Oct 30, 2014 For immediate release
Contacts:
Judy Cook, performer judy@judycook.net or 301-776-4314 Sheila Leary, University of Wisconsin Press smleary@wisc.edu or 608-444-0926 (cell) Or see contacts for individual events, below
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| Civil War Performances in Wisconsin, November 6–10
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Judy Cook, photo by Joseph Tecza |
| A renowned international performer with Wisconsin roots will bring the American Civil War era to life with songs, projected images, and excerpts from letters between a Wisconsin soldier and his wife, in a Wisconsin performance tour. A bundle of forgotten letters from a Wisconsin farm drew Cook into the Civil War experiences of her great-great grandparents, Gilbert and Esther Claflin. In 1863 Esther was running the family farm near Oconomowoc, while Gilbert was serving with the Thirty-Fourth Wisconsin Infantry garrisoned in western Kentucky along the Mississippi. Cook draws on the Claflin’s letters for her Civil War performances.
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Judy Cook, photo by Dennis Cook |
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“As I read these letters, I had a window into real lives during the Civil War. Their letters are full of day-to-day details for both a soldier in camp and his wife and children back home on the farm. They became utterly real to me 150 years later,” Cook recalls.
High-resolution photos are downloadable at
http://judycook.net/pr.php
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Three Madison/Middleton events- Thursday, Nov 6 2014 7pm “Civil War Hijinks” Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison More details Contact: kevin.hampton@dva.wisconsin.gov or 608-261-5409
- Friday, Nov 7 2014 2pm “One Man’s Civil War” Middleton Public Library, 7425 Hubbard Ave., Middleton More details Contact: Jim Ramsey jramsey@scls.lib.wi.us or 608-827-7423
- Saturday, Nov 8 2014 3pm “One Man’s Civil War” Sequoya Branch, Madison Public Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd, Madison More details Contact: Greg Drexler gdrexler@scls.lib.wi.us or 608-266-6385
Racine event- Saturday, Nov 8 2014 8:30am “On the Home Front” (Breakfast with the Author; ticketed event) Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., Racine, WI More details
Dousman events- Monday, Nov 10 2014 11:30am "Lunch and Learn: Civil War program" (ticketed event) Three Pillars Senior Communities, 410 N Main St. Dousman, WI More details
- Monday, Nov 10 2014 2:00pm (free event) Three Pillars Senior Communities, 410 N Main St. Dousman, WI More details
Kiel event- Monday Nov 10 2014 7pm “One Man’s Civil War” Kiel Public Library, 511 Third Street, Kiel More details Contact: Julia Davis jdavis@mcls.lib.wi.us or 920-894-7122
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Judy Cook’s performances (except for the Racine breakfast and the Dousman lunch events) are free events, funded by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and matching funds from the hosting libraries and museums. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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