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The Kent Civil War Society does not hold a regular meeting in August. A business meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. All members of the society are invited to attend. Plans for the upcoming year will be discussed.

In order for the Kent Civil War Society to survive and prosper, reinforcements are needed. Members are urged to consider taking an active role in the society's affairs and this meeting is a good place to start.

Speaking of participation - speakers will be needed in 2026. Have a particular topic you are interested in? Put together a presentation and share it with the society. It's a good way to focus your thoughts and spend your time on a something you are passionate about. Brian Conrad is scheduling speakers for 2026 now.

The meeting will be held in the Roy Smith Shelter at Fred Fuller Park
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A nice size crowd at our July meeting, reinforced by several guests, learned about the 50th anniversary reunion at Gettysburg in 1913. Author John L. Hopkins took us through the somewhat chaotic planning process and a four day reunion that the veterans appreciated in a much different way than the planners expected. John's book on the subject, The World Will Never See the Like: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913, is available from Savas Beaty, at www.savasbeatie.com.

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With the preservation fund standing at over $200, attendees at the meeting voted for donations to two preservation-related projects. $100 will be sent to the S.U.V Townsend Camp 108 (Frost, Ohio) to go towards their G.A.R. Hall preservation. And, $100 will go to the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust for Spotsylvania Battlefield land purchase. Checks will be in the mail soon.

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Good news - bad news. Good news - the Beacon Journal newspaper ran a notice for our July meeting in two different spots in the paper. Bad news - in one spot they got the date wrong. Worse news - we were told some people showed up to the meeting hall on that incorrect date. The society regrets that the error happened and the inconvenience it caused. We hope those affected came back on July 8 or will come back in the future. And we do appreciate the opportunity the Beacon Journal gives us to publicize our meetings. Mistakes happen and we look forward to continuing to work with them.

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For last minute information on the Kent Civil War Society meetings, call the society's meeting information hotline at (330) 474-9362 for a recorded message