Bruce AllardiceModified: April 5, 2014

2025 Programs

 Jan. 23, 2025

 1:15 p.m.

 Weinger JCC, Northbrook

Hollywood's Civil War Movies

 February 15, 2025

 11:00 a.m.

 Salt Creek CWRT

"Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War

 Feb. 26, 2025

 9:30 a.m.

Prospect Heights Book Club

Baseball in the Wild West

 March 15, 2025

 TBD

Zion Genealogical Society

"Private Yankee Doodle:" Myths About George Washington's Army

 March 18, 2025

 TBD

Twin Cities CWRT

Baseball During the Civil War

 March 22, 2025

 2:00 p.m.

 Whiting Public Library

"Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War

 April 25 or 26, 2025

 TBA

 Baseball Hall of Fame,Cooperstown

Chicago's First Professional Baseball Club

 May 19, 2025

 1 p.m.

North Shore Senior Center

"Private Yankee Doodle:" Myths About George Washington's Army

 June 7, 2025

 2:00 p.m.

 Whiting Public Library

Baseball in the Wild West

 June 14, 2025?

 TBD

Scottish Festival

TBD

 Sept. 20, 2025

 2:00 p.m.

 Whiting Public Library

Robert the Bruce: The Real Braveheart

 TBD

 Noon

Rock Valley CWRT

 TBD

Presentations from Past Years

 Jan. 5, 2024

 7:00 p.m.

 Northern Illinois CWRT

Charles F. Gunther, Yankee Confederate

 Jan. 13

 11:00 a.m.

 Caledonian Retirement Center

Mary, Queen of Scots

 February 20

 6:45 p.m.

 Lincoln Davis CWRT

"Loose Lips": Military Secrecy and the Civil War

 March 10

 2:00 p.m.

 Northwest Indiana CWRT

Baseball During the Civil War

 March 16

 9:30 a.m.

 Lake County Genealogical and Historical Society, Zion-Benton Library

Lincoln as War Leader

 March 25

 7:00 p.m.

 Thornton Historical Society

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

 April 6

 10:00 a.m.

 South Suburban College Paralegal Class (zoom)

Sports Law

 April 19

 10:50 a.m.

 19th Century Baseball Conference, Cooperstown, NY

Major League Baseball Visits the Confederacy: The 1884 Richmond Virginias

 May 23

 7:00 p.m.

 South Suburban CWRT

"Loose Lips." Secrecy in the Civil War

 May 30

 7:00 p.m.

 Lake Villa Public Library in Lindenhurst

Baseball During the Civil War

 June 2

 Noon

 Blue Island Historical Society

Before the Chicago Cubs: When Baseball Came to Chicago

 June 13

 7:00 p.m.

Arlington Heights Historical Society

 Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

 June 15

 10:30 a.m.

 Lowell, IN Encampment

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals

 August 18

 7:00 p.m.

 Association of Lincoln Presenters

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals (zoom only)

 September 17

 7:00 p.m.

 SUV Custer Camp, Glenview

"Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War

 October 10

 7:00 p.m.

 McHenry County Genealogical Society at McHenry Co. College

Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor

 October 15

 1:15 p.m.

 Shir Tikvah, Homewood

Hollywood's Civil War Movies

 November 4

 1:00 p.m.

 North Shore Senior Center

"Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War

 November 12

 7:00 p.m.

 McHenry County CWRT

"Loose Lips:" Military Secrecy in the Civil War

Jan. 26, 2023

1:00 p.m.

McHenry County College (private event)

Chicagoland Fights the Civil War

Feb. 11

11:00 a.m.

Caledonian Retirement Center

Robert the Bruce in Myth and History

March 4

11:00 a.m.

Two Old Goats, Cedar Lake, IN

The Election of 1864

March 18

10:00 a.m.

Lake County Genealogical and Historical Societies, Zion Benton Library

Conscription and the Civil War

April 10

6:30 p.m.

McHenry County Historical Society, Willow Room of the Huntley Park District REC Center

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

April 14

Evening

Lincoln Death Day Association, Springfield

Lincoln and the Election of 1864

April 15

Morning

Illinois Sons of Union Veterans, Springfield

Lincoln as War Leader

May 16 (date changed)

7:00 p.m.

Des Moines CWRT

Civil War Generals: Poltroons, Patriots and Politicians

June 3

2:00 p.m.

River Forest Public Library

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

July 7

9:00 a.m.

