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National Civil War Museum Harrisburg Pennsylvania

I remember when the National Civil War Museum opened in 2001 after costs of $32 million dollars to build and equip. Back then there were…

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New Netflix Series on the Assassination of Pres. James Garfield

Before 1881, presidents would clean out the Washington bureaucracy when they came into office. Democrats were tossed when a Republican came in and Whigs, before…

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Close Look at the Gettysburg Firings By National Park Service

With the firing of over 1,000 staff at the National Park Service, news media coverage is starting to breakdown the overall numbers of people laid…

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New Jersey State Museum in Trenton

The New Jersey State Museum is a fairly large modern museum located at 195-205 West State Street in Trenton, the state capital. It is just…

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Parks Reduce Services: Call Your Congressperson TODAY to Restore Staff to National Parks

The National Park Service conserves some of the greatest natural wonders and preserves historic and cultural icons in the United States of America. But it…

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Call Congress to Support National Park Service Staff In Opposition to Layoffs

On Thursday roughly 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) personnel were fired. While the administration has said these were recent hires, in fact many of the…

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Emerging Civil War Interviews Gerry Prokopowicz Host of Civil War Talk Radio

Chris Mackowski, host of the Emerging Civil War podcast, interviews the grandaddy of all Civil War podcasters Gerry Prokopowicz. Professor Prokopowicz has been podcasting Civil…

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“Last Seen” Historian Judy Giesberg Talks About Her New Book on Former Slaves Searching for Relatives

On Thursday I had the opportunity to see historian Judith Giesberg being interviewed by Columbia University historian Stephanie McCurry, the author of Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in…

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National Park Service Plans to Fire Over 1,000 Staff

According to a memo leaked to the press on Friday, National Park Service leadership briefed park superintendents on Thursday that 1,000 park personnel will be…

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Lincoln Return Visit Gettysburg Pennsylvania

There are a half-dozen statues of Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg. It is no wonder, because Gettysburg was where the public recognized that the Union was…

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