boots from Atlantic, Iowa, will demonstrate period rope making and wood carving. There is evidence that traces rope making as for back as 17,000 B.C.E. Bob often demonstrates his skills at the Living History Farms in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Hearts Touched With Fire
A presentation of Graceland University's Theatre department. Through story and song, this reader's theatre presentation explores the experiences and emotions of the men who enlisted to fight in the Civil War and the women they left behind.
Approximately 30 minutes in length.
John Page, Fiddler
Period Fiddle Music Throughout the Weekend (Regrettably John moved to the Pacific Northwest after the 2006 Event)
John Page switched from classical violinist to old-time fiddler in 2000 when he became the fiddler for the Butternut Boys, a central Kansas Confederate reenactors string band. He carries on the Butternut Boys' traditions of accurate period music and authentic style with tunes that were common on the Oregon Trail and the Kansas-Missouri border during the Civil War.
When not doing Civil War music, he has also been a backup fiddler and session musician for a variety of rock, Celtic, blues, jazz and folk groups in Kansas, Missouri, Florida, Nevada and Oregon. He is also available to play almost anything for weddings and other social occasions, and can be reached at
john@abundancecomm.com
Chad Elliott, Musician and Singer
Singing & Playing – Saturday morning-afternoon in Central Park and late afternoon at the Encampment
Chad Elliott is going to play banjo and sing in Central Park on Saturday after 10:30 AM. He may also play music with Lamoni's Mark Ballantyne. After the battle, listen for Chad in the Town Square in the Encampment on the Battlefield.
Chad has grandparents, aunt, uncle, cousin and son who live in Lamoni. Chad lives about 4 hours north of Lamoni in Spencer, Iowa.
An award-winning songwriter, Chad Elliott has performed for folk music audiences in the U.S. and Canada, and shared the stage with such great artists as Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III, Odetta, Dan Zanes, R.L. Burnside, The Nadas and Storyhill. Elliott's original songs stand out and have earned him accolades in the folk world over the past few years. Recently he was the winner of FolkAlley.com's Open Mic Finals. Also, one of his songs was chosen (out of 300,000 entries) as an award nominee for Top 20 New Folk Songs on Just Plain Folks.
Pam Anderson, Milliner & Seamstress
Hat Making & Period Clothing – all weekend at the Encampment
Pam Anderson is an experienced seamstress who has been successfully selling products for over 25 years. Her home based business has continually evolved with trends and sales opportunities. So when she moved to Nauvoo, Illinois two and a half years ago began producing a product line of clothing and head wear from the mid 1800's.
Tom Schalue, Tradesperson
Papermaking – all weekend at the Encampment
Tom Schalue lives in Johnson County, Missouri, where he learned the art of paper making from a member of his guild, Nancy Beam. Due to Nancy's untimely death, Tom continues to teach others the lost arts. He has found that there is a wide variety of fibers – such as cattails, a mixture of grasses, and straw – that can be used to make paper. Homemade paper makes unique cards, picture matting, and invitations. Depending on the need, it can also be made in many different sizes. Tom hails from Holden, Mo. and makes hand made paper the way it was done for centuries before modern times. He travels among reenactments and living history festivals and demonstrates his trade from his period 15′ x 15′ tent. He will have his fancy papers available for sale to the public.


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Princess Ingrid Alexandra Wears Her Heart Pendant Necklace
Photo: Jørgen Gomnæs / Det kongelige hoff
The royal jewels from Norway just keep coming this week! Today is Princess Ingrid Alexandra's twelfth birthday, and the Norwegian royal court released a new set of portraits for the occasion. In the pictures, the future queen wore a piece of heirloom jewelry that belongs to her: a pearl necklace with a diamond and ruby heart pendant.
The necklace was a christening gift to the princess from her grandmother, Queen Sonja. Sources have suggested that the necklace was originally a gift to Queen Sonja from her husband, King Harald, on the occasion of the christening of Ingrid Alexandra's father, Crown Prince Haakon. To my knowledge, though, the court has never clarified the precise provenance of the necklace. The piece has also been worn by Ingrid Alexandra's mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Ingrid Alexandra sometimes wears the diamond and ruby heart pendant on a simpler silver-toned chain, but for these portraits, she wore the pendant with the original pearl necklace. She also donned the necklace in one of the family portraits released to mark King Harald's Silver Jubilee: a special image featuring three generations of Norwegian monarchs, present and future.
Ingrid Alexandra often wears this important necklace for important occasions. Here's a picture of her from June 2010, when she wore the necklace on the night before the wedding of her godmother, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.

