Joshua Chamberlain Weekend

Come to The Brickhouse Inn in Gettysburg for the Chamberlain Weekend on November 15 & 16! Joshua Chamberlain was the Colonel of the 20th Maine that saved the left flank of the Union Forces as Little Round Top. You may have seen the famous bayonet charge in the movie "Gettysburg", or have read about it in "Killer Angels", the novel on which the movie was based.

 

The Inns of Gettysburg Area has arranged on Saturday, November 16 for author/historian Tom Desjardin to take you on a tour of the site of the fighting. This followed by a lunch at the historic Dobbin House restaurant, and then Tom Desjardin will tell us what happened to Chamberlain after Gettysburg. Finally, you will be given an autographed copy of Tom's book "Stand Firm Ye Boys of Maine". The cost of this program is $55 per person.

 

 

Blue & Gray Re-enactment at Gettysburg

All conditions, additions and requests have been met and Freedom Township has finalized the special event permit for the 150th Commemoration and Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, a Blue Gray Alliance event.

The Blue Gray Alliance re-enactment will bring to life Gettysburg during the war including large-scale, historically-accurate battles, speakers, music and vendors from June 27-30 at the Bushey Farm, 1845 Pumping Station Road, Gettysburg. The Brickhouse Inn B&B still has a few rooms available during this period.

During the four days, 8,000 to 10,000 reenactors from almost every reenacting organization in the country will deliver the major Gettysburg battles including McPherson’s Ridge, East Cemetery Hill, Culp’s Hill, Devil’s Den, Little Round Top, the Peach Orchard, the Wheatfield, Fairfield and East Cavalry Field cavalry battles, as well as Pickett’s Charge. Spectators will also find plenty of other activities including weapon demonstrations, interactive living history, fighting through the civilian-only “Town of Gettysburg,” food vendors, sutlers, historical lectures, period music, clothing demonstrations, period church services and a Civil War Ball.

Spectator tickets are $10 per person per day and children 12 and under are free. Advance spectator tickets are now available for purchase through the website www.bluegraygettysburg.com. Registration for reenactors is $20 and parking is free. For more information, visit www.bluegraygettysburg.com

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Spend ‘An Evening with the Painting’

Spend ‘An Evening with the Painting’ during special after-hours program

On Saturday, Dec. 1, join the Gettysburg Foundation’s Sue Boardman, Licensed Battlefield Guide and author/historian, on the platform for an exclusive after-hours program about the Gettysburg Cyclorama painting at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center at 5 p.m. Visitors will explore the history of the genre of cycloramas and in particular the history of the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama. Presentation will include a discussion of the massive multi-year conservation effort of our country’s largest painting. The painting concludes with extended time on the platform to view the painting in full light and a journey under the diorama to see how the illusion comes to life. There will be time for a question-and-answer session.

This special program lasts about two hours and is limited to 50 people. Single adult ticket price is $20 and youth ticket (age 6 to 12) is $10. This program begins in the Ford Motor Co. Fund Education Center.

Gettysburg’s 150th named top event in United States

The American Bus Association, in its survey of group tour operators throughout the country, ranked Gettysburg, PA’s 150^th Anniversary Commemoration, June 28 to July 7, 2013 as the top event in the United States.

This 10-day commemorative event – Gettysburg 150: Reflections of History – was chosen among hundreds of nominations as the best place to experience by motorcoach in 2013. Annually, the organization chooses the top 100 events, and notes the top in both the United States and Canada.
Gettysburg’s commemoration marks the 150^thanniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, which occurred July 1-3, 1863 in the middle of the American Civil War. For three days, Union and Confederate troops clashed in the farmland and through the streets of the Pennsylvania town. In the end, there were 51,000 casualties and a community ravaged by war.
In summer 2013, the destination will mark the sesquicentennial anniversary with two re-enactments, living history encampments, an official Gettysburg National Military Park ceremony, a march across Pickett’s Charge and the opening of the Seminary Ridge Museum, among many other programs, tours and lectures during the 10 days that represent the“Reflections of History.”
Gettysburg and Adams County, however, are marking the anniversary throughout 2013, as new programs, events and attractions are expected to bring up to a million additional visitors over the course of the year. Nearby communities that will take part in this commemoration include Cashtown, Fairfield, Hunterstown and Hanover, as well as Union Mills, Md.
In addition to Gettysburg’s 150^th Commemoration, ABA also selected Dedication Day – the Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address – as one of the top 100 events in North America for 2013. The day features a ceremony in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery to mark the 16^thPresident’s famous speech in November 1863. Lincoln’s remarks secured not only his legacy in American history, but Gettysburg as a symbol of hope in the healing of the brutal battle just five months earlier.

 

Miracles Amid the Firestorm

Fridays and Saturdays through October 31, 2012

National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

339 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD

11:00am, 1:00pm, & 3:00pm

301-447-6606; www.setonheritage.org

Take a guided tour of the grounds to learn how the Sisters and Daughters of Charity served the soldiers during the war that divided our nation. Visit the site where Union officers conducted a war council to prepare for the battle of Gettysburg. Hear first-hand accounts of rescues, healing, and yes, even miracles on the battlefield. Contact bbassler@setonheritage.org for more information

Shriver House Christmas Tours

The poem ‘A Visit From St. Nicholas,’ was penned by Clement Moore in 1823. Commonly referred to as “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” his poem was the inspiration for our present-day Santa Claus and changed the holiday forever. Forty years later, as the residents of Gettysburg were still reeling from the battle that changed their lives forever, Santa Claus offered a few moments of cheer that would help brighten the lives of those separated from fathers, sons and husbands during this tragic time in American history.

Candlelight Christmas tours of the Shriver House Museum, 309 Baltimore St. in Gettysburg, afford an opportunity to glimpse a by-gone era and experience the warmth of the season in a truly old-fashioned style. Travel back in time to see how the Shrivers may have decorated their home for an 1860s Christmas while hearing the story of the family and how the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War affected them.

Christmas tours will take place from Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22 through Dec. 15. Private tours for groups of 10 or more are welcome anytime throughout the holiday season; reservations are required.

Guided tours of the 1860 home of George, Hettie, Sadie (7), and Mollie (5) Shriver illustrate how Christmas was celebrated in the mid-19th century. The 4-foot tall candle-laden Christmas tree sits in its place of honor on the parlor table as a fire roars in the fireplace of the handsome room decorated with hand-made holiday greenery. After Sadie and Mollie hang their stockings on the mantle, they set out milk and cookies in anticipation of a visit from Santa Claus and his reindeer on that magical night. The smell of pine and popcorn fills the house bringing memories of Christmases past.

For additional information on the Shriver House Museum or to make reservations for a Christmas tour, call (717) 337-2800 or visit www.shriverhouse.org.