SABR National Convention, Palmer House, Chicago

The Ultimate Tear-Down and Rebuild: The White Sox after the Scandal

Aug. 7

Noon

Rock Valley CWRT

The Election of 1864

Aug. 8

7:00 p.m.

McHenry County CWRT

Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate

Sept. 10

2:00 p.m.

Northwest Indiana CWRT, Crown Point Library

The Election of 1864

Sept. 26

7:00 p.m.

The Westerners, at Old Warsaw Inn

Character Actors in Wild West Movies

Oct. 4

7:00 p.m.

Kankakee Valley CWRT

"Loose Lips." Military Intelligence and the Civil War

 Oct. 6

 7:00 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

"Loose Lips." Military Intelligence and the Civil War

Jan. 3, 2022

Noon

Rock Valley CWRT

Lincoln as War Leader

Jan. 7

7:30

Northern Illinois CWRT

Baseball During the Civil War

May 7

11 a.m.

Caledonia Retirement Center

Scotland's Border Reivers: The Border Clans

June 3

7 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

Sherman's March to the Sea

July 12

7 p.m.

McHenry County CWRT

Mysteries of the CSS Hunley

July 20

6:30 p.m.

Harvard Diggins Library

Baseball Comes to the Windy City

July 28

7:00 p.m.

Brookfield Public Library

Baseball in the Wild West

July 30

10:00 a.m.

Daughters of Union Veterans, North Riverside Library

Lincoln as War Leader

Aug. 25

6:30 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

Sherman's March to the Sea

Sept. 20

6:45 p.m.

Lincoln Davis CWRT

Baseball During the Civil War Era

Oct. 14

7:30 p.m.

Chicago CWRT

Myths and Mysteries of the CSS Hunley

Nov. 19

11:00 a.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

The Election of 1864

Feb. 3, 2021

6:00 p.m.

Kankakee Valley CWRT

Infernal Machines

Mar. 1, 2021

3 CST (zoom)

Kenosha Civil War Museum

Baseball During the Civil War

Mar. 5, 2021

7:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

Could the Confederacy Have Won?

Mar. 23, 2021

TBD

Kenosha Civil War Museum

Baseball during the Civil War

Apr. 17, 2021

10:30 am CST (zoom)

Vintage Baseball Association Convention, Detroit

Baseball and the Civil War

May 11, 2021

7 p.m. (zoom) EST

Loudon County VA CWRT

Baseball and the Civil War

May 19, 2021

7 p.m. EST (zoom)

York PA CWRT

Baseball and the Civil War

June 8, 2021

7:00 p.m.

McHenry County CWRT

Poltroons, Patriots and Politicians: Civil War Generals

July 14, 2021

7 p.m. EST (zoom)

Congress of CWRTs

Baseball and the Civil War

July 20, 2021

6:45 p.m.

Lincoln Davis CWRT

Could the Confederacy have Won the War and Gained Its Independence?

July 22, 2021

6 p.m. CST (facebook live)

Central Louisiana CWRT

Baseball and the Civil War

Aug. 11, 2021

8:30 pm EST (zoom)

Civil War Talk.com

Confederate Colonels

Aug. 14, 2021

TBD (zoom)

Society of American Baseball Research (SABR)

Panel Discussion of the Black Sox Scandal

Sept. 14, 2021

7:30 pm EST (zoom)

SABR 19th Century Committee

Baseball in the Wild West

Sept. 17, 2021

7:30

Salt Creek CWRT

Lincoln as War Leader

Dec. 21, 2021

TBD

Will's Fifth Quarter Podcast

Interview on the Baseball Lockout

Jan. 20, 2020

6:00 p.m.

Custer Camp SUV

Conscription and the Civil War

Feb. 15, 2020

1-4:00 p.m.

Rothe SABR Chapter

Predictions for 2019 and 2020

Mar. 13, 2020

8:00 p.m.

Northern IL CWRT

Mysteries of the CSS Hunley

April 4, 2020

11:00 a.m.

Caledonia Retirement Center

Scotland's Forgotten Clans: The Border Reivers

April 6, 2020

7:00 p.m.

Two Old Goats, Cedar Lake, IN

Baseball Comes to the Windy City (postponed till 11/2)

April 18, 2020

11 a.m.

Vintage Baseball Convention, Detroit (zoom)

Civil War Baseball

June 9, 2020

7:00 p.m.

