Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia
Oct.
Balloons and the Civil War in Virginia
Time travel to the American Civil War and learn how an emerging technology was used by both the Union and Confederate forces for aerial reconnaissance.
Follow the technological evolution and effects of ballooning during the Civil War. This presentation features maps, drawings and photographs from the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days’ Battles, the Union Army's attempt to capture Richmond, Va.
October 27, 2009 - 7:45 p.m. at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond, Virginia.
Visitors welcome!
Speaker Mike Boehme: Mike currently serves as Executive Director of the Virginia Aviation Museum a division of the Science Museum of Virginia and was the Executive Director of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society from 1998-2006. He served as a pilot in the Air Force and has attended many management schools. He is involved in many school and civic groups in the Richmond area.