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ARTIFACT PRESERVATION EVENT  4/1/2008
Association of records professionals to hold preservation workshop in Longview, Texas, in May. Read the Story
 
NEWSLETTER MOVES TO QUARTERLY  6/15/2005
The newsletter for the Friends of the Mansfield Battlefield has changed, effective with the June 2005 issue. Read the Story
 
IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON MINING ISSUES  6/6/2005
For your review, we offer excerpts from correspondence regarding the Louisiana Unmarked Burial Sites Preservation Act along with contact information where you can voice your opinion and concerns. Read the Story
 
FIND OUR PHOTOS  4/10/2005
Mansfield State Historic Site Lignite Mining Read the Story
 
VISIT TO MANSFIELD ON APRIL 8  4/10/2005
The date and the time were right. The sounds were rural, save passing vehicles. And tribute was paid. Read the Story
 
MANSFIELD MAKES TOP TEN ENDANGERED LIST -- AGAIN  2/24/2005
For the fifth consecutive year, the Mansfield Battlefield has been named among the top ten most endangered battlefields in America by the Civil War Preservation Trust. Read the Story
 
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 2004  10/24/2004
Significant accomplishments detailed at first annual meeting. Read the Story
 
STATE PARKS EXECUTIVE TO SPEAK AT ANNUAL MEETING   9/4/2004
Dr. Stuart Johnson of the state's Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism will address the Friends of the Mansfield Battlefield. Read the Story
 
ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE FEATURES SITE  8/29/2004
A national publication has recognized the threat to the Mansfield Battlefield. Read the Story
 
HISTORY CHANNEL TO FEATURE MANSFIELD  7/10/2004
"Guts and Bolts" will include the Mansfield State Historic Site in July 17 episode. Read the Story
 
140TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS  4/4/2004
Crowd Estimated at 5,000 View Mansfield Reenactment Read the Story
 
FRIENDS OFFER COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLIONS  2/27/2004
Limited edition of 1,000 medallions commemorates 140th anniversary of Battle of Mansfield and Battle of Pleasant Hill Read the Story
 
RED RIVER SYMPOSIUM IN ALEXANDRIA  2/14/2004
Dr. Art Bergeron to Speak at Event Read the Story
 
Battlefield Preservationist Dies  12/10/2003
Jerry Russell Dead at 70 Read the Story
 
It Pays to Have Friends!  10/8/2003
Mansfield Commemorative Weekend a Rousing Success Read the Story
 
The Gift of a Child  10/8/2003
Canadian Student Is Youngest Member Read the Story
 
Bed & Breakfast in Mansfield  9/7/2003
Visit the Park and Stay at Moonlight and Lace Read the Story
 
The Friends of the Mansfield Battlefield presented a digital camera to the Mansfield State Historic Site  7/29/2003
Friends of the Mansfield Battlefield presented a digital camera to the Mansfield State Historic Site to document activities and historic items donated to the park and to enhance educational activities. Read the Story
 
Writing Campaign - Lignite Mining   7/29/2003
AEP-SWEPCO, the power company involved in lignite mining in the Mansfield Battlefield, is being praised as a “preservation-friendly” company in a letter-writing campaign to newspapers in the Mansfield-Shreveport area. Landowners (who have benefited from AEP’s lease deals) have written letters or opinion columns citing the benefit of the lignite mine and praising the company for its efforts in preservation. The letters have indicated that the power company... Read the Story
 
 
 
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P.O. Box 44144
Shreveport, LA 71134-4144
info@mansfieldbattlefield.org
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