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November 18, 2009 | Posted by javal
DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
LOCATION: WWW.PALINCOLN.ORG
WHAT: On Thursday, November 19, the 2009 Dedication Day Ceremony will be live streamed on the Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission webpage at WWW.PALINCOLN.ORG The Dedication Day Ceremony is held annually at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. In case of inclement weather, the location will be The Majestic Theater in [...]
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Tags: Pennsylvania | 
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November 18, 2009 | Posted by javal
The Petersburg National Battlefield recently opened a major new addition that will significantly expand the ability to tell the story of one of the pivotal battles during the Civil War.
Last month, the National Park Service unveiled a new $3 million visitor contact station at the Five Forks Battlefield. The 2,400-square-foot center offers much more exhibit [...]
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November 12, 2009 | Posted by javal
November 19, the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, was formally designated as Dedication Day by a joint resolution of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on August 7, 1946. Through the efforts of Congressman Todd R. Platts (PA-19) a 2009 resolution (HRes736) was introduced and passed by unanimous vote of the House of Representatives [...]
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November 12, 2009 | Posted by javal
National Park Service Northeast Regional Director Dennis R. Reidenbach has named Mel Poole as interim superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park. Poole, who is currently superintendent of Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, Maryland, will assume his duties on November 23, 2009. Reidenbach also named Gettysburg Chief Ranger Brion Fitzgerald as acting deputy superintendent.
“I appreciate that [...]
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November 6, 2009 | Posted by javal
A battle is brewing at the Gettysburg Military Park over money donated to repair more than 100 monuments.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association raised over $1 million 10 years ago, which was enough to repair all 140 Pennsylvania monuments.
The group said that half of the monuments are still missing pieces. The Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association raised over [...]
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November 3, 2009 | Posted by javal
New calculations indicate about 450,000 fewer people than originally estimated actually visited the Gettysburg Battlefield in 2008 — which means Gettysburg National Military Park overestimated the figure by about 42 percent.
By plugging some different numbers into its National Park Service-approved formula, the park now estimates that 1,072,954 people visited the battlefield last year.
In April, the [...]
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November 3, 2009 | Posted by javal
As a little girl, Cathy Beeler loved playing with cap guns.
“I even got busted by my mom for sneaking one into a little pink purse and taking it to church when I was about 4 years old,” Beeler said. “My father condoned it all until I was about 9 or 10, when he threw them [...]
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November 3, 2009 | Posted by javal
Gettysburg is an important historical midstate destination – but there’s a new skirmish being waged after the battlefield’s superintendent was reassigned for viewing porn on a work computer. The fight centers on how much government agencies have to tell you about how they’re spending your money.
Those who love Gettysburg are still smarting from news that [...]
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October 29, 2009 | Posted by javal
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend special programs commemorating the anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga the weekend of Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, 2009.
Battlefield staff and volunteers will offer a variety of educational programs; walks, talks, guided tours, and living history demonstrations throughout the weekend. These programs [...]
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October 29, 2009 | Posted by javal
The National Park Service hopes to name an “interim superintendent” at Gettysburg National Military Park sometime this week, and officials are indicating that it won’t be Acting Supt. Brion FitzGerald.
NPS Director of Communications David Barna explained that the interim battlefield boss will probably be a park staffer that is not currently employed at GNMP.
FitzGerald has [...]
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