The Gettysburg Pennsylvania Blog

You may first know Jeff Shaara for his cooperative effort with his father Michael Shaara; together they brought the Civil War into comfy chairs all across the country. The two partnered to render the thrilling Civil War trilogy: “Killer Angels,” “Gods and Generals” and “The Last Full Measure.”
Maybe books aren’t for you, but you’ve sat through [...]

A wise sage once muttered that, “it’s not easy being green.” Now, that may have been Kermit the Frog twenty years ago, but that sentiment may resonate with you today. We’re living in a new age of recycling, sustainable building materials, organic clothing, and that buzz word: carbon footprint. What are you doing to help? If you [...]

Well, the election is over and now Gettysburg Pennslvania, along with the rest of the country, has a new president-elect. Barack Obama won the election handily and already his historic win is receiving accolades and driving a nostalgia for a time when another historic president made his way through Gettysburg. Obama has been compared with [...]

I didn’t realize that George Will, a popular conservative columnist for The Washington Post, had written a column honoring the new Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. But he did.
He said some pretty striking things in that column, some of them politically charged, others of them socially on target, and all of them historically enlightening. Among [...]

If you are looking for good historical lessons or places to visit that are within driving distance, Gettysburg is not the only place to go. Washington D.C. is more than just a battleground for Democrats and Republicans trying to win the Oval Office. There are a ton of sites to visit in Washington D.C. that [...]

In April this year, Gettysburg saw the opening of its brand new visitor center and museum. It’s a real beauty. It cost $103 million to build and admission has been free - until now.
Starting today, if you want to visit the new visitor center and museum then you’ll have to pay to see some of [...]

The grand opening of the historical Gettysburg Cyclorama is this coming weekend. But on October 1, visitors coming to see the Cyclorama at the new Gettysburg Visitor Center and Museum can get in to see the painting for free.
The free viewing is October 1, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. After the viewing of the Cyclorama, visitors can [...]

Old-fashioned art is stitched in time. Quilts and textiles are on display in Lancaster at the Quilt Museum, located on Market Street right in the heart of Amish country.
The museum has a permanent exhibit that showcases 82 quilts rotated in 6-month cycles in what is called the Esprit Collection.
An upcoming exhibit called “Rags [...]

As a former resident of Gettysburg and a 55-year student of the Battle of Gettysburg, and as a great-grandnephew of two Union soldiers in the battle, one of whom was mortally wounded in the Wheatfield and the other of whom was captured in the Fairfield action, I was absolutely shocked and deeply disappointed when last [...]

The big news in Gettysburg this year is the new Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center and Museum. Opened in April this year at a cost of $103 million, the center is nearing the 1 million visitor mark, and that includes President and Laura Bush who visited last weekend.
While the rest of the country is [...]