About FOCWA

Alcatraz was dedicated as a National Park in 1972 because of its military history as a Civil War fort and later as a military prison.

The Friends of Civil War Alcatraz was founded in 2002 as a non-profit organization to support the National Park Service in interpreting the 70 year military history of Alcatraz.

To date we have: maintained the existing cannon and carriage; performed cannon drills for the public; provided volunteers to interpret the Civil War history of the island; organized Living History events on the island; raised funds to donate to the Park Service for uniforms and items for interpretation; given presentations to the island's interpretive staff about the island's military history.

Our volunteers meet people from all over the world who are interested in knowing the early and formative years of the Island's history.

Committees

Activities Committee	Co-Chairmen Brad Schall and Steve Johnson
Facebook	Jeff Vaillant
Memorial Day	Steve Johnson
Newsletter	Steve Johnson
Living History	John Nevins
Website	Steve Johnson, Constance Smith, Gary Hormel

Administrative Committee	Chairman Brad Schall
	Constance Smith, Greg Tracy, Steve Johnson, Jeffrey Vaillant
Awards Committee	Chairman Gary Hormel
	Greg Tracy, Phil Blake, Constance Smith
By-laws Committee	Chairman Jeffrey Vaillant
	John Fitzpatrick
Financial Committee	Co-Chairmen Brad Schall and Greg Tracy
Audit Committee	John Fitzpatrick, Owen Stiles and Don Wilt
History Committee	Chairman Brad Schall
Interpreter Activities	Co-Chairmen Steve Johnson and Constance Smith
	Gary Hormel, Brad Schall, Greg Tracy
Living History Day Committee	Chairman John Nevins
	Steve Johnson, Constance Smith, Frank Avila, Brad Schall and Jeff Vaillant
Membership	Chairman Evelyn Mars
	Chuck Gardali
Speakers Bureau Committee	Chairman Steve Johnson
	Brad Schall, Constance Smith