In November 1998, Ed Hunt and Tony Tobak offered a class on Civil War battles through the Center for Learning in Retirement at Rock Valley College. At the conclusion, several members expressed an interest in continuing meetings on the subject. Eventually, about ten people agreed to meet monthly at the Wesley Willows retirement community, where several of them already lived.
Early meetings were informal, and topics or presentations were provided by members of the group. They called themselves the "Rock River Irregulars" or "Rockiregs" for short. As time went on, more people joined the monthly meetings and the name was changed to the Rock River Valley Civil War Round Table (RRVCWRT).
A formal organization developed, complete with bylaws and officers, modeled after similar groups in the area. By 2006, monthly attendance averaged around 30.
--Old Secesh
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