The Garfield Camp would like to welcome Gary Porter to the camp. Gary’s great-great-grandfather, George Milton Rabbit, served as a private in the 1st West Virginia Light Artillery . He enlisted on August 30, 1862 and was honorably discharged on June 27, 1865. Welcome to the camp Gary!
Welcome to the Camp Gary Porter
February 25, 2015February Meeting
February 6, 2015The Garfield Camp will be meeting on February 21 at 10 am at the North Olmsted Public Library (27403 Lorain Road, North Olmsted).
Photos from Recent Events
January 24, 2015Here are some photos from recent events (special thanks to Judy Hritsko for the photographs):
On January 10 the Department of Ohio held its mid-winter meeting at the Hardin County Court House in Kenton.
Department Commander and Past Camp Commander Tim Graham is standing while Department Junior Vice-Commander and Camp Commander Pete Hritsko sits against the far wall.
Here are also a couple of photos from the Garfield Camp’s Annual Meeting in December.
Camp Commander Pete Hritsko was sworn in by Past National Commander-in-Chief and Past Garfield Camp Commander Ken Freshley:
Camp Commander Pete Hritsko presented Cindy Zerkowski, President of the National Women’s Relief Corps, a donation:
Welcome to our New Members!
December 16, 2014The Garfield Camp would like to welcome Kenneth Wilford, Lance Beebe, William Kennedy and Gilbert Sanow to the Camp!
Kenneth’s ancestor was Edward Soden, who served as a quartermaster sergeant in the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
Lance’s great-great-grandfather was Corporal Jacob H. Weis of Company I, 3rd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry.
William’s great-great-grandfather, Ebenezer Hillis Kennedy, served as a Captain in Company F of the 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
Gilbert had two great-great-grandfathers serve in the war. Private Daniel Sanders served in Company I of the 203rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and Private Jacob Cassatt II was with Company C of the 74th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
December Meeting
November 11, 2014The Garfield Camp will be meeting on December 13 at 10 am. The meeting will be at the Masonic Auditorium in Cleveland (3615 Euclid Ave.).
President Garfield Wreath Laying Ceremony
November 11, 2014On Saturday November 15 Lakeview Cemetery is holding a ceremony at President Garfield’s Memorial. The ceremony begins at 2:00 pm. For more information please visit http://www.webcemeteries.com/lakeviewcemetery/events.asp.
Photos from Recent Events
October 2, 2014Below are some photographs from recent Garfield Camp events. Special thanks to Pete Hritsko for the photographs.
Garfield Camp members at Lawnfield, July 2014
SUVCW National Officers at the 2014 National Encampment
Including Garfield Camp members Ken Freshley (Past National Commander-in-Chief)
and Pete Hritsko (National GAR Highway Officer)
Garfield Camp members at the Columbia Station
Blockhouse, September 13, 2014
Headstone Dedication for Private John Spencer,
LaGrange, September 27, 2014
(L-Bill Kennedy, Tim Graham, Ken Freshley, Pete Hritsko,
Jon Silvis, Alex Rankine, Rev. Jerome Lukachinsky)
Additional photographs of the dedication ceremony are available at http://www.ohionavalbrigade.org/gallery/index.php/.
Eagle Scout Award
June 25, 2014Congratulations to Samuel L. Darvas of Boy Scout Troop 178. He was presented a Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War Eagle Scout Certificate on June 8.
Samuel Darvas and Garfield Camp Member Gage Georgeff
Peninsula’s and Boston Township’s Memorial Day Parades
June 17, 2014Members of the Garfield Camp joined the A. C. Voris Camp to march in Peninsula’s and Boston Township’s Memorial Day Parades. Special thanks to Carol Huff and Judy Hritsko for the photographs!
Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War at Cedar Grove Cemetery’s Civil War Monument in Peninsula. Left to right-Paul Huff, Mark Britton, Karl Johnson, Jon Silvis, Dr. Frederick Marquinez, Samuel Elias, Peter Hritsko, Gage Georgeff and Tim Graham. The Monument was donated to Boston Township in 1889 by Civil War Veteran and Ohio Department Commander, Arthur L. Conger.
Welcome to our Newest Member, Gary Bailey!
March 9, 2014The Garfield Camp would like to welcome Gary Bailey to the camp. Gary’s great-great-grandfather, William W. Loveland, served as a private in Co. E of the 23rd New Jersey Infantry.
