Author: Patrick Young
Civil War Institute on Doing Civil War History in Public
The Civil War Institute had its 2025 conference in Gettysburg last weekend. One of the panel discussion looked at how National Park Rangers, podcasters, and…
Union Mills Maryland & The Pipe Creek Line
Union Mills in Maryland is an easy ride from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania or Frederick, Maryland. It is a sixteen mile ride from Gettysburg taking about 25…
Sheriff Covering Gettysburg Posts Bloody “Protester Edition” Ram Truck in Reaction to Local Rallies
James Muller,, the Sheriff of Adams County in Gettysburg, posted on his personal Facebook page an image of a truck covered in what appears to…
Historians & Students of History Rally at Gettysburg to Defend Rangers
After nearly 13% of the National Park Service staff received termination notices earlier this year, many of those devoted to history turned out at the…
Juneteenth Monument Texas African American History Memorial
While the official name of this monument is the Texas African American History Memorial, it is popularly known as the Juneteenth Monument. Texas’s Capitol has…
Trump to Rename Military Bases Whose Names Were Stripped Because They Were Names After Confederates
A little over four years ago, military bases named after Confederate officers were required by law to drop those names. In December 2020 the Senate…
Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn Has $8.9 Million in Preservation Work Completed
One of the most visited Civil War sites in the country is Grand Army Plaza outside of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. This site is dominated…
Come to Gettysburg to Defend Our National Parks on June 16 at 4 PM
Next week there will be a rally at Gettysburg in support of the National Park Service, the Rangers, and the staff of the parks. The…
Colored Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas is one of the highlights of the Texas Hill County. It is about an hour west of Austin. The city was founded in…
Rally at Gettysburg to Support the National Parks on June 16 at 4PM
A large number of us will hold a rally at Gettysburg in support of the National Park Service, the Rangers, and the staff of the…