McHenry County CWRT

Poltroons, Patriots and Politicians: Civil War Generals

July 28, 2020

1:00 p.m.

Levy Center, Evanston

Movies of the Civil War

Aug. 27, 2020

7:00 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

"Mysteries of the CSS Hunley"

Nov. 2, 2020

7:00 p.m.

Two Old Goats, Cedar Lake, IN

Baseball Comes to the Windy City

Nov. 17, 2020

5:45 p.m.

Lincoln Davis CWRT

Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate

Nov. 18, 2020

7:00 p.m.

DuPage Genealogical Society

Scottish Immigration to the U.S.

Feb. 2, 2019

11:00 a.m.

Caledonia Retirement Center

Scotland's Monarchs

April 3, 2019

7:00 p.m.

Kankakee Valley CWRT

Charles F. Gunther: Mississippi River Confederate

April 6, 2019

11:00 a.m.

Caledonia Retirement Center

Scottish Migration to the U.S.

April 13, 2019

2:00 p.m.

Whiting Public Library

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

May 3, 2019

7:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

Damn the Torpedoes: Hi Tech Rebs and Their Infernal Machines

May 14, 2019

7:30 p.m.

McHenry County CWRT

Damn the Torpedoes: Hi Tech Rebs and Their Infernal Machines

May 27, 2019

11:00 a.m.

Glen Ellyn Foreign Legion Post

Memorial Day Talk

June 21, 2019

10:00 a.m.

North Shore Senior Center

The Black Sox Scandal

June 26, 2019

6:30 p.m.

SUV Sheridan Camp

Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate

June 27, 2019

2:00 p.m.

SABR National Convention

Panel Discussion of the Black Sox Scandal

Sept. 14, 2019

1:00 p.m.

SABR Meeting, Glen Ellyn Library

The Black Sox Scandal

Sept. 28, 2019

TBD

SABR Black Sox Symposium at the CHM

Panel Discussion of the Black Sox Scandal

Oct. 18, 2019

7:00 p.m.

Glenview Historical Society

Before the Chicago Cubs

Nov. 2, 2019

1-4 p.m.

Roth SABR Chapter

8 Myths Out: Black Sox

Dec. 20, 2019

8:00 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

Mysteries of the Hunley

Jan. 11-12, 2018

7:30 p.m.

Chicago and Milwaukee CWRTs

The Battle of Ezra Church

Feb. 2

7:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

Conscription and the Civil War

Feb. 19

1:00 p.m.

North Shore Senior Center

"Private Yankee Doodle:" George Washington's army

Feb. 19

7:00 p.m.

Zion Genealogical Society

The Election of 1864

March 7

7:00 p.m.

Kankakee CWRT

Sherman's March to the Sea

March 24

1:00 p.m.

SABR Chicago Chapter

Baseball in the Wild West

May 16th

6:45 p.m.

Glen Ellyn Kiwanis

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

May 25th

1:00 p.m.

North Shore Senior Center

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

June 2

11:00 a.m.

Scottish Home

The History of Golf

July 10

7:30 p.m.

Mather Lifeways Evanston

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

Aug. 17

1:15 p.m.

Civil War Education Association Symposium at Spring Mill, IN

"Obnoxious to a Free People" Conscription and the Civil War

Aug. 23

7:00 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

The Election of 1864

Oct. 16

7:00 p.m.

Lincoln Davis CWRT

Sherman's March to the Sea

Nov. 10

1:00 p.m.

Ridge Historical Society

"Private Yankee Doodle:" George Washington's Army

Nov. 14

7:00 p.m.

Hamilton County IN CWRT

"Obnoxious to a Free People:" Conscription and the Civil War

Dec. 14

Noon

Kenosha Civil War Museum

Sherman's March to the Sea

Jan. 6, 2017

7:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

The Battle of Ezra Church

March 29

7 p.m.

Elmhurst Public Library

Finding Your Civil War Ancestor Online

May 3

6:30 p.m.

Kankakee Valley CWRT

Jeff Davis' Colonels

May 18

Noon

Sons of the American Revolution, Union League Club

George Washington's Army

Sept. 21

7:00 p.m.

Champaign CWRT

Sherman's March to the Sea

Sept. 26

7:00 p.m.

The Westerners

Baseball in the Wild West

Oct. 10

7:00 p.m.

Lake County Genealogical Society

Baseball and the Civil War

Oct. 20

8:00 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

Sherman's March to the Sea

Jan. 12, 2016

11:45 a.m.

