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Civil War Institute: Interpreting Race at Battlefields and Historic Sites

The Civil War Institute did breakout sessions and one that I went to had National Park Service personnel and the director of a site in…

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Myths of the Gettysburg Campaign Explained by Tim Smith

Tim Smith of the Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg is an expert on the battle. This short video helps explain how certain myths have…

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“Never Mind the Guide” The NY Times Advice When Visiting Gettysburg in 1888

On July 9, 1888 the New York Times published a guide to seeing the Gettysburg Battlefield entitled “Never Mind the Guide.” I heard about the…

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Gettysburg’s Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond by Hampton Newsome

Gettysburg’s Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond by Hampton Newsome published by the University Press of Kansas (2022)   I am very familiar with…

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Researcher Presents Evidence of Where Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Actually Took Place

Here is a Lincoln at Gettysburg story so big that it made the New York Times. November 19 is the 149th Anniversary of the Gettysburg…

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Ten Years Ago Movie “Lincoln” Showed the Gettysburg Address

November 19 is Dedication Day in Gettysburg, the anniversary of the the day in 1863 when Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to deliver his famous…

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Dedication Day and Remembrance Day at Gettysburg Nov. 19. 2022 Schedule of Events

Dedication Day at Gettysburg and Remembrance Day both fall on November 19 this year. Dedication Day marks the anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address dedicating the…

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National Park Service Awards Restoration Grants for Four Civil War Battle Sites

The National Park Service announced this week that it was awarding its first grants under the new Battlefield Restoration Grants program. Four sites were selected…

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Podcast: Jill Ogline Titus, on Gettysburg 1963: Civil Rights, Cold War Politics, and Historical Memory in Americas Most Famous Small Town

Gerry Prokopowicz of Civil War Talk Radio has a fascinating interview with Jill Ogline Titus, author of Gettysburg 1963: Civil Rights, Cold War Politics, and…

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Pennsylvania Gov Candidate Doug Mastriano Welcomed Heavily Armed “Militia” at Gettysburg in 2020

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano welcomed heavily armed far-right “militiamen” who occupied Gettysburg National Military Park on July 4, 2020. He posted video of his…

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