2nd Quarter 2009
Vol. 3, No. 2
Richmond, Ky.
Will promote state's heritage
New Civil War Sites group organized

The Central Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trails Association has become a state-wide organization for the purpose of educating the public about the varied Civil War heritage of the Commonwealth.

The new organization, The Kentucky Civil War Sites Association, Inc., became effective July 2.

The change from a regional to all-Kentucky association has been in the process for several months, according to President Mary Kozak, and came at the suggestion of Roger Stapleton, military heritage director of the Kentucky Heritage Council.

Stapleton, she said, suggested that a state-wide group be formed to facilitate promotion of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, scheduled 2011-15. With the change, new bylaws and articles of incorporation have been approved.

The initial 10 members of the Central Kentucky Civil War HeritageTrails Association are the foundation for the new organization, which will be open to all Civil War battlefields and sites in Kentucky. The initial battlefields and sites members are Perryville, Richmond, Mill Springs, Munfordville, Tebbs Bend, Camp Nelson, Camp Wildcat, Fort Boonesborough-Winchester, Frankfort and Lexington.

Membership in the association is open to Civil War site anchors (major battlefields and sites), smaller developed sites and emerging sites. Kozak said annual membership for anchor locations is $250, $100 for smaller sites and $50 for emerging locations.

In addition to Kozak, who represents Camp Nelson, other officers are Secretary Betty J. Gorin (Tebbs Bend), Treasurer Gilbert Wilson (Mills Springs) and at-large members Paul Rominger (Richmond) and Tres Seymour (Munfordville). They also will serve as the initial directors of the association, which is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

Locations interested in membership should contact Kozak via e-mail at marykoz@aol.com or call 859-881-9126. According to Kentucky’s Department of Travel, there are some 58 Civil War battlefields and sites in the state.
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