Gail Borden (Elgin) Public Library

Baseball During the Civil War

Feb. 17

7:00 p.m.

Kirkland Historical Society

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

April 18

7:00 p.m.

Zion-Benton Genealogical Society

Conscription and the Civil War

May 14

Noon

Chicago Chapter SABR, Chicago Public Library Austin Branch

The Black Sox Throw the 1920 Pennant

June 14

TBD

McHenry County CWRT

Hollywood Movies and the Civil War

Oct. 16

2 p.m.

Presbyterian Home, Evanston

Lincoln as War Leader

Oct. 19

7 p.m.

DuPage Genealogical Society

Finding Your Civil War Ancestor Online

Nov. 15

7 p.m.

Orland Park Public Library

Genealogy from Civil War Records

Dec. 16

8 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

Chicagoland in the Civil War

Jan. 24, 2015

TBD

Midway Village, Rockford, Civil War Symposium

The Election of 1864

Feb. 6

7:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

Hollywood Movies and the Civil War

Feb. 7

1:30 p.m.

Oakbrook Library (Historic Fullersburg Foundation)

Baseball During the Civil War

Feb. 19

6:00 p.m.

Canal Corridor Association, Lockport

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals

Feb. 21

2 p.m.

Glen Ellyn Historical Society

Before the Chicago Cubs: Baseball Comes to the Windy City

March 11

7 p.m.

Homewood Historical Society

The Spread of Baseball in Early Chicago

April 9

7 p.m.

Grand Rapids CWRT

Baseball During the Civil War

April 13

7 p.m.

Manitowoc County CWRT

Ten Worst Civil War Generals

May 17

11 a.m.

Joliet Area Museum

Chicagoland Fights the Civil War

May 19

7 p.m.

Lincoln Davis CWRT

Hollywood Movies and the Civil War

May 21

2 p.m.

Pleasant View Community, Ottawa

Hollywood Movies and the Civil War

May 27

10 a.m.

Hinsdale Community House

The Election of 1864

June 26

6:00 p.m.

SABR Convention, Palmer House, Chicago

Pro Baseball Comes to Chicago

Aug. 2

TBD

Byron, IL Museum of History

Baseball During the Civil War

Aug. 27

7:00 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

The Election of 1864

Oct. 17

11:00 a.m.

Zion-Benton Public Library

Civil War and Military Genealogy

Jan. 17, 2014

8:00 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

Charles Gunther: Mississippi River Confederate

Jan. 18

Noon

Daughters of the Union in Naperville

The Civil War in the Movies

Feb. 8

Noon

Sycamore IL. Public Library

Civil War Genealogy

Feb. 13

7 p.m.

Lake County CWRT

Civil War Movies

Feb. 27

7:00 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

Panel Discussion on the Civil War

Mar. 7

7:30

Northern Illinois CWRT

The Election of 1864

March 20

7:00 p.m.

Champaign County CWRT

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals

Mar. 28-29

TBD

ISHS Conference

The Election of 1862

April 18

8:00 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

Panel Discussion on "Civil War 101"

May 22

7:00 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals

June 13

Noon

Civil War Museum, Kenosha

Baseball in the Civil War

June 28/29

TBD

Waff Symposium, Cincinnati

The Spread of Baseball in Early Chicago

July 21

6 p.m.

Sycamore Public Library

Baseball During the Civil War

Aug. 23

1 p.m.

Historic Fullersburg Foundation

The Election of 1864

Sept. 6

10:30 a.m.

Scots-American Society, Riverside

The Spread of Baseball in Early Chicago

Sept. 16

7 p.m.

Flagg Creek Historical Society

Baseball During the Civil War

Sept. 19

8:00 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

Ten Worst Civil War Generals

Dec. 13

1:00 p.m.

DUV, at the Indian Prarie Public Library

Charles Gunther, Mississippi River Confederate

Feb. 1, 2013

7:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

Chicagoland Fights the Civil War

Feb. 15

8:00 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

The Civil War in the Movies

Feb. 28

9:00 a.m.

Illinois State Historical Symposium, Springfield

Panel Discussion on the 29th U.S.C.T.

Mar. 28

7:30 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

Baseball and the Civil War

Apr. 23

Noon

South Suburban College

Jackie Robinson Symposium

Apr. 23

7:00 p.m.

