Please note: Optional Dinner will start at 6:00 PM. The Lecture will start at 7:00 PM. To make dinner reservations, email CvilleCWRT@gmail.com and indicate your entree choice: beef, salmon or chicken. Dinner includes salad and dessert. Cost is $24 for members and $30 for non-members.

LECTURE TOPIC: "When You See This, Remember Me: Portrait Photography and the Civil War." In this talk Melissa Winn will examine and discuss portrait photography in 19th century America and the Civil War, highlighting emerging photographic trends and how evolving technologies shaped images that served as lasting expressions of identity, memory, and loss for soldiers and their families.

SPEAKER BIO:  Melissa A. Winn is a writer, editor, photographer, and collector of Civil War photographs. She’s a member of the Professional Photographers Association, Authors Guild, and the Center for Civil War Photography. She’s also an avid runner and triathlete.