sherppa
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Post by sherppa on Dec 28, 2009 17:30:08 GMT -5
Perhaps this is the wrong place for this but, I am seeking input as to worthwhile organizations to join.
I have narrowed it down to the following, CBHMA, Friends of the LBH and Little Big Horn Associates.
Your thoughts would be appreciated. sherppa.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2009 18:30:50 GMT -5
Sherppa,
The LBHA and the CBHMA are excellent. I joined both of them a couple of years ago (2004 for the CBHMA... I think... and 2005 for the LBHA). The CBHMA publishes a quarterly newsletter called "The Battlefield Dispatch," as well as an annual journal called Greasy Grass.
The LBHA publishes a newsletter ten months of the year and an annual journal called the Research Review. (They used to publish it twice a year, but because of budget constraints just went to one a year starting in 2010. The Research Review-- I think-- is outstanding and several of us are trying to get them to re-think their decision. The problem both organizations are having is more than financial; there is a paucity of writers. That's a more serious problem.)
I do not know much about "Friends" or even if it is a "joinable" organization like the others.
The CAGB (Custer Association of Great Britain) is also excellent. Personally, I belong to that, as well. But the LBHA and the CBHMA are really very good. If you had to choose one over the other, I would go with the LBHA. Every year they hold a convention in a different place associated with Custer. (The CBHMA's is always in Montana because of its charter). With the LBHA, even-numbered years the convention is held east of the Mississippi River, odd-numbered years it is west of the river. Generally, people belong to both and there are some awfully good people involved in this whole thing. They are great fun to meet. This past June, for example, I met "Michaeln" (aka, Scout), Melani, and BC, and I had met earlier "keogh" and "rch," who are now great friends. Now I'm dyin' to meet "ConZ" and "lew."
Hope this helps.
Best wishes for a very happy new year, Fred.
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sherppa
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Post by sherppa on Dec 30, 2009 22:56:04 GMT -5
Very Cool, thank you fred, I think I will give both LBHA and CBHMA a year try.
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Post by missbacon on Feb 18, 2012 11:45:34 GMT -5
There is also the CMA, Custer Memorial Association, in New Rumley, Ohio. Dues are $11 a year. This is Custer's birthplace. He and his siblings and half/siblings grew up here (except for when Custer went to Monroe to be with his sister, Lydia and her husband). He went to a teacher's college in the area for a year and he taught school in the area before going to West Point.
The museum gets better and better. They celebrate Custer Days in early June and have a birthday dinner the first Saturday in December, with good entertainment and a Custer-themed auction.
Custer's birthplace does not exist anymore, but they have a pretty famous statue of him down there and a park where his birthplace used to be. There are still Custers living in the area. They have a page on Facebook, and you don't have to be a member of Facebook to see it.
I am sorry that I do not have the address. It just changed this past year, but it surely is on their Facebook page, or I'll post again with the address.
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Post by brvheart on Feb 18, 2012 11:50:36 GMT -5
I finally joined the LBHA a week or so ago, so I will see what it give me. So far I haven't heard anything.
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Post by missbacon on Feb 19, 2012 13:18:45 GMT -5
The Custer Memorial Association is easily googled on Facebook, and you don't need to be a member of Facebook to see the page. Their mailing address is: Custer Memorial Association, 41480 Rumley Road East, Jewett, OH 43986. Membership is $11 a year.
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Post by missbacon on Feb 19, 2012 13:23:08 GMT -5
Also there is a website for Rick Williams, said to be one of the best Custer impersonators who is very well schooled in the subject. His site is at: general-custer.com/ He played Custer in "Gods and Generals", has been the CMA's Custer (still is), and is Custer at one of the re-enactments in Hardin.
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Post by keogh on Feb 19, 2012 16:23:51 GMT -5
Also there is a website for Rick Williams, said to be one of the best Custer impersonators who is very well schooled in the subject. His site is at: general-custer.com/ He played Custer in "Gods and Generals", has been the CMA's Custer (still is), and is Custer at one of the re-enactments in Hardin. Thanks for the info Miss Bacon. I have been a guest speaker representing Myles Keogh at the CMA's annual birthday celebration for the General, who was represented by Steve Alexander. We were also joined on the podium by Lt. Charles DeRudio represented by Nicolo Scro and Mark Kellogg. We had a great time and were the guests of Leroy Van Horne, who I might add, has one of the largest personal Custer collections in his private museum, which is housed in his barn behind his 19th century house. I went to the link above for Rick's website. I would strongly suggest he consider getting rid of the suspenders and the cowboy hat if he wishes to improve his portrayal of the General. And also consider cutting his hair for the Hardin Reenactment. Otherwise his impression is not too bad. Again, thanks for the info. garryowen, keogh
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Post by missbacon on Feb 29, 2012 14:45:37 GMT -5
Keogh, I wish I had been at the event you describe. Did you speak as Keogh? Oh, I'd love to see that! That's something you don't see every day.
Mr. Van Horne is such a sweet gentleman. (I find that they all are down there.) I did not know he had a Custer collection, though. Thanks for the info. Now that the museum is going so well, perhaps he put some of it in there?
I was at the Custer birthday celebration in 2010. I don't think Rick Williams wore red suspenders then. He has a "contact" area on his website, I think. He would probably welcome your suggestions with open arms. He's a nice guy. And if your suggestions help him, all the better.
At that gathering in 2010, I saw Professor Foote there. He is one of the talking heads on a lot of History Channel shows, as well as Ken Burns' Civil War series. Sorry, I can't recall his first name (I want to say 'George'...) but he is immediately recognizeable. I think he was/is a professor at the U of Virginia. He has the gentle Southern accent and a wonderful wit.
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Post by brvheart on Feb 29, 2012 19:26:03 GMT -5
I received my package from LBHA and a message on my machine. It is interesting to note Keogh that Steve Alexander is wearing suspenders and a similar hat on the cover of his book. Kind of makes me wish I wasn't so far south now as I will miss all this fun stuff up north.
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Post by Melani on Mar 15, 2012 0:04:00 GMT -5
As well as the fine organization that is responsible for this message board, I would highly recommend Friends of the Little Bighorn Battlefield. www.friendslittlebighorn.com/ They are the official cooperating association for the National Park Service, and everything they do directly benefits the battlefield in some way. They publish a small newsletter, and have provided funding for such things as waysides, webcams, the Sitting Bull exhibit, and a recent archeological dig down by the river. They have also published the first issue of a journal called Ghostherder, the Indian name for the rangers who raised and lowered the flag each day--they thought it was to signal the ghosts when to come out. But the best part is that if you are a member and can get out there during the anniversary, you can spend two days as a trail guide, babbling interminably to tourists who will make you feel like a genius and a scholar. They also have a great barbeque (Indian tacos the last couple of years), and some kind of special event for the volunteers--usually a visit to some restricted area where the public is not allowed. We have seen the archives and hiked in Deep Ravine, and up from Keogh through Horseholder's Ravine and over Calhoun. Can't beat that!
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