Stephen Sherry gave a presentation on the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry to about 50 Sons of Norway members at their meeting in Racine, Wisconsin on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. The soldiers 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry were ethnically Norwegian, and known as the Norwegian ‘Bear Hunters’. The presentation was part of [ » ]
Stephen Sherry, Al Borland and Gary Van Kauwenbergh hosted a station covering small arms use in the Civil War at the Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Association’s School Day on May 17, 2018 in Milton, Wisconsin. About 2,000 students from the area schools attended. There were over two dozen stations covering [ » ]
Pards Stephen Sherry and Dan Christensen of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry ‘Norwegian Bear Hunters’ hosted a table at a recent Hands-on-History event at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha, WI. They displayed an assortment of military equipment and promoted the ACWSA.
The ACWSA was represented at the 2018 Civil War Museum Expo by Daniel Christiansen and Steve Sherry of the 15th Wisconsin. It was a good crowd and many people were interested. Hand brochures were handed out and many individuals expressed the interest in attending our skirmishes at Bristol this summer.
On Thursday, May 25th, 2017 Wayne Blatherwick and Steve Sherry of the 15th Wisconsin, provided information about firearms to several school groups attending the annual Field Day in Kenosha, WI.
Company K, 2nd Volunteer Infantry Associations School Day was held on May 19, 2017 in Milton, WI and the ACWSA hosted one of their 26 different stations. Stephen Sherry (15WI), Al Bortles (2WI), and Gary Van Kauwenbergh (2WI) manned a table covering Civil War Small Arms. A record attendance [ » ]
Stephen Sherry and Dan Christensen of the 15th Wisconsin ‘Bear Hunters’ hosted the ACWSA table at the 2017 Civil War Expo at the museum in Kenosha, WI on March 11, 2017. Visiting the table were Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. The Old Soldier Fiddlers also performed their ‘All Wisconsin’ show [ » ]
ACWSA members participated in a number of School Days in May. 2016. On May 20th in Milton, WI at the Milton octagon house, Stephen Sherry, Al Bortles, and Gary Van Kauwenbergh hosted a station on Civil War Weapons, talking to over 1,500 students. On May 17th in Schofield, WI, Dick [ » ]
Old Soldier Fiddlers performed at the Kenosha Civil War Museums Expo on Saturday, March 12, 2016, and the video of their performance is on YouTube at https://youtu.be/J32zYXIdqH0 The group mixes history with music and humor in a multimedia presentation. This year’s performance features the story of Bailey’s Dam during the Red River [ » ]
Pat Kaboskey, Gene Hass, Bill Osborne spent the morning of November 6th doing a live fire training/demo for high school cadets from St. John’s Military Academy. They all were able to shoot 5 different Civil War period weapons.