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Plain City Historical Society will Commemorate Lincoln Funeral Train on Wednesday, April 29.

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To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s death and the passing of his funeral train through Plain City in 1865, the Plain City Historical Society will host a program at the former railroad station site between 8-9 pm on Wednesday, April 29 at 250 Maple Street in Plain City.

The ceremony will include bagpiper Drew Lear, local VFW and American Legion Honor Guard, as well as an address from retired Lt. General Charles E. Stenner. There will be a moment of silence at 8:45 pm (the time of the train’s arrival), followed by an Honor Guard rifle salute and the playing of “Taps” by trumpeter, Doug Weakley. To find out more, go HERE.

Prior to the funeral train ceremony, attend a Civil War music performance by Steve Ball at 7 pm at the Plain City Public Library, 305 West Main Street. Once the concert is done, you can walk from the Library to the Historical Society’s program on Maple Street.

Musician Steve Ball will perform American Civil War music on an authentic 1860’s guitar.

To learn more about Steve Ball, go HERE.

Several Activities Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s Death and Funeral Train Passing Through Plain City.

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On April 29, 1865, 150 years ago, the train carrying Abraham Lincoln’s body passed through Plain City (named Pleasant Valley at that time) between 8:45-9 pm. To commemorate this epic event, several programs will take place in Plain City, as well as around Ohio. Lincoln who died on April 15, 1865 was a much beloved president and it is estimated that one-third of the population of the United States witnessed the passing of the former president aboard his funeral train between April 21, when the train left Washington, and May 2, when it arrived in Springfield, Illinois for his burial.

A 2015 replica Lincoln Funeral Train has been made and will follow the same journey the original train took in 1865. To find out more about the 2015 Funeral Train and its route through Ohio, go HERE.

To find out more about the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train on Facebook, go HERE.

The Plain City Public Library and the Friends of the Plain City Public Library will host three events highlighting Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. For more information on the events, go HERE.

The Library’s three events are summarized below. All three events take place at the Library, 305 West Main Street, Plain City.

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On Thursday April 16 at 7 pm, Mr. Robert Brugler will present an educational look at the life of the beloved president. He will perform as Abraham Lincoln himself.

On Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 pm, there will be a Maker’s Workshop for Kids: Drums and Guitars. Music will be mixed with history in this workshop where kids will create a toy instrument and learn a song that was popular during the Civil War.

On Wednesday, April 29 at 7 pm, musician Steve Ball will perform American Civil War music on an authentic 1860’s guitar.

To learn more about Steve Ball, go HERE.

Immediately following the Steve Ball Civil War Concert at the Library, the Plain City Historical Society will host a program at the former railroad station site between 8-9 pm on Wednesday, April 29 at 250 Maple Street in Plain City. The ceremony will include bagpiper Drew Lear, local VFW and American Legion Honor Guard, as well as an address from retired Lt. General Charles E. Stenner. There will be a moment of silence at 8:45 pm (the time of the train’s arrival), followed by an Honor Guard rifle salute and the playing of “Taps” by trumpeter, Doug Weakley. To find out more, go HERE.

Check out the flyer below for information on all of the events in Plain City.

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Additionally, if you miss Robert Brugler portraying Abe Lincoln at the library, you can listen to another Lincoln historian on Tuesday, May 26 at the Plain City Historical Society’s monthly meeting at 7 pm at 111 West Main Street in Plain City.

On April 30 from noon to 1:30 pm, Scott Trostel, author of The Lincoln Funeral Train will speak at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus about his research on the Funeral Train. To learn more, go HERE.

2015 also marks the Civil War’s 150th Anniversary. A web site and Facebook page have been set up by the Ohio Historical Society to remind Ohioans of this important date and give information on upcoming lectures and events.

To visit the Ohio Civil War 150 web site, go HERE and to visit their Facebook page, go HERE.

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Union County Historical Society Events in October.

The Union County Historical Society has several upcoming events that sound very interesting. Joe and I both love history, especially local history, so we hope to make it to a couple of these dedications and perhaps the dinner.

The first event is planned for Saturday, October 15 at 11 am at the Jerome United Methodist Church located at 10531 Jerome Road in Jerome. There will be a dedication of an Ohio Historical Marker honoring the Jerome United Methodist Church and Co. E, 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry that formed in Jerome during the Civil War. A cannon unit of the Ohio 121st will be at the site demonstrating Civil War artillery.  If you have any questions about this event, you can contact John Woerner at jrustw@aol.com

Another dedication will be held on Friday, October 28 at 11 am at Winget Road in Union Township. This dedication will be for another Ohio Historical Marker honoring the Culbertson Covered Bridge and Reuben L. Partridge, nationally known builder of covered bridges, who was from Union County (Chuckery). To get to the site, take Route 4 south of Milford Center to Homer Road. Turn left on to Homer Road and then left on to Winget to reach the covered bridge. Signs for the covered bridge are also posted. For more information about this event, contact Steve and Mardy Handon Stolte at mdhanlon-stolte@columbus.rr.com

On Thursday, October 27, the Union County Historical Society will hold their annual dinner meeting and program at Der Dutchman. The meal will be an Amish-style dinner of roast beef, chicken, homemade bread, apple butter, salad, mashed potatoes, corn, drinks, and pie. The cost of the meal is $15 per person. Reservations can be sent to the Union County Historical Society, P. O. Box 303, Marysville, Ohio 43040. Get your reservations in by Friday, October 21.

At the dinner, the featured speaker will be Scott Trostel, who has written a number  of books about Ohio History. This year, Mr. Trostel will be talking about the Lincoln Inaugural Train and the 1861 journey of President-elect Abraham Lincoln from Springfield, Illinois to Washington D.C. where he was sworn in as the 16th President of the United States. Last year, Mr. Trostel spoke about the Lincoln Funeral Train. His books, The Lincoln Funeral Train, which Joe just got in the mail a few weeks ago and has been reading, and The Lincoln Inaugural Train will be on sale at the annual dinner. You do not need to be a member of the Historical Society to attend, but you must reserve your dinner seats. Contact Bob Parrott at rwparrott@embarqmail.com for more information.

Finally, the event that I think sounds the most tempting to attend is the Civil War Cemetery Tour on Saturday, October 22 at 1 pm in Oakdale Cemetery in Marysville. I love wandering around old cemeteries.

This tour will focus upon Civil War soldiers who are buried within the cemetery. Costumed tour guides will take guests throughout the cemetery, telling stories of the men and women who participated in the Civil War and who now rest at Oakdale. This tour honors the 150th Anniversary of the the start of the Civil War.

Following the tour, guests may visit the Union County Historical Society located at 246 West Sixth Street in Marysville to see displays about Union County’s involvement in the Civil War. Cider and donuts will be provided. There is no charge for this event. For questions, please contact Bo Johnstone at colivinghistory@hotmail.com

Come out and learn a bit about our local history. Don’t be surprised that you will have a lot of fun exploring the past.