Participation Type
Music
Session Title
Session 3.15 Performance
Presentation #1 Title
An Exploration of Music and Messages from the Civil War
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
The Appalachian region was the geographical heart of the Civil War. During the war, music played an important role on both sides, issuing marching orders, inspiring patriotism, reinforce home ties, and boosting morale. In the midst of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this multimedia presentation honors women nurses by performing period music using folk instruments whose creation dates back to the same time and place. An unrecorded aspect of the Appalachian region’s Civil War history is the important role of women who served as nurses. Their efforts emphasized proper nutrition, a clean environment, compassionate treatment, and transformed military health care. Of the several thousand nurses who contributed during the war, 30 were Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, who served in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Founded in 1852, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati is an apostolic Catholic community of women religious who carry out the gospel of Jesus Christ through service and prayer in the world. The sisters kept invaluable journals, which will be shared during this presentation. Framed by traditional music, the journal entries reveal first-person accounts, allowing participants to ponder the Sisters ongoing influence in present-day Appalachia.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
John Trokan DMin is Associate Professor of Religious studies at the College of Mount St. Joseph. He is a member of the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimer Club, and teaches a course on Appalachian Culture and Spirituality.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Sherry Cook Stanforth PhD. is the Creative Writing Vision Program Director at Thomas More College and co-editor of Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel. She teaches fiction, poetry, environmental and ethnic literatures and folklore.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #3
Nancy Trokan DNP is Assistant Professor of Nursing at The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She is a member of the Hills of Kentucky Dulcimer Club.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #4
Jim and Nan Cook are members of the Cincinnati Dulcimer Society. They participates in outreach programs to promote Appalachian culture and its music in schools, libraries and public spaces.
An Exploration of Music and Messages from the Civil War
Smith Hall 154
The Appalachian region was the geographical heart of the Civil War. During the war, music played an important role on both sides, issuing marching orders, inspiring patriotism, reinforce home ties, and boosting morale. In the midst of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this multimedia presentation honors women nurses by performing period music using folk instruments whose creation dates back to the same time and place. An unrecorded aspect of the Appalachian region’s Civil War history is the important role of women who served as nurses. Their efforts emphasized proper nutrition, a clean environment, compassionate treatment, and transformed military health care. Of the several thousand nurses who contributed during the war, 30 were Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, who served in Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Founded in 1852, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati is an apostolic Catholic community of women religious who carry out the gospel of Jesus Christ through service and prayer in the world. The sisters kept invaluable journals, which will be shared during this presentation. Framed by traditional music, the journal entries reveal first-person accounts, allowing participants to ponder the Sisters ongoing influence in present-day Appalachia.
