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Exhibit on Frederick Douglass Opened in Washington’s National Portrait Galley

A new exhibit on Frederick Douglass has opened at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Galley in Washington. It will be open until April 21, 2024. Here…

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Beaufort, S.C. Reconstruction Era National Park Opens New Exhibit on South Carolina Civil Rights from Reconstruction Onward

A new travelling exhibition opens on July 15, 2023 at Reconstruction Era National Park in South Carolina. According to Explore Beaufort: A traveling exhibition that…

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Ulysses S. Grant Cottage Offers 4th of July Celebration

If you are looking for something historic for 4th of July, you might want to go to the celebration at Grant Cottage above Saratoga in…

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Rare Opportunity to See “Juneteenth” and the Emancipation Proclamation at National Archives on June 19

Tomorrow is the last day the special exhibit displaying the Union Army order that was distributed in Galveston on June 19, 1865 and the Emancipation…

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Long Island Black Civil War Naval Landsman Gets Headstone for Juneteenth

The Society of  Grand Army of the Republic dedicated a veteran’s Civil War headstone over a previously unmarked gravesite at the Hauppauge United Methodist Church…

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Juneteenth Celebration at Grant’s Cottage in the Adirondacks

On Juneteenth (June 19, 2023) the Grant Cottage in Upstate New York will have two programs honoring the National Holiday. Here is the press release…

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Posted in Civil War Lincoln

Free Symposium on Researching Lincoln, the Civil War, and Reconstruction

The Abraham Lincoln Association is Holding a Symposium Saturday, June 17, 2023 — 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. RSVP…

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June 17, 2023 New Exhibit on the Abolition of Slavery at Harrisburg Civil War Museum

The Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa. will open a new exhibit on the pre-Civil War attempts to abolish slavery. Here is the description from…

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Eight Sites Become the Latest Additions to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

The National Park  Service has announced the addition of eight new sites for the Reconstruction Era  National Historic Network. Here is the announcement from the…

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National Portrait Gallery Presents “Duty, Honor, Country: Antebellum Portraits of West Pointers”

The National Portrait Gallery Presents “Duty, Honor, Country: Antebellum Portraits of West Pointers” on View June 23–June 9, 2024. This is an exhibition of Civil…

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