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PLEASE NOTE:
This schedule is subject to change.
Please contact The National Civil War Museum for fees, details and updates.
Telephone: 717.260.1861
Toll Free: 866.258.4729
2008
Upcoming Events:
A Temporary Exhibition:
February 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008
"Escape from the Peculiar Institution: Slavery,
Abolitionism &
the Underground Railroad"
Living History: Saturday, July 26 2008,
10am-5pm
Sunday, July 27, 2008, 12pm-5pm
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Encampment of the 1st Maryland (CSA)
Reenactors will dress in authentic uniforms
and equipment, carry reproduction weapons and
camp in authentic tents.
More details to follow!
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Living History: Saturday, August 9, 2008,
10am-5pm
Cancelled
Sunday, August 10, 2008, 12pm-4pm
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Encampment of the 44th Georgia, Company C
More details to follow!
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Living History: Saturday, August 16, 2008,
10am-5pm
Sunday, August 17, 2008, 12pm-4pm
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Encampment of the 4th Texas
More details to follow!
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Living History: Saturday, August 23, 2008,
10am-5pm
Sunday, August 24, 2008, 12pm-4pm
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Encampment of the 42nd Mississippi
Infantry, Company F
Reenactors will dress in authentic uniforms
and equipment, carry reproduction weapons and
camp in authentic tents. The civilians
will work on sewing, weaving projects & of
course fresh butter!
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A Temporary Exhibition:
September 17, 2008 - January 17, 2009
News from Hell:
Newspapers and the Reporting of the Civil War
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More details to follow!
Entrance to the temporary exhibit is
included with the purchase of your museum
admission ticket.
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Living History: Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10am-5pm;
Sunday, September 21, 2008, 12pm-5pm
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Encampment
of a Confederate Civil War artillery unit -
Purcell's Battery, the "Fauquier
Artillery".
Loading and firing demonstrations will be
conducted each day. Museum visitors will
see the flash, smell the smoke and hear the
roar of Civil War cannons.
This educational program for the entire
family is designed to bring history to
life. These living historians will
explain how the guns were used in action and
their impact on the battlefield.
The volunteer artillerymen will also explain
the technology of artillery and the safety
practices required in the 1860's. This
program is weather contingent.
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Book Club: Wednesday, September 24,
2008, 7pm-9pm
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Join us for our September Book Club Meeting to
discuss Glean of Bayonets: The
Battle of Antietam & Robert E. Lee's
Maryland Campaign September 1862
by James V. Murfin
In partnership with:
Civil War and More
books ~ videos ~ prints~ ephemera ~
music
10 S. Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA
17055
Tel: 717-766-1899
www.civilwarandmore.com
Free to the public! Advance
reservations are necessary! Sign up
today by calling: 866-BLU-GRAY or 717-260-1861.
Books can be purchased at 20% off at Civil
War & More and the Gift Shop at The
National Civil War Museum. (www.civilwarshopping.com)
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Blue & Gray Gala:
Friday, October 3, 2008
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SAVE THE DATE! More details to follow.
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Book Club: Wednesday, November 12,
2008, 7pm-9pm
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Join us for our November Book Club Meeting to
discuss General John Buford: A Military
Biography by Edward G.
Longacre
In partnership with:
Civil War and More
books ~ videos ~ prints~ ephemera ~
music
10 S. Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA
17055
Tel: 717-766-1899
www.civilwarandmore.com
Free to the public! Advance
reservations are necessary! Sign up
today by calling: 866-BLU-GRAY or 717-260-1861.
Books can be purchased at 20% off at Civil
War & More and the Gift Shop at The
National Civil War Museum. (www.civilwarshopping.com)
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Dinner Lecture Series & Book Signing:
Thursday, December 11, 2008
6pm-8pm
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Dinner lecture & book signing with Author James
McPherson, Topic is on his book: Tried by
War: Abraham Lincoln As Commander in Chief (book
to be released in October)
Dinner: 6pm-7pm
Lecture: 7pm-8pm
More details to follow.
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Past Events:
PPL & THREE MILE ISLAND Family Fun Day & Camp Out:
Saturday, July
12, 2008, 10am-5pm
Sponsored by:
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Click here for full schedule of events!
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Free
admission will be available to all visitors! Schedule
of Events*:
Encampment of Thompson's Independent
Battery C with artillery and Civil War Period
children's games
10:30am-11am:
Recruiting Station
– Get recruited into the army! -
Outdoors
11am:
Cannon firing
-
Backfield
11:30am: Presentation with Don Devine: Jane:
A Flight to Freedom (Book signing:
12pm-3pm) - Lecture Gallery 1st Fl.
12pm: Presentation with Joe Becton on
"African American Soldiers in the Civil War"
- Lecture Gallery 1st Fl.
