GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
December 7, 2009 | Posted by javal Jan 10 Perspectives on the Battle – Gettysburg National Military Park
Winter Lecture Series. This series of free, one-hour programs
begins at 1:30 p.m., in the Ford Education Center at the
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.
Additional lectures will take place on January 10, 16, 23, 24,
30; February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, and 28. For more
information go to www.nps.gov/gett or call 717-334-1124 x
8023.
Feb 5 Book signing with Author Matt Pinsker at the David Wills House.
Admission fee. For information call 866-486-5735 or visit
www.davidwillshouse.org
Feb 27 An Evening with the Painting – From 5 to 7:30 p.m. Learn about
the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting,
including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama.
Tickets available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call
877-874-2478.
March 20 An Evening with the Painting – From 5 to 7:30 p.m. Learn about
the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting,
including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama.
Tickets available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call
877-874-2478.
March 24 Evening Lecture Series- Politics of the Day at the David Wills
House. Seating is limited. Pre-registration required. Program
Fee. For information call 866-486-5735 or visit
www.davidwillshouse.org
March 27 John Scott Adams Seminar Series – “Antietam at Gettysburg: A
Discussion of Twenty Union and Confederate Brigades Heavily
Engaged at Both Battles” For more information or to register
visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 717-338-1243.
April 10-11 Gettysburg National Military Park 13th Annual Seminar
“The Aftermath and the End of the Campaign.” Fee. For
information and to register call 717-334-1124 x 3251 or visit
www.nps.gov/gett
April 17 Press Corp Living Historians at the David Wills House. Living
Historians will explore what it was like to put together a
newspaper of the day. Learn how and why news was presented.
Program free with paid admission. For information call
866-486-5735 or visit www.davidwillshouse.org
April 17 An Evening with the Painting – 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about the
history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting, including
an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama. Tickets
available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 877-874-2478.
April 23-25 Friends of Gettysburg Spring Muster. For more information or to
register, call 717-338-1243.
April 25 Friends of Gettysburg March for Gettysburg - Sponsored by the
Gettysburg Foundation, this annual fundraising walk benefits
battlefield preservation. To register go to
www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 717- 338-1243.
May 22 An Evening with the Painting – 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about the
history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting, including
an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama. Tickets
available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or telephone 877
-874-2478.
May 31 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies – 143rd Annual Memorial Day
observances. Parade at 2 p.m. followed by a ceremony in the
Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military
Park.
June 5 Friends of Gettysburg Volunteer Work Day – Sponsored by the
Gettysburg Foundation, this annual work day benefits the
preservation of Gettysburg National Military Park. To register
or for more information go to www.gettysburgfoundation.org or
call 717-338-1243.
June 12 Interpretive Summer Season Begins – Includes a full range of
FREE Park Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire
programs, living history programs, children’s programs and
Battle Walks offered everyday through August 15. For more
information go to www.nps.gov/gett or call 717/334-1124 x 8023.
June 19 Gettysburg Festival Brass Band Concert at GNMP – Featuring the
8th Regimental Band of the Georgia Volunteer Infantry, the
Wildcat Regimental Band and the Band of the California
Battalion. Daytime events take place at the Gettysburg
National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. All three
bands will perform sunset concerts scheduled from 5 p.m. to
sunset at the Pennsylvania Memorial. Free. Call for a program
schedule 717-334-1124 x 3251.
June 19 An Evening with the Painting – 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about the
history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting, including
an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama. Tickets
available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or telephone
877-874-2478.
June 24 Evening Lecture Series-Lincoln/Douglas Debates at the David
Wills House. Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.
Program Fee. For information call 866-486-5735 or visit
www.davidwillshouse.org
June 25 An Evening with the Painting – From 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about
the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting,
including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama.
Tickets available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or telephone
877-874-2478.
July 1-3 147th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg – A
series of special National Park Service Ranger-conducted battle walks and
“Real-Time” programs that follow the course of the battle
over three days. Free. For more information go to www.nps.gov/gett or
call 717/334-1124 x 8023.
July 2 Debates on the Square- The David Wills House is sponsoring live
debates on Lincoln Square in downtown Gettysburg, weather
permitting. Living historians debate a variety of topics
pulled from 1860. Free. For information call 866-486-5735 or
visit www.davidwillshouse.org
July 2-4 A Sacred Trust: Gettysburg Perspectives – Sponsored by the
Gettysburg Foundation, Sacred Trust brings together renowned
authors, historians, National Park Service rangers, and others
to share perspectives on the battle of Gettysburg with members
of the public. Free. For more information, please call
717-338-1243 or visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org
July 11-16 The Eisenhower Academy, A one-week institute for school
teachers covering Eisenhower’s foreign and domestic policy,
1950s popular culture and Eisenhower’s leadership. Graduate
credit or Pennsylvania Professional Education Credit available.
Fee. For more information go to www.nps.gov/eise or call 717-
338-9114.
July 16 Debates on the Square- The David Wills House is sponsoring live
debates on Lincoln Square in downtown Gettysburg, weather
permitting. Living historians debate a variety of topics
pulled from 1860. Free. For information call 866-486-5735 or
visit www.davidwillshouse.org
July 17 Sunset Battlefield Photo Safari – From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Learn
about landscape photography through this interactive
battlefield photo safari with a professional photographer. To
register or for more information go to
www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 877-874-2478.
July 23 Debates on the Square- The David Wills House is sponsoring live
debates on Lincoln Square in downtown Gettysburg, weather
permitting. Living historians debate a variety of topics
pulled from 1860. Free. For information call 866-486-5735 or
visit www.davidwillshouse.org.
July 24 John Scott Adams Seminar Series – “Sickles at Gettysburg.” For
more information or to register go to
www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 717-338-1243.
