MONROE - The Bugles, Bayonets & Beyond Program will continue with a presentation on "The Civil War in Green County" by Al Stauffacher, a retired Monroe High School teacher and local historian, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Monroe Theatre Guild, 910 16th Ave.
The subject of the presentation is about social history, a relatively new field of study, and focuses on the lives of people on ordinary days. For the presentation, Stauffacher will discuss the ordinary days in Green County during the Civil War to paint a picture of Green County in the middle of the 19th century.
Stauffacher, a Monroe native, attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, earning both bachelor and master's degree. He returned to Monroe where he taught social studies for more than 40 years. With Tom Howe, Stauffacher wrote a short history of Monroe for the city's Sesquicentennial in 2008.
Stauffacher and wife, Ellyn, reside in New Glarus. They have two grown children, Ryan and Rebekah.
The program is a part of a series on the American Civil War, which will conclude June 6 with "Healing the Heart of Democracy: A Gathering of Spirits for the Common Good" by Parker J. Palmer, Carrie Newcomer, and Gary Walters at the Monroe Arts Center.
The Planning Committee for the series includes members of the Green County Historical Society, Monroe Theater Guild, Monroe Public Library, Monroe Arts Center, and others.
The committee has worked over the past two years to develop this commemorative program. Ron Spielman is chair of the committee.
The subject of the presentation is about social history, a relatively new field of study, and focuses on the lives of people on ordinary days. For the presentation, Stauffacher will discuss the ordinary days in Green County during the Civil War to paint a picture of Green County in the middle of the 19th century.
Stauffacher, a Monroe native, attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, earning both bachelor and master's degree. He returned to Monroe where he taught social studies for more than 40 years. With Tom Howe, Stauffacher wrote a short history of Monroe for the city's Sesquicentennial in 2008.
Stauffacher and wife, Ellyn, reside in New Glarus. They have two grown children, Ryan and Rebekah.
The program is a part of a series on the American Civil War, which will conclude June 6 with "Healing the Heart of Democracy: A Gathering of Spirits for the Common Good" by Parker J. Palmer, Carrie Newcomer, and Gary Walters at the Monroe Arts Center.
The Planning Committee for the series includes members of the Green County Historical Society, Monroe Theater Guild, Monroe Public Library, Monroe Arts Center, and others.
The committee has worked over the past two years to develop this commemorative program. Ron Spielman is chair of the committee.