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Gettysburg Campfire Programs: The Nature of the Gettysburg Battlefield
Evening Campfire programs are the hidden secret to Gettysburg’s summer programs. They are a relaxing and enjoyable thing in the evening and are a very traditional program for the National Park Service. Rangers present these free programs on a wide variety … Continue reading
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The Veteran
We estimate its age at something over 225 years old. Meet the Sickles Oak – at least that is what some of us who work at the park refer to it as. It is a Swamp White Oak … Continue reading
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A Call to Action: Engaging Youngsters through Manos Unidas
In April, Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) started a new “Healthy Parks/Healthy People” initiative with Gettysburg’s Manos Unidas Hispanic American Center, a community organization that promotes the integration of the growing diverse population in Adams County through cross-cultural programs, understanding … Continue reading
Gettysburg – Does it Still Matter? (Again)
We’ve hit the one year mark for Gettysburg National Military Park’s blogs and altogether it has been amazingly rewarding experience for the park staff. To date we have had more than 70,000 blog viewers for “From the Fields of Gettysburg,” … Continue reading
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A Tradition of Military Teaching on the Gettysburg Battlefield
In its early years, Gettysburg National Military Park fell under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of War. In addition to providing access for normal visitors, the War Department also quite naturally used the battlefield for all varieties of … Continue reading
Leaving a Legacy: Stewardship 150
In 2011 the Gettysburg Foundation launched Stewardship 150, a program to assist the National Park Service with preservation and education projects at Gettysburg National Military Park for this and future generations. Projects will help lay the groundwork for the commemoration … Continue reading
Protecting Gettysburg’s Grassland Habitat
Research shows that grassland birds and other grassland species are declining more than any other group of Pennsylvania species. Many areas within Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) and Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS) are grassland habitat — considered by many … Continue reading
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Off the Beaten Track – Gettysburg’s “First Shot” House
The house owned by Ephraim Wisler in 1863 was a witness to a unique moment in American history – the starting moments of the Battle of Gettysburg, which turned the tide of our nation’s history forever. The house still stands … Continue reading
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Romances of Gettysburg – Get Those Shoes, part 2
1883 saw the publication of volume 3 of the Comte de Paris’s widely read History of the Civil War in America, which included an extensive treatment of Gettysburg (so popular that in 1886 the Gettysburg section was published … Continue reading
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