Worth Park District Museum

The Civil War in the South Suburbs

May 29

10 a.m.

Arlington Heights

Memorial Day Program

June 8

TBD

MHEG Symposium in Arthur

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals

July 14

TBD

Will County Historical Society

Early Baseball in Will County

July 20

1:30 p.m.

Oakbrook Public Library

The Civil War in the Movies

Aug. 9

7:00 p.m.

Bradley Public Library

Lincoln as War Leader

Sept. 28

7:00 p.m.

Blue Island Preservation Group

The Civil War in the South Suburbs

Oct. 5

10:30 a.m.

Scots-American Society in Riverside

Scots in the Civil War

Nov. 6

7:00 p.m.

Kankakee Valley CWRT

Lincoln as War Leader

Nov. 10

11:00 a.m.

Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago

Veterans Day

Jan. 11, 2012

7:30 p.m.

Homewood Library

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals

Jan. 21

TBD

Midway Village, Rockford

The Ten Worst Civil War Generals

Feb. 21

7 p.m.

South Holland Historical Society

Lincoln as War Leader

March 3

TBD

Symposium, at Thornton Tp. Office

Chicagoland Fights the Civil War

March 11

2 p.m.

Wilmette Public Library

Civil War Film Discussion

March 22

7 p.m.

South Suburban CWRT

Chicagoland Fights the Civil War

June 14

7 p.m.

Niles Public Library

Chicagoland Fights the Civil War

June 29

11 a.m.

Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) National Convention in Minneapolis, MN

The Spread of Baseball in the South prior to 1870

Sept. 8

10:15 a.m.

South Suburban Historical & Genealogical Society

The Civil War in the South Suburbs

Oct. 9

7 p.m.

Blue Island Public Library

Charles F. Gunther

Oct. 13

10:30

Mechlin DAR at Ridge Historical Society

The Ten Worst Generals of the Civil War

Nov. 10

1:30

Oakbrook Public Library

The Ten Worst Generals of the Civil War

Dec. 1

1 p.m.

Chicago Public Library, Eisenhower Branch

Baseball in the Civil War

March 19, 2011

Noon

IL SDUV

The Election of 1864

April 15

8 p.m.

Salt Creek CWRT

The Draft

May 25 7:30 DuPage Co. Historical Center Civil War Baseball
June 7 7 p.m. Blue Island Library Ten Worst Civil War Generals
Sept. 8 7:30 Milwaukee CWRT Civil War Baseball
Sept. 9 7:30 Chicago CWRT Civil War Baseball
Sept. 10 TBD Kenosha CW Museum Symposium Ten Worst Civil War Generals

Oct. 29

TBD

Chicago History Museum

Lincoln as a War Leader

Nov. 5

TBD

Downers Grove Library

Conscription and the Civil War

April 18, 2010 TBD Kankakee Valley CWRT Symposium Civil War Baseball
June 12 7:30 Knoxville (TN) CWRT The Draft
Nov. 15 7:00 Lincoln-Davis CWRT Civil War Baseball
Dec. 17 7:00 Champaign Co. CWRT Civil War Baseball

Feb. 6, 2009

7:30 p.m.

Northern Illinois CWRT

"Researching, Docmenting, and Publishing on Civil War Topics"

Feb. 12 7 p.m. Milwaukee CWRT "Lincoln as War Leader"
Feb. 13 7 p.m. The CWRT of Chicago "Lincoln as War Leader"
April 2 TBD Lincoln Bicentennial Coalition, Glen Ellyn, IL Lincoln as War Leader
April 15 7:30 p.m. The New Orleans CWRT Jeff Davis's Colonels

April 16

7:30 p.m.

Austin CWRT

Jeff Davis's Colonels

May 5 12 p.m. The Union League Club "Lincoln as President"
May 28 7:30 p.m. South Suburban CWRT, Frankfort, IL Lincoln as War Leader
June 13 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Arthur, Illinois, Civil War symposium Pemberton and Vicksburg

Sept. 5

Noon

Abraham Lincoln Bookstore

Virtual Book Signing

Oct. 7 7:30 Kankakee CWRT The Draft

June 7, 2008

TBD

Deep Delta Symposium, Hammond, LA

"John C. Pemberton"

Oct. 4 TBD Seminary Ridge Symposium, Gettysburg Lee's Colonels at Antietam

Nov. 9

11 a.m.

Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago

Veteran's Day Address

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