PRESS RELEASE:
Contact: Mary Potter
Phone #: 816-797-4870
MPotterEducation@comcast.net
www.BlueSpringsHistory.org
Date: October 27, 2011
Who: Blue Springs Historical Society
What: Civil War Program by Gregg Higginbotham for the Civil War’s 150 year anniversary.
When: Sunday, November 6, 2011 – 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Masonic Hall, 308 S.W. Main Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015
This is a change in location.
Gregg Higginbotham a well-known local and national speaker on the Civil War will be at the Masonic Hall, 308 S.W. Main Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015, on Sunday, November 6th. The door will open at 1:30 pm with Gregg speaking from 2:00 – 3:00 pm. In 2011, this will be the third event the Blue Springs Historical Society has sponsored for the Civil War Sesquicentennial. The first was a program by Gregg Higginbotham. The second was the 3rd Annual Blue Springs Has Talent entertainment and meal. At the Talent Show, the performers played and sang Civil War songs. Barbara Hughes as Mary Lobb told about the impact of the War on her life.
Higginbotham is a member of the national and state of Missouri Committees on the 150 year Anniversary of the Civil War. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians, a member of The Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri. He is a past president of the Missouri Civil War Re-enactor Association and is employed by the Kansas City Metropolitan Library information network.
His topic will be the Civil War or for eastern Jackson County residents in 1860, the War Between the States. He will be available to answer questions about the Civil War after his speech.
There is no admission charge but the Blue Springs Historical Society would like a donation toward our budget. For more information contact: Mary Potter 816-797-4870 or MPotterEducation@comcast.net