“Our Mess” drawing by William Cox – 1864
The Friends and Descendants of Johnson’s Island Civil War Prison is the nonprofit organization responsible for preserving and maintaining the site of a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp on a small island in Lake Erie. We care for the site itself (a National Historic Landmark) as well as a robust collection of historical documents and objects and the cultural materials produced during thirty years of professional archaeological excavations.
Saturday, April 6, 9am-3pm: American Battlefield Trust’s Park Day at Johnson’s Island
Saturday, May 4-5: Ohio Civil War Show in Mansfield
TBD: Pop-Up Museum (details to follow)
TBD: Site Tours
Click on the Event Calendar for more details about upcoming events.