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> despite what my blog might imply..
But to prove our children did survive the school holidays & the beach is as beautiful as ever, I took a couple of pics with my new toy.
I am just as beautiful as your beach down there! LOL!
You should see some the of the photos that I took with my new toy!
A lot of learning is soooooooooooo needed!
Got lots of dead trees and blurred birds on Menindee Lakes! Oh yes at wonder scences that only I can see. Of course! Mmmmmm!
I was checking out Lusi's blog the other day.
She has a fantastic picture of her hubby and daughter on the rollercoaster.
I want to be able to take a picture like that!
As usual I am very green with envy on everyone's talent.
God just want's me to observe at this stage in my life and take in everyone's creative talent and appreciate this.
Yeah! I thought I best write a third comment on nothing in particular.
Good to see you are still around Ro - you have taken some great photos - tell me about your new toy.


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Q: ZF3 - EventManager and dispatch event in an older ZF2 application I change the layout in a dispatch listener, if the matched route starts with admin. Now I started a new project and want to use ZF3 components, but the event manager does have some changes and I get the following exception:

Uncaught TypeError: Argument 2 passed to Zend\EventManager\EventManager::attach() must be callable, none given

I don't know really how to handle this in ZF3. Here are my relevant source codes to change the layout in my ZF2 application:
Module.php
namespace Admin;

use Zend\EventManager\EventInterface;
use Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\BootstrapListenerInterface;

class Module implements BootstrapListenerInterface {

    public function onBootstrap(EventInterface $event) {
        $application = $event->getApplication();
        $eventManager = $application->getEventManager();
        $serviceManager = $application->getServiceManager();

        $eventManager->attach($serviceManager->get('Admin\Listener\Dispatch'));
    }

}

DispatchListener.php
namespace Admin\Listener;

use Zend\EventManager\AbstractListenerAggregate;
use Zend\EventManager\EventInterface;
use Zend\EventManager\EventManagerInterface;
use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;

class DispatchListener extends AbstractListenerAggregate {

    public function attach(EventManagerInterface $eventManager) {
        $this->listeners[] = $eventManager->attach(
            MvcEvent::EVENT_DISPATCH, array($this, 'onDispatch'), 100
        );
    }

    public function onDispatch(EventInterface $event) {
        $matchedRouteName = $event->getRouteMatch()->getMatchedRouteName();

        if (strpos($matchedRouteName, 'admin') === 0) {
            $event->getViewModel()->setTemplate('layout/admin');
        }
    }

}

A: zf3 is more focused on decoupling components, it seems aggregates has been removed to attach event see the api document
event manager
for short the attach message says
attach($eventName, callable $listener, $priority = 1) : callable

I hope since you are not specifying the eventName you are getting the error message
update:
see the link to migration guide from v2 to v3 for event manager
Removed functions

A: In ZF3 you can change your layout for your controller this easy way:
<?php
namespace YourCompanyModule;

use Zend\ModuleManager\ModuleManager;
use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;

class Module
{
    // The "init" method is called on application start-up and
    // allows to register an event listener.
    public function init(ModuleManager $manager)
    {
        // Get event manager.
        $eventManager = $manager->getEventManager();
        $sharedEventManager = $eventManager->getSharedManager();
        // Register the event listener method.
        $sharedEventManager->attach(__NAMESPACE__, 'dispatch',
                                    [$this, 'onDispatch'], 100);
    }

    // Event listener method.
    public function onDispatch(MvcEvent $event)
    {
        // Get controller to which the HTTP request was dispatched.
        $controller = $event->getTarget();
        // Get fully qualified class name of the controller.
        $controllerClass = get_class($controller);
        // Get module name of the controller.
        $moduleNamespace = substr($controllerClass, 0, strpos($controllerClass, '\\'));

        // Switch layout only for controllers belonging to our module.
        if ($moduleNamespace == __NAMESPACE__) {
            $viewModel = $event->getViewModel();
            $viewModel->setTemplate('layout/layout2');
        }
    }

