Reminders of Home-Civil War Camp Newspapers from the Ellington Historical Society Archives

Found within the archives of the Ellington Historical Society, a series of newspapers self-published by Civil War soldiers tell fascinating stories of everyday life of the Union solider. Partnering with the New England Civil War Museum, our historians will present notable excerpts, advertisements, and even jokes from the newspapers - The overall theme of which illustrates the desire of Civil War citizen soldiers to bring a sense of normalcy to their lives, far from home