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Overcoming White supremacy - Gettysburg Connection
WEB15 hours ago · Overcoming White supremacy. September 23, 2024 by Mark Berg. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. It overturned the previous “separate but equal” doctrine established by …
Historical Society’s new home to tell complete Adams County story
WEBSep 17, 2022 · And the Adams County Historical Society is excited to tell them at its new 5,000-square-foot museum on Biglerville Road, Cumberland Township. “There has never been a museum or historic site that truly paid tribute to the story of Gettysburg and Adams County,” said the society’s Executive Director Andrew Dalton.
Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park ...
WEBNov 17, 2023 · Katrina Stack, University of Tennessee and Rebecca Sheehan, Oklahoma State University On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers had lost their lives at …
GNMP announces schedule for the 161st anniversary of the …
WEBJun 6, 2024 · The Sacred Trust Lecture Series, co-sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation and Gettysburg National Military Park, will be held July 1 to 3 and July 6 to 7 at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center and features renowned authors, historians, and National Park Service Rangers examining various aspects of the American Civil War experience, the Battle of Gettysburg, and ...
Gettysburg Military Park Museum, Visitor Center
WEBJun 22, 2020 · The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center, home of the Gettysburg Cyclorama and the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War, will reopen its doors to the public on Thursday, June 25.. The Museum & Visitor Center has been closed since March 17, to comply with state and health mandates to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Museum & Visitor Center will follow a phased plan ...
Lincoln Train Museum - Gettysburg Connection
WEBLincoln Train Museum Gettysburg’s Lincoln Train Museum, built in 1969 and recreated in 2013 by the late retired Sheriff James F. Kralik, shares a patriots love of America and those whose roles shaped and created our American story. Within walking distance of the location where Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address, dedicating the …
Gettysburg National Military Park details Little Round Top closures
WEBJul 28, 2022 · A $13 million rehabilitation of Little Round Top began on Tuesday, July 26 at Gettysburg National Military Park (GNMP). The Little Round Top area of the battlefield will be closed for approximately 18 months while the National Park Service improves infrastructure and updates the experience for visitors. Closures During the 18-month rehabilitation project, the following will
Gettysburg National Military Park Launches Virtual Tour of the ...
WEBMay 18, 2020 · This free virtual tour allows all visitors the opportunity to experience the battlefield, no matter where they are. This web-based tour provides an in-depth overview of the entire Battle of Gettysburg through 18 videos and follows the Auto Tour that encompasses much of the July 1-3, 1863 battlefield. Ranger Christopher Gwinn points at …
Seminary Ridge Museum announces 160th Battle of Gettysburg …
WEBJun 7, 2023 · Gettysburg’s Seminary Ridge Museum announces the 160th Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary on the Ridge event, June 30 – July 3. Join museum staff with battlefield walking tours, real-time programs, guest presenters, children’s activities, and an outdoor screening of the film “Gettysburg.” Click here to see the complete list of activities.
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