    // ...
}

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Seneca Scout • March 11, 2013 • https://senecascout.svsd.net/news/2013/03/11/los-angeles-cecil-hotel-sued-over-corpse-found-in-water-tank/
Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel Sued Over Corpse Found In Water Tank
Melissa John, Staff Writer
A lawsuit was filed last Tuesday against the administrators of Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel after a 21-year-old woman's corpse was discovered inside a rooftop water tank.
Steven and Gloria Cott, former guests at the LA hotel, deemed their complaint a "class action" by stating that the lawsuit could apply to "all persons similarly situated" or any visitor of the hotel between February 1 and 19 this year.
Sgt. Rudy Lopez stated that the body of Elisa Lam, a Canadian tourist from Vancouver, British Columbia, was found in the Cecil Hotel's water tank by a maintenance worker on February 19 in response to guest complaints about low water pressure.
Elisa Lam checked into the hotel on January 26 and was last seen by hotel workers on January 31, 2013. This piece of information leads police and investigators to believe that Lam's decomposing body was in one of the hotel's four cisterns for roughly 19 days before being discovered.
The last known location of Lam was what a security camera caught on January 31. The video saw Lam walking into an elevator and then her head peering out of the opened elevator almost as if "she was hiding or looking for someone," according to CNN.
After the incident, the Los Angeles Public Health Department immediately performed tests on the hotel's water supply, but allowed the manager to remain opened to the public as long as they "provided water bottles and warned guests not to drink the tap water."
The test results came back earlier this week that showed "no harmful bacteria in the tank or the pipes" according to the director of environmental health, Angelo Bellomo.
Even after Lam's body was found and removed, guests continued to check into the Cecil. The only catch: all entering the hotel were required to sign a waiver upon arrival stating that the hotel would not be at fault if their guests became ill.
The hotel's release clearly stated, "You do so at your own risk and peril."
The Cotts are asking for a refund of the money spent on the two nights which they stayed in the hotel totaling $150 and also medical costs which totaled approximately $100.
The cause of death has yet to be determined for Elisa Lam, however, the Los Angeles robbery-homicide detectives are searching in depth on the case, for obvious reasons of the suspicion behind the findings.


Going back to normal life after your bankruptcy will take some time. Financial worries and considerations about the aftermath of the discharge could keep you from doing the things youa��ve been dreaming about.A�Getting a new house a�� is that a good idea? How long should you wait to buy a house after bankruptcy?
In the past, people were often forced to wait until the bankruptcy disappeared from their credit report in order to qualify for the purchase of a house. Today, things arena��t as difficult as they used to be.
The average waiting period today (as far as qualifying for a mortgage goes) has been reduced to two years following the bankruptcy discharge. Under certain circumstances, people have been known to qualify for the purchase even faster than that.
Federal Housing Authority (FHA) loans are the first option. The FHA loan is great for those who have very little upfront cash for the acquisition of a house. The credit score requirements arena��t highly restrictive (about 580 to 640 will do).
People who have completed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge may qualify for the FHA loan within two years from the discharge. For those who have opted for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the waiting period will be one year after the final payment of the plan has been made.
Veterana��s Affairs (VA) loans are the second possibility. As the name suggests, such house purchase loans are available to provide financial assistance to veterans. This loan allows for the purchase of property without a down payment. There is also no minimum credit score requirement.
Conventional, commercially-available mortgages are third and probably the most widespread financing option as far as a house purchase is concerned. The federal government doesna��t have anything to do with such loans, which means that financial institutions can set their individual terms and conditions.
The terms mentioned above apply to individuals who have gone through the bankruptcy process without a foreclosure. Whenever a bankruptcy and a foreclosure occur, things may become more complicated as far as a home purchase goes.
People who go through a foreclosure will typically have to pass through a longer waiting period before qualifying for a loan. Things are complicated further by the fact that the bankruptcy does hit onea��s credit score.
Unless you qualify for one of the federal loans, a commercial mortgage will be the only possibility. Unfortunately, it is the one that comes with the longest waiting period. These mortgages, however, are the most affordable ones, which is why the wait may be justified.
Examine the available options and if possible, work towards rebuilding your credit score. Not only will such a strategy help you qualify for a better loan, you will also have a bigger number of options to choose among. This way, you can pick the most affordable loan and get your life back on track after the bankruptcy. Experienced bankruptcy attorneys can work with you to prepare a better ground while filing so that it is easier to buy a house after bankruptcy.
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