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Genesee Country Village Near Rochester Hosts Civil War Living History Weekend July 23-24, 2022

The Genesee Country Village & Museum will hold its “Civil War Living History Weekend” on  Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, from 10:00 a.m….

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Soldiers’ Memorial Fountain in Poughkeepsie Was Erected During the Reconstruction Era to Honor the Region’s Union Troops

The Soldiers’ Memorial Fountain and Park in Poughkeepsie is an early example of the use of decorative architecture to memorialize the Union struggle during the…

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Governor Youngkin’s Advisor on Confederate Monumentation Used to Say They Were Part of Lost Cause Iconography Supportive of Jim Crow

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has drawn controversy for appointing Ann Hunter McLean of Richmond to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. The board addresses issues…

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Posted in USCT

The USCT After the War

July 18 was the Anniversary of the assault of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on Battery Wagner near Charleston. The assault was the most famous…

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Posted in Memory of Reconstruction Monuments Places to Visit

Nine New Sites Added to Reconstruction Era National Network by National Park Service

Nine new sites have been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network by the National Park Service (NPS). Here is the NPS description of…

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Posted in Abolitionists Places to Visit

Emancipation Day Set for August 6, 2022 in Peterboro, NY Near Syracuse

The 12th annual Peterboro Emancipation Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 starting at 10 a.m. Peterboro is located in Central New York near…

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Posted in Places to Visit U.S. Grant

U.S. Grant Death Day Commemoration at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

This event is at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri. Complete information can be found here. U.S. Grant Death Day…

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Grant Remembrance Day at Grant Cottage Near Saratoga, NY July 23, 2022

On Saturday, July 23, the Grant Cottage near Saratoga, New York will commemorate Ulysses S. Grant’s death with a program celebrating his life. Here is…

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Posted in Places to Visit Slavery

July 17 New London, Ct. Holding Ceremony Unveiling Plaque Commemorating Slave Shipment

This  Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Amistad Pier in New  London, Ct., a ceremony will be held to unveil a plaque marking…

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This Weekend Abolitionist Roots of the Women’s Rights Movement at Seneca Falls, N.Y. July 15-17 2022

For the first time in three years, the Women’s Rights National Historic Park will commemorate the 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Convention in-person. Here is info…

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