We have been invited by the B.A.R. NW Dept to attend an event at Ft. Laruens Ohio on July 11th and 12th. We are looking forward to working with the the B.A.R. for this and future events. Check out the event page at https://nwta.com/event/ft-laurens-b-a-r-nw/ for more information as it becomes available.
There will be two informal Meet and Greet sessions with the candidates for commander.
1) Saturday, May 23, 2015 Vincennes, IN: immediately following the evening dinner provided by the Vincennes committee, on the lawn of the visitor’s center.
2) Saturday, June 13, 2015, Perry Farm, Bourbonnais, IL: following evening colors and lasting for one hour, at the picnic tables under the Pavilion.
Candidates may also let additional opportunities be known.
Any additional questions regarding elections or candidacy should be forwarded to Jane Whiteside, Adjutant/Committee Chair at adjutant@nwta.com
The 2015 Election issue of the Courier has been mailed. Ballots have also been mailed to members. If you do not receive mailings within the next week, please contact the adjutant at adjutant@nwta.com
The 1st Dragoons have provided updated information on the Dollinger Farm Event. Check out the the event Page.
Registration information will be coming soon!
There are still open spots in the sewing workshops to be held on April 11/12. Send Hazel Dickfoss your deposit to hold your spot (info in e-news or PM us for contact info). Henry Cooke is the presenter for military coats, Hallie Larkin , 18th century stays and Stephanie Smith, the English Gown. There will also be a free fitting workshop on Friday the 10th for men’s clothing with Henry. If you don’t sew, we have volunteers that will sew for you, contact Hazel for details. If we don’t fill the workshop we will offer the remaining spots to non-members at a slightly higher cost.
We apologize for the website issues we have been having as of late. There was apparently a wordpress issue that caused our old theme to stop working. We went through and updated to a new theme and have updated the broken sections. If you come across any sections of the page that are not working correctly, please let me know at webmaster@nwta.com.
Please have your unit members register for the Ft. Laurens event, 11-12 July. You can register with Tom Pieper at this email;
Tom will need the following info;
Participant’s name
Participant’s unit
number of people for meals
Tentage being brought-number & type
Horses?
Artillery?
number of vehicles
Please also copy the Adjutant, Jane Whiteside on the email so we know how many NWTA members are attending.
The Vincennes event page was updated with the registration form for the dorm rooms. Please contact the Bob Sloman with the host unit at Robertsloman@aol.com if you have any questions.
The 1st Dragoons have provided the registration forms for the Dollinger Farm Event. You can find them linked below or on the event page. Hope to see everyone there!
Due to the weather moving into the area today, we have canceled the activities for today. We hope to see everyone at the Klash on the Kankakee.