VAN YOUNG

Frequent speaker on all manner of historical, contemporary, and military topics and President of the Columbus Barracks Civil War Roundtable. 

Van Young was born and raised in northeast Ohio. He has been a resident of Columbus for the last 43 years. One of his retirement goals was to spend time studying and learning about the Civil War, and specifically the social and personal stories of that era. That also led him to immerse himself into learning more about our great American History.Since his retirement from AT&T in 2012, Van has become active with two Central Ohio civil war organizations and is the current President of the Griswold American History Study Group. They meet most Monday mornings via Zoom. It is free of charge, and everyone is invited.With 68 American history, travel and current event topics, Van presents to area history groups, senior centers, retirement villages and local colleges. He has four grandchildren, plays pickleball, and looks forward to visiting many of the battlefields and museums associated with the Civil War, and our unique and fascinating American history. As he likes to say, “Remember, we are living history”.