9/29/2004

A roundtable fairytale come true

"The 40 amateur historians who made up the Bucks County Civil War Round Table knew as much about charter member Frederick W. Holzwarth Jr. as they knew about each other. He was a fan of Abraham Lincoln and a font of battlefield knowledge from Fort Sumter to Appomattox. But who among them wasn't?"

"What they didn't know was that the quiet bachelor from Richboro was wealthy, generous, and devoted to his beloved group."

"When Holzwarth died in April 2002 at age 73, members were shocked to learn that he had left the round table nearly $1.6 million - and a list of instructions on how to use it."

Quite a story: registration may be required.