You are cordially invited to join the Friends of Civil War Alcatraz. We are a
new organization created to help the National Park Service to promote the civil
war era on Alcatraz Island. Our Mission Statement and Purpose is: "To provide
support to the National Park Service in educating the general public on the
Civil War experience 1861 – 1865 on Alcatraz Island".
As a member you will be a part of the effort to tell the story of the island
prior to the prison years. Our group will cooperate with the National Park
Service on Alcatraz Island in accomplishing educational, interpretive,
conservation, research, planning and park improvements; including living history
programs.
To date much has been accomplished. On a visit to Alcatraz, visitors now walk
through the Sally Port, and see how the Island was defended from intruders.
Also, they will view the guard house with displays of civil war era items given
to the park service by our organization. There is so much more to do! Therefore,
we are having a membership drive to help the park service tell the story of the
military years of the island as well as the prison years. We feel that both are
equally important.
Please fill out the membership application and mail it to the address given
to become a part of a growing new and exciting group.
The primary benefit of membership in the Friends of Civil
War Alcatraz (FOCWA), an IRC Section 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, is
the knowledge that you have joined something far greater than a historical
group, you have taken on the responsibility to honor the men who served our
nation, and secondly, you are now a steward in helping to preserve the
legacy of this historic place.
