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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…
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…
Protest at Gettysburg Against National Park Cutbacks
As many of you know, the National Park Service has either fired or had staff members take early retirement for more than 10% of the…
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…
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…
Thaddeus Stevens in Gettysburg Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Stevens is someone we have all heard about, but not too much. At least until Stephen Spielberg made him the dark hero of his…
The 2024 Dedication Day Ceremony Marking the Gettysburg Address With Remarks from Harold Holzer
Every year the National Park Foundation marks the November 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address when Lincoln dedicated the Gettysburg cemetery. Today the New York Times published…
Remembrance Day Parade in Gettysburg
Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, four months after the Battle of Gettysburg. Every year, the town marks the anniversary with Remembrance…
Gettysburg Cyclorama Explained by Chris Brenneman on Addressing Gettysburg
Chris Brenneman gives a very good explanation of the Gettysburg Cyclorama, a 19th Century paining-in-the-round that depicts “Pickett’s Charge” during the Battle of Gettysburg. Matt…