12pm-2pm: Show your support by
taking a throw at dunking Harrisburg
Regional Chamber & CREDC's Finest - Sheila
Himes, Vice President of Chamber Operations
in the dunking tank!
12pm-12:30pm:
Presentation
with Joe Becton on
African American soldiers in the Civil War
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Lecture gallery
1st Fl.
12pm-3pm Book signing with Todd Mealy author
of Biography of an Anti-Slavery City
- Rotunda
12:30pm: Lecture with Matthew Dodd: Songs &
Stories of the Civil War - Lecture
Gallery 1st Fl.
1pm: Cannon Firing - Backfield
1:30pm: Lecture by Donald Scott Sr.:
Camp William Penn (Book signing:
2pm-4pm)
2pm: Civil War period
children’s games & baseball with
Thompson’s Battery C – Outdoors/Backfield
3pm: Cannon Firing - Backfield
3:30pm:
Infantry presentation
with Ken Quattlander,
Thompson's Battery C - Backfield
4pm:
Raffle drawing
for $200 Mort Kunstler print! Purchase your ticket in the Gift Shop.
Other Activities:
Rock climbing, face painting, dunking tank,
"First Shots" slingshot
*Schedules
and times are subject to change. Inclement
weather will route activities indoors. Camp
Out** **Please
note that the Museum closes at 5:00pm. Registration
for the overnight camp out is required by July
3, 2008. Please contact the Museum for more
information, 717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email: Lynn Smolizer
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Lecture:
Saturday, July 5, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Educator - James Brennan
Lecture on Joshua Chamberlain: Beyond
Gettysburg
Free with your paid admission to the
Museum.
No Reservations required.
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Saturday,
June 21, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Book Club: Wednesday, June 18,
2008, 7pm-9pm
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Join us for our June Book Club Meeting to
discuss Reelecting Lincoln: The
Battle for the 1864 Presidency
by John C. Waugh
In partnership with:
Civil War and More
books ~ videos ~ prints~ ephemera ~
music
10 S. Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA
17055
Tel: 717-766-1899
www.civilwarandmore.com
Free to the public! Advance
reservations are necessary! Sign up
today by calling: 866-BLU-GRAY or 717-260-1861.
Books can be purchased at 20% off at Civil
War & More and the Gift Shop at The
National Civil War Museum. (www.civilwarshopping.com)
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Friday, June 13, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Lecture:
Saturday, June 7, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Educator - James Brennan
Lecture on the 75th Reunion of Gettysburg
Free with your paid admission to the
Museum.
No Reservations required.
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Medal of Honor Ceremony:
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00am
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The
Museum will be accepting the donation of 2
Medals of Honor into its permanent collections!
Location: Under the flagpole (backup
location: lecture gallery)
No reservations required.
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Book Club: Wednesday, April 23,
2008, 7pm-9pm
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Join us for our April Book Club Meeting to
discuss Redemption: The Last Battle of
the Civil War
by Nicholas Lemann
In partnership with:
Civil War and More
books ~ videos ~ prints~ ephemera ~
music
10 S. Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA
17055
Tel: 717-766-1899
www.civilwarandmore.com
Free to the public! Advance
reservations are necessary! Sign up
today by calling: 866-BLU-GRAY or 717-260-1861.
Books can be purchased at 20% off at Civil
War & More and the Gift Shop at The
National Civil War Museum. (www.civilwarshopping.com)
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Shenandoah Valley - Winchester Bus
Tour:
Friday, April 11, 2008
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The
National Civil War Museum is pleased to announce
it's first historical tour. The Shenandoah
Valley - Winchester Tour will take patrons to
the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Lost Creek
Winery & the Fairfield Inn. $139.00 per person
Click here for more information
Reservations required. Questions? Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Saturday, March 22, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Friday, March 14, 2008, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Civil War Re-enactor's Expo - Saturday, March 1,
2008, 9am-3pm
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Civil War Re-enactor's Expo at The National
Civil War Museum. All Units Welcome!
$25.00 per Unit to exhibit
$75.00 for Sutlers to exhibit
An 8' x8' space will be provided
Additional fee for tables & chairs if needed
Limited Space Available!
Excellent opportunity to recruit &
network with other
re-enacting groups!
Visitors may enter the expo
with the purchase of their Museum admission
ticket.
To register for this event please call
717.260.1861 Ext. 1230 or email:
Trini Nye
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M&T Bank Community Free Day:
Saturday, February 16, 2008, 10am-4pm
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Free admission to all visitors to
the Museum galleries!
