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Honey Springs Battlefield Visitor Center Grand Opening Today Nov. 5 in Oklahoma

Honey Springs was the largest Civil War battle fought in the State of Oklahoma and today its battlefield is getting a new visitor center. Today,…

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“Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom” Statue Arrives in Kingston, N.Y.

The “Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom” Statue has been travelling through New York’s Hudson Valley again. Last time it was in White Plains. Now it…

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Four Sites Added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

Four new sites have been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network These sites are, according to National Parks Traveller: The Gilmore Cabin at…

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Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled at Rochester Airport

The airport at Rochester, New York unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass last Friday. The airport, Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, is named for…

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New North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction Museum Moving Forward

As many of you know, state and local governments in North Carolina are working together on creating a new museum in Fayetteville focused on the…

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A Reconstruction Era Church in Manhattan Showed Growing Strength of Irish Immigrant Community: Photo Tour

The Parish of St. Bernard was established in 1868 in a developing Manhattan Irish immigrant community. From 1873 to 1875 the massive St. Barnard Church…

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Fayetteville City Council Approves Fund for New North Carolina Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction Center

On October 24, 2022 the Fayetteville City Council approved funding of $6.6 million for a new museum already under construction in the city that will…

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Podcast: Bryan Cheeseboro of National Archives Discuss Civil War Research and Educating the Public

Bryan Cheeseboro is an important person in the Civil War reenactment community, a historian of African American troops in the war, a historic site preservationist,…

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Pilot Knob State Historic Site Hosts Exhibit on Ulysses S. Grant in Nov. 2022 for Grant Bicentennial

Pilot Knob State Historic Site is hosting a  travelling exhibit on weekends this November on Ulysses S. Grant. Here is information on the exhibit from…

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Photo Tour of the White Plains, NY Civil War Soldiers’ Monument

The Civil War Soldiers’ Memorial in White Plains, New York is itself a product of the Reconstruction Era. Erected by the veterans of the war…

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