PAN TALK: MONEY MATTERS OF THE CIVIL WAR

Abe Lincoln's Legacy: Money Matters of the Civil War™

Two non-profit educational organizations collaborate on their inaugural time travel program. Program finds compelling intersections between US Civil War History and Coins and Currency of today.

The Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) and Forest Glen Commonwealth, Inc. (both 501(c)(3) not for profit organizations) are presenting a new, special, free public program suitable for all ages as part of PAN's HALLOWEEN WEEKEND COIN SHOW.

   

Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
Time: 11 A.M. – NOON
Location: Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Blvd, Monroeville PA

This special Living History Program couples an established Abe Lincoln Interpreter with Co-Authors of the recently released book, Minting, Printing & Counterfeiting in the Civil War.

According to Mr. McBride, Secretary of PAN and himself a highly-regarded living history interpreter representing statesman Benjamin Franklin,

Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists is in its 40th Year of hosting Coin Exhibitions, Sales and Lectures in support of the hobby with special educational segments and free family-friendly activities planned for Saturday Afternoon's PANKidZone.

ABOUT THE PAN COIN SHOW EVENT:

• Dates: October 28, 29 and 30, 2021
• Expected participation by Vendors*: over 150
• Expected number of attendees:* 1,500
• PAN Show website: https://pancoins.org/

*estimates based on safely lifting COVID related event restrictions.

Selected Money Matters of the Civil War Tales with Abe Lincoln will include:

• 1861-1864: Lincoln appeals to Loyal Women from the steps of the US Treasury Building---Homefront Sanitary Fairs Raise Money
• 1862, 63, 64: Lincoln Authorizes 3 new U.S. Branch Mints in the West to make up for shortages of small change
• 1862: Legal Tender Act - Lincoln authorizes US Greenbacks as legal tender to pay for the war - Greenbacks open the door for Treasury Girls
• 1865: Secret Service – Curtails Rampant Counterfeiting

The selected family-friendly programs will be presented in FOUR segments of about 15-minutes each for a total of 1-hour. The programs will be filmed and there will be an opportunity for questions and answers.

About No Small Change Programs:
Developed for educational purposes by founders of the Forest Glen Commonwealth, Inc. (501c3 non-profit) to make American History more accessible, entertaining and relevant to people of all ages. Free public programs have been presented in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Programs have been held for Coin Clubs, Local History Clubs, Archaeology Clubs, Book Stores, the B&O Roundhouse (Martinsburg WV) and at Public Libraries.

DENNIS BOGGS AS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Dennis Boggs (Lexington, KY) presents an enlightening, informative, and educational look at the life of the 16th President as it might have been told by Abraham Lincoln himself. From Lincoln's birth in the wilderness of Kentucky to his early years in Indiana and Illinois... from storekeeper to self-taught lawyer and politician... through his years as President during the Civil War and his death at the hands of an assassin in Ford's Theater.

Boggs has researched countless books and papers and has diligently designed a presentation that encompasses fifty-six years of Abraham Lincoln's life.

Boggs will collaborate with Lank and Rush to produce an engaging discussion of the Money Matters with which Abraham Lincoln was personally involved from 1861-1865.

RICK LANK, STORYTELLER, AUTHOR AND LOVER OF U.S. HISTORY
Truth is stranger than fiction – and so there is nothing like digging deep into legends and stories that are rooted in historical events, but have been either forgotten or embellished with the passage of time... With that in mind, Lank has delved into several stories that have roots in the US Civil War period, but which have either taken on legendary status (such as the CSA Treasure Train and tireless tales of Confederate Gold) or have been largely forgotten by the public (such as how our paper money – Greenbacks – got its start because of the War and how women started making in-roads in federal civil services due to the War).

Lank first crafted the title and theme of Money, Mayhem & Might: How the Civil War changed our Money (and How Money changed the War) just before the Pandemic struck and Coin Shows were cancelled everywhere. He and his partner Becky Rush created Talisman & Coiner and expanded the stories and as of now there are three titles in the Money, Mayhem & Might Saga, with more to come.

Lank and Rush have been invited to give two presentations in October on the Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) – with one topic being more on Abe Lincoln's Legacy: Money Matters of the Civil War and the other being Sumptuous Southern Stories of Missing Confederate Money.

REBECCA RUSH, STORYTELLER, CO-PRESENTER AND LOVER OF WOMEN'S ROLES IN U.S. HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
Rush (Hagerstown, MD) is an inactive CPA who is keenly interested in US Monetary History and non-military roles played by women during the Civil War. Of the women who were some of the first employees of the U.S. Treasury, known as the Treasury Girls, some, who were war-widows were personally recommended by President Lincoln. Women organizing in hometowns who were inspired by President Lincoln to provide clothing/blankets/food directly for soldiers, also raised millions of dollars for the Union troops through elaborate Sanitary FAIRS. Rush is an advisory board member of the Women's Relief Corp, a federally chartered organization formed to honor the sacrifices of families and the memories of Union Soldiers of the Civil War.

Rebecca (Becky) Rush writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
PAN 2021 SPRING SHOW A BLOCKBUSTER (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n20a10.html)
OCTOBER 2021 PAN SHOW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n42a12.html)

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