Springtime

Trees bud out and flower; the grass turns green again. Flowers everywhere abound. Birds chirp and nest

with new-found energy. The whole world is alive.

The Monument this spring is also alive with new-found life as an “art treasure.” Outside, new ADA access

along with tall, handsome lights setting off the Memorial Room and the 125-foot column. The trees are

blooming pale pink blossoms and our grass is green with flower beds soon to be planted.

Inside all is new: new air conditioning and heating; new lighting and security systems; new cabinetry and

new computers – one for public use. The Monument has been fully rehabilitated with cleaned floors and

with re-coloration which vividly brings back the colored marble which originally was there. Colored floor

ornamentation makes that which was maudlin, now magnificent.

Be part of this rejuvenation. Visit and see what the preservation world is talking about! Rejoin the Monu-

ment Support Group! Participate in our grand celebration. Attend the official re-opening on Saturday, June

5 at 11:00 a.m. Join us for lunch at the Old Stone Church. Hear renowned Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer

deliver the lunchtime address!

I hope to see you there.

OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS

May 30—Memorial Day at the

Monument—Special Program at

12:00 Noon.

June 4—Reception

Grand Re-Opening Weekend at

the Monument

June 5—Grand Re-Opening

Events and Luncheon.

July 2—Cleveland Orchestra

Concert—Join us at the

Monument for an early Fourth of

July Civil War Style .

September 11—Descendant’s

Day / Monument Commission

& Support Group Annual Meet-

ings— Come share your

ancestor's story with us.

(Remember its also Patriot’s

Day)

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

M r . N e i l E v a n s

April 2010 Volume VIII, No. 1

On behalf of the Cuyahoga County

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Commission & Support Group

You are cordially invited

to join us as

we observe

M E M O R I A L D A Y

SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010 with a special program beginning at

12 o’clock Noon

Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument

Public Square

T o h o n o r t h o s e w h o h a v e d i e d i n s e r v i c e t o o u r c o u n t r y

w i t h a s p e c i a l t r i b u t e t o a l l o u r F a l l e n H e r o e s

Descendants of Civil War veterans always welcome!

For further information call the Monument

at (216) 621-3710 or the Showcase at (216) 621-3746.

A Newsletter of the

Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument

Mothers' Day Proclamation:

Julia Ward Howe, Boston, 1870

Mother's Day was originally started after the Civil War, as a protest to the carnage of that war, by women who had lost their sons.

“Bivouac of the Dead”

By Theodore O’ Hara

The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat

The soldier’s last tattoo;

No more on Life’s parade shall meet

That brave and fallen few.

On fame’s eternal camping ground

Their silent tents so spread,

And glory guards, with solemn round

The bivouac of the dead.

Grand Re-Opening Reception

Cuyahoga County

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument 3 Public Square

Downtown Cleveland

Friday, June 4, 2010

5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Support Group for the Cuyahoga County

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument invites you to

a special celebration marking the grand

re-opening of the

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.

Be one of the first to view the $2 million

renovations to this renowned Monument.

Guided tours of the interior of the refurbished

Monument by the architects, the contractors

and the artists will be conducted every

half hour throughout the evening.

Before and after your tour, enjoy hor d’oeuvres,

wine and beverages, plus live entertainment.

$30.00/person • Limited tickets available.

To secure your ticket,

call 216.621.3746 or visit:

www.soldiersandsailors.com

Deadline for reservations is

Friday, May 21, 2010.

Grand Re-Opening

Reception

Reservation

Name: ____________________________

Address: __________________________

City: _____________________________

State/Zip: _________________________

Phone: ___________________________

E-mail: ___________________________

Please reserve _____ tickets at $30/person

Total enclosed _______

To register by phone, call 216-621-3746

Deadline for reservations is

May 21, 2010.

Make checks payable to:

Soldiers’ and Sailors’

Monument Support Group

Mail checks to:

Neil Evans

3230 South Green Road

Beachwood, Ohio 44122-4049

www.soldiersandsailors.com

Grand Re-Opening Ceremony

11:00 a.m. • Saturday, June 5, 2010

Cuyahoga County

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

3 Public Square, Downtown Cleveland

Invited Guest:

The Honorable Ted Strickland

Governor, State of Ohio

Music • Color • Pageantry

Grand Re-Opening Luncheon

1:00 p.m. • Saturday, June 5, 2010

Old Stone Church

91 Public Square, Downtown Cleveland

Guest Speaker:

Harold Holzer, Co-Chair,

United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

Harold Holzer is one of the country’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the American Civil War Era. A prolific writer and lecturer, he is co-chair of the United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

Mr. Holzer has authored, co-authored and edited 34 books. His book Lincoln At Cooper Union: The Speech That Made Abraham Lincoln President won a 2005 Lincoln Prize, the most prestigious award in the field. He has five times won the Barondess Award of the Civil War Round Table of New York

Mr. Holzer currently serves as Senior Vice President for External Affairs at New York’s Metro-politan Museum of Art.

