The Wayne County Civil War Roundtable will offer a free program on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wooster branch of the Wayne County Public Library. Lincoln presenter Gerald (Jerry) Payn will present a PowerPoint program on the eventful second half of 1863, including the three-day battle of Gettysburg, the surrender of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, and the November dedication of a new Soldiers National Cemetery, at which President Lincoln was asked to give “a few appropriate remarks” and delivered the most compelling 262 words in the history of American oratory: the Gettysburg Address.
Payn has presented programs as President Lincoln for more than 20 years, sometimes logging as many as 100 engagements a year, and has coordinated the Wayne County Civil War Roundtable programs since 2011. He is a retired school teacher who earned his bachelor’s degree from the Ohio State University and a master’s from the University of Akron. He and his wife Marilyn (a Mary Lincoln presenter) live in Wooster.
With only 40 percent of Wayne County residents fully vaccinated against Covid-19, attendance at this event will be limited to 50 to allow seating to be spaced, and face masks and advance registration will be required. To register, call the library at 330.804.4666, or email ref-staff@wcpl.info.
The Wayne County Civil War Roundtable would like to thank its members, the Wayne County Public Library, R.W. Gasbarre & Associates Surveyors, Ed and Penny Gasbarre, and John Spaziani for their sponsorship.