July 30 Debates on the Square- The David Wills House is sponsoring live
debates on Lincoln Square in downtown Gettysburg, weather
permitting. Living historians debate a variety of topics
pulled from 1860. Free. For information call 1-866-486-5735 or
visit www.davidwillshouse.org
July 31 An Evening with the Painting – From 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about
the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting,
including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama.
Tickets available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or telephone
877-874-2478.
August 7 An Evening with the Painting – 6 to 8:30 p.m. Learn about the
history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting, including
an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama. Tickets
available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 877-874-2478.
August 15 Park Interpretive Programs continue through late summer and
fall – Free guided walks and programs at Gettysburg with
National Park Rangers. Check at the Gettysburg National
Military Park Museum and Visitor Center on the day of your
visit for schedules.
August 21 16th Annual Civil War Music Muster Civil War brass bands, fife
and drum and parlor music are presented in concert at the
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center,
followed by a concert at the Pennsylvania Memorial and the
Eternal Light Peace Memorial in the early evening. Free. For
program schedules go to www.nps.gov/gett or call 717-334-1124
x 3251.
August 21 Press Corp Living Historians at the David Wills House – Living
historians will explore what it was like to put together a
newspaper in Civil War times. Learn how and why news was
presented. Program free with paid admission. For information
call 866-486-5735 or visit www.davidwillshouse.org
September 4 An Evening with the Painting – From 6 to 8:30 p.m. learn
about the history and conservation of the Cyclorama painting,
including an opportunity to spend time viewing the Cyclorama.
Tickets available at www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call
877-874-2478.
Sept. 18-19 World War II Weekend A living history encampment at
the Eisenhower National Historic Site. Featuring Allied
soldiers, a German camp, and World War II vintage jeeps and
trucks and USO Dance (off-site). Saturday, from 9 to 5; Sunday
from 9 to 4. Included in site admission. Shuttle service and,
weather permitting, on-site parking available this weekend
only. For more information go to www.nps.gov/eise or call
717-338-9114.
September 22 Evening Lecture Series-1860’s News Coverage at the David
Wills House. Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.
Program Fee. For information call 866-486-5735 or visit
www.davidwillshouse.org
October 15-16 Friends of Gettysburg Fall Muster. For more information
or to register go to www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call
717-338-1243.
October 23 Sunrise Battlefield Photo Safari – From 6 to 9 a.m.
Learn about landscape photography through this interactive
battlefield photo safari with a professional photographer. To
register or for more information, go to
www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 877-874-2478.
October 23 Press Corp Living Historians at the David Wills House. Living
historians will explore what it was like to put together a
newspaper of the day. Learn how and why news was presented.
Program free with paid admission. For information visit
www.davidwillshouse.org or call 866-486-5735.
November 1-30 Special Election at the David Wills House – The David
Wills House Museum will host an interactive election throughout
the month of November. This program will educate visitors on
the pivotal 1860 presidential election and the election process
at this time. Visitors will be encouraged to cast a vote for
their favorite 1860 presidential candidate. Tallies will be
updated daily on the David Wills House website,
www.davidwillshouse.org, and on Facebook. This program is
included with a regular general admission ticket. For details
go to www.davidwillshouse.org or call 866-486-5735.
November 6 John Scott Adams Seminar Series – “Not All Survived:
Generals Killed or Mortally Wounded at Gettysburg.” For more
information or to register, go to www.gettysburgfoundation.org
or call 717-338-1243.
November 19 147th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address An annual
observation with brief memorial services in the Soldiers’
National Cemetery at 9:45 a.m., preceded by a wreath-laying at
9:30a.m. Sponsored by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania,
Gettysburg National Military Park, and the Civil War Institute
at Gettysburg College.
November 19 Meet Edward Everett at the David Wills House. This program is
designed to introduce visitors to the main speaker at the
dedication of Soldiers’ National Cemetery and who delivered the
“other” Gettysburg Address. Program free with paid admission.
For information visit www.davidwillshouse.org or call
866-486-5735.
November 20 Remembrance Day Parade and Ceremonies An annual event
held in conjunction with the Gettysburg Address anniversary. A
parade of Civil War living history groups begins at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. For
information call 717-259-6156.
November 20 8th Annual Remembrance Illumination, Soldiers’ National
Cemetery. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation Luminary
candles will be placed on each Civil War grave as a testament
to the sacrifices made here in 1863. For information go to
www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 717-338-1243.
November 21 Meet Edward Everett at the David Wills House. This program is
designed to introduce visitors to the main speaker at the
dedication of Soldiers’ National Cemetery and who delivered the
“other” Gettysburg Address. Program free with paid admission.
For information call 866-486-5735 or visit
www.davidwillshouse.org
December 1-31 An Eisenhower Christmas. The Eisenhower home at the
Eisenhower National Historic Site is decorated in the
traditions of the Eisenhowers. Some original decorations and
Christmas cards will be on display; included in site admission.
For more information go to www.nps.gov/eise or call
717-338-9114.
December 1-31 Holiday Celebrations of 1860 at the David Wills House.
Visit the David Wills House and be treated to the sights and
sounds of traditional 1860 holiday festivities. The museum
will feature traditional décor and volunteers will provide
educational programming outlining how the Wills family
celebrated the holiday season in 1860. This program is
included with general admission. Please visit
www.davidwillshouse.org or call 866-486-5735 for more
information.
December 22 Evening Lecture Series – Politics of the Day at the David
Wills House. Seating is limited. Pre-registration required.
Program Fee. For information call 866-486-5735 or visit
www.davidwillshouse.org
Dates and Events are Subject to Change.
For further information on park events, contact Gettysburg National
Military Park at 717-334-1124 x 8023 or visit www.nps.gov/gett
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