President Bush awarded him the National Humanities Medal in March 2008.

Grand Re-Opening

Luncheon

Reservation

Name: ____________________________

Address: __________________________

City: _____________________________

State/Zip: _________________________

Phone: ___________________________

E-mail: ___________________________

Please reserve _____ tickets at $35/person

Total enclosed _______

To register by phone, call 216-621-3746

Deadline for reservations is

May 26, 2010.

Make checks payable to:

Soldiers’ and Sailors’

Monument Support Group

Mail checks to:

Neil Evans

3230 South Green Road

Beachwood, Ohio 44122-4049

www.soldiersandsailors.com

Cuyahoga County

Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument

Monument Showcase 200 Public Square 2nd Floor Atrium

(216) 621-3746

9:00 AM—4:00 PM Monday thru Friday

County Archives Rhodes House

2905 Franklin Blvd Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Neil Evans (216) 698-3294 Tim Daley (216) 698-2461 tdaley@cuyahogacounty.us

Visit us on our website at

www.soldiersandsailors.com

Allen & Janis Abel Margaret Aldrich – Baumholtz American Endowment Foundation Frank Anderson Lois Applegate Christopher Axelrod Maynard & Betty Bauer Max Bechtel Carolyn Berry Jack Bialosky, Sr. Bicknell Fund Jean Bowers Gabe & Susan Brachna Francis Brennan Ken Callahan Kevin & Shannon Callahan John & Janice Campbell Bill Carran Jr. Rita Carroll Robert & Meldia Childers Joe Cimperman Cleveland Civil War Roundtable Cleveland Council #36 R&S Masons Cleveland Lodge #781 F&AM Cleveland Grays Armory Leland Codding James Conway Tim & Mary Louise Daley Randy & Laurene Daley Michelle Day Edythe Dean John Deeming Jimmy Dimora Terry Donner William & Deborah Doty Bud Doyle

Neil Evans Tom Fabek Jim Fell Gary Fishman Allen Ford John Franklin Jr. Tom Frye Ralph Gilbert Sharon Glaser Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society Ed Grosel Edward Gurewitz Mike & Marti Hardy Barbara Hawkins Jack Hemminger Robert Hexter John Hildebrandt Kate Howley Lee Howley Scott Hutcherson Herb Jacobs Stanley Jaffe Jennie Jesek Jay Kaufman Kent Civil War Roundtable William King N. Herschal & Maxine Koblenz Rob Kochis William Koeckert George Kosicki Brian & Carole Kowell Theresa Kuehn Bob Lange Paul LaRue Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust

Lou & Natalie Levar Frank Likely Paul Lincolnhol Richard Livingston David Mack David Macko Francis Macuga Sharon Mader Helen & Patrick Malloy Jeff Marshall Diane Mather Mel & Elaine Maurer Robert McCreery William Memmer Harry & Helen Mercer Andrea Minton Art Moore John & Helen Moore Al & Linda Murr Marshall Nurenberg Terry & Mary Anne O’Brien One Hundred and Third OVI John & Mary O’Neil Joel Otis Dick & Judy Parke Claude Pitman Michael Polensek Ted Prasse Fred Previts Sr. Tom & Debbie Putnam Walter Rekstis IV William Richardson William Rohlke Michael Salkind & Carol Gill Norma Savin Ann Schofield

Douglas Schofield III Seventh Regt. OVI Dwight Shingledecker Albert & Helen Smith Sons of Union Veterans Camp 142 Bill Stark David & Sally Stashower Ben Stefanski Bill Stewart Wendell & Leslie Strunk Tom & Sandra Sullivan Alex Taylor II Linda Tilgner Joe & Judy Tirpak Robert Trigg Gilbert True William & Irene Tyler Perrin Verzi VFW Post 3345 Carolyn Vigneulle Rick Vigneulle William & Susan Vodrey George Vourlojianis John Walter Joseph & Sandra Wanosik Robert Wetherbee Chris Whipple Meredith Williams Marjorie Wilson Ernest & Helen Wilson Carl Withers Martin Woodworth Nancy Yahraus Jerry Young Kenny Yuko

List of 2009 Members

The Woodland Cemetery Foundation’s Annual Living History Tour 2010

will be held on Sunday, June 27, 2010 beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Consider this your opportunity to investigate important historical aspects of Cleveland and Woodland Cemetery.