VIRGINIA SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR COMMISSION
Final Report of Sesquicentennial Activities
Local Sesquicentennial Committees and Partner Organizations
I. Background information
Sesquicentennial committee or organization: _______________________________________________
Contact person: ______________________________________________________________________
Title: _______________________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________
Email: _______________________________________
Please provide names and titles of local sesquicentennial committee members, along with local government
resolution or other documentation creating the committee, if applicable.
II. Sesquicentennial Programs and Events
Please list events and programs held to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and emancipation,
including the following information:
a) Name of event, date, location, and brief description
b) Visitor attendance and feedback
c) Media coverage - include links to articles or copies, if applicable
d) Photographs of the event, if available
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III. Participation in CW150 Commission Programs
1. Did your locality or organization receive a Sesquicentennial Tourism Marketing Grant? If so, please list
the project, amount of award and match, and describe the outcome of the project.
2. Did your locality or organization host the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile? If so, please provide dates and
location of event.
3. Did your locality or organization host the gallery or panel exhibits, An American Turning Point: The
Civil War in Virginia? If so, please provide dates and visitor attendance.
4. Did your locality or organization host or participate in the document scanning program, Civil War 150
Legacy Project: Document Digitization and Access? If so, please provide information about the scanning
event, including dates, number of participants, etc.
IV. Success Stories and Lasting Impact
1. Numbers don't always convey the whole story, so help us tell your success stories. In your opinion, what
will be the lasting impact of the sesquicentennial in your area?
2. Battlefield preservation: Was your committee or organization involved in battlefield preservation efforts
during the sesquicentennial? If so, please describe, and include the name of the preservation organization
with which you worked (e.g., Civil War Trust)
Please submit final reports of local sesquicentennial activities by September 1, 2015. Information will be included in
the statewide final report and will be archived permanently with the Commission's records.
Cheryl Jackson, Executive Director
Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission
201 North 9th Street
General Assembly Building, 2nd floor
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 786-3591, ext. 276
cjackson@dls.virginia.gov
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