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HTC President Cecilia Cervantes talks with VP Lisa Larson and Rich Oxley

The second screening of “From Wasioja to Washington” Wasioja Civil War Days” was held at Hennepin Technical College on Thursday, April 26th.  Over 300 people attended including HTC president Cecilia Cervantes and Vice-President Lisa Larson.  The event wrapped a project that took over a year to plan and produce.  Now it’s on to a summer of film festivals and historical society screenings.  The next screenings are at Nicollet County Historical Society on May 2nd at 2 PM and Carver County Historical Society on May 17th at 6:30 pm.

Sam Henderson plays fife and drum before the event

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Two full showings of the Hennepin Technical College produced documentary, “From Wasioja to Washington and Wasioja Civil War days, took place last Sunday at the Historic Kasson State Theatre in Kasson Minnesota.  The Friends of Wasioja hosted the event which brought reenactors, students and members of the community back to the 1860s in a small civil war town.  Over 400 people attended the event which told the story of a small town in Southeastern Minnesota.  More Information on the documentary and trailers.

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HTC will host a free screening of the documentary Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Park Campus Auditorium.  9000 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park, Mn 55445

Screening Agenda:
5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. - Light refreshments
6:15 p.m. - Part 1: From Wasioja to Washington (53 min)
Intermission and introductions of the production crew, actors and producers.
8:00 p.m.- Part 2: Wasioja Civil War Days (46 min)

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Production is complete for a major Civil War documentary about the men and boys of Wasioja, Minnesota, who enlisted to serve the Union. The documentary, produced by HTC’s Interactive Design and Video Production program in partnership with the non-profit organization Friends of Wasioja, follows the soldiers’ journey from muster at Fort Snelling to the Grand March in Washington, D.C., at war’s end. The documentary also highlights Wasioja Civil War Days reenactments that took place in June 2011.

HTC will host a free screening of the documentary Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Park Campus Auditorium.

Screening Agenda:
5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. - Light refreshments
6:15 p.m. - Part 1: From Wasioja to Washington (53 min)
Intermission and introductions of the production crew, actors and producers.
8:00 p.m.- Part 2: Wasioja Civil War Days (46 min)

Eleven students from the video production program traveled to Wasioja with 14 cameras to capture the Wasioja Civil War Days reenactments. “We planned the production for eight months,” said Rich Oxley, executive producer for the documentary and one of three HTC instructors who accompanied the students. “It was truly an amazing learning opportunity for our students.”

The video program students crafted the documentary from over 100 hours of footage to tell this little-known Minnesota Civil War story. Included in the footage are three different reenactment battles: The Battle of Chickamauga, the First Battle of Bull Run, and the Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. In addition, there are living history events such as Union and Confederate soldiers conducting drills.