Tallmadge Civil War Society

        

Winter in Ohio.

         For the second time in a month, Mrs. Leeway and I packed soda pop into our refrigerator in order to warm it up. The stuff normally sits in our garage from the time we bring it home from the grocery store until the supply in the fridge runs low.

Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg.

          This week, with the temperature hovering around 15 degrees and a cooling trend in the forecast, we have brought the extra sodas inside.

          In Ohio, we call this “winter.”

South Carolina memorial, near
Horseshoe Ridge at Chickamauga.

          The weather is an important consideration for the members of the Tallmadge Civil War Society, who next meet Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the Olde Town Hall on the Tallmadge Circle. The meeting, which is open to anyone and costs nothing to attend, begins at 7:30 p.m.

          Members of the TCWS will have a difficult choice on Tuesday. They’ll have to decide whether to brave the cold and travel to the meeting in order to listen and watch as your loyal blogger speaks about photography and the Civil War, then talks about producing better images at Civil War battlefields. The presentation will include lots of old and new photographs, all displayed via a slick, new projector purchased last month.

          Rather than brave the conditions, TCWS members can instead stay home and stay warm and watch some wretched re-runs on television. Using the theory that she has already heard the dissertation (your loyal blogger practices at home a lot), Mrs. Leeway might opt to stay home and enjoy our condo’s excellent heating system.

Small flag, left by a visitor, on Little Round Top area
of Gettysburg.

          The evening promises to be exciting for yours truly, but there is no way of knowing how anyone else will react. I hope they enjoy it.

          Thanks for reading.