The Friends of Civil War Alcatraz has been organized to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including but not limited to: To provide support to the National Park Service on Alcatraz Island, California.   Assist the National Park Service on Alcatraz Island with educating the general public concerning the Civil War Experience (circa 1861-1865) on Alcatraz Island and in Northern California.   Support the National Park Service on Alcatraz Island with living history programs.   Cooperate with the National Park Service on Alcatraz Island in accomplishing educational, interpretive, conservation, research, planning and park improvement projects.   Friends of Civil War Alcatraz P.O. Box 188712 Sacramento, CA 95818 CLICK HERE TO EMAIL     ANNOUNCEMENTS:   Next Board meeting to be on Alcatraz Island on Sunday October 26, 2008.  Annual meeting to elect officers, conduct business of Friends of Civil War Alcatraz, review recent activities and set schedule for 2009.   Work Day on Alcatraz; September 14th, 2008 has been set as Friends of Civil War Alcatraz.  Project is to clean, paint the Sally Port area plus paint the cannon and carriage.  Work party will be limited to 10 current members of Friends of Civil War Alcatraz.  Work party will go over on the employees boat to the island at 8:45 a.m..  If interested please email Brad Schall at dschall@starstream.net.   Schedule set for Living History Days on Alcatraz Island - 2008.  October 4, 2008. Participants will be limited to 150 people.  If interested please send email to event coordinator John Nevins scss1co@comcast.net.  This will be an expanded version of the very successful February 23rd Living History event.   Proposed Living History Dates for 2009: 2 Dates - First Saturday in April - April 4, 2009 First Saturday in October – October 3, 2009   Friends of Civil War Alcatraz to restore Citadel model that was vandalize.  Friends of Civil War Alcatraz under the direction of new Board member Gary Lee will have the Model restored and then securely sealed to prevent future vandalism.  This model is a visual aid that has been placed next to the Citadel entrance.     Click for more information about: 2008 West Coast Civil War Conference 2009 NCWA Winter Quarters Conference        You Are Visitor #

 

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