Ongoing activities*:
10am-4pm Reproduction
artifact cart throughout
galleries
10am-5pm Temporary
Exhibition: Escape from the
Peculiar Institution: Slavery, Abolitionism
and the Underground Railroad
10am-5pm Design your own
Civil War army corps
badge
10am-5pm Learn the
language of the ladies' fan
10am-5pm Explore
quilting during the Civil War
11am-4pm Lunch-on-the-go
with Classic Cuisine
11am-4pm "The
Civilians of Gettysburg" roaming
authentic living historians
12pm-1pm
Performances from the Long Hill String
Band
1:30pm-3pm Book signing
with Dr. David Downing,
author of A South Divided: Portraits
of
Dissent in the Confederacy
2pm-3pm
Performances from the Long Hill
String
Band
Timed activities*:
11am
Civil War period children's games with
Thompson's Batttery C
11am
Adams County and the
Underground
Railroad Lecture with Deb McCauslin
11:30am
Lecture with President Abraham
Lincoln, as portrayed by James
Hayney
12:30pm
Life of a Confederate Soldier with Marty
Braen,
Thompson's Battery C
1pm
Dr. Downing discusses his book:
A South Divided
1pm
Civil War period children's games with
Thompson's Battery C
1:30pm Recruiting Station - Be recruited into the
Union Army with Thompson's Battery C!
2pm
"The Unrivaled Simon Cameron"
presentation by Joseph Mieczkowski
2:30pm
Infantry lecture with Ken Quattlander,
Thompson's Battery C
3pm
Civil War period children's games with
Thompson's Battery C
*Activities are
subject to change.
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Wine & Cheese Reception:
Thursday, January 31, 2008, 5:30pm-7:30pm
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Sponsored by :
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Join
us to celebrate the opening of our temporary
exhibit on Slavery, Abolitionism & the
Underground Railroad $5.00 per person;
FREE to Members!
Featured speaker: Mr. Fred Morsell, a
living historian portraying Frederick
Douglass
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Book Club: Wednesday, January 23,
2008, 7pm-9pm
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Join us for our January Book Club Meeting to
discuss General James Longstreet: The
Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier
by Jeffry D. Wert
In partnership with:
Civil War and More
books ~ videos ~ prints~ ephemera ~
music
10 S. Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA
17055
Tel: 717-766-1899
www.civilwarandmore.com
Free to the public! Advance
reservations are necessary! Sign up
today by calling: 866-BLU-GRAY or 717-260-1861.
Books can be purchased at 20% off at Civil
War & More and the Gift Shop at The
National Civil War Museum. (www.civilwarshopping.com)
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Temporary Exhibit - The Art of War: October
10 - January 13, 2008
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The Art of War covers the art
of common soldiers with their original drawings
and carvings done in camp, in prison and back
home as veterans. In addition
to soldier art, this exhibit shows the
work of artists of the time and how they were
inspired by the war. This soldier art will
be displayed at the Museum through January 13,
2008.
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Saturday, December 29, 2007, 11:00am
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
For the first time, this tour will also
be open to the public for a nominal fee of
$10/adult & $5/child over 7 years.
This amount will be applied toward the cost
of membership if one is purchased on the
same day. Please feel free to bring
visiting family members along for this
exclusive tour.
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Toys for Tots:
November 1 - December 13, 2007
Harrisburg
Toys for Tots
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For the
Seventh consecutive year, The National Civil War Museum and the US Marine Corps have teamed up to bring Christmas to Harrisburg area children.
The museum will be accepting toys
through Dec. 13, 2007.
Visitors who bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $10 or more will receive one free admission to the museum as a gift for supporting the local
Toys for Tots program.
This year, WALMART
will be sponsoring the kick-off ceremony on
Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 9:30am.
Please join us in our Grand Rotunda to ensure
that these needy children have a happy holiday!
THANK
YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM!
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Members Only Artifact
Storage & Archive Tour:
Friday, November 30, 2007, 1:30pm
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Meet
our Curator - Brett Kelley
Private Archive Tour
FREE TO MEMBERS!
Reservations required. Call
717-260-1861, ext 1108
or Email:
Lynn Smolizer
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Christmas in the 1860's:
Friday, November 23, 2007, 10:00am-4:00pm
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The
Victorian Dance Ensemble
will be at the Museum from 10am-4pm to
demonstrate dances of the era. Afterwards,
visitors will be invited to learn a dance and
join in the spirit of the season.
The ensemble will also display original
photographs, newspapers and Victorian jewelry
from members' collections. Other displays
will include a gift box sent to soldiers by
civilians and a period tabletop Christmas tree,
with homemade ornaments. Museum guests
will also have an opportunity to try on
reproduction Civil War era clothing.
In perfect time for the holiday season, the
Museum will also offer discounts on memorial
bricks. Bricks normally priced at $75.00,
will be priced at the discounted rate of $65.00.
Visit our Museum Gift Shop and receive a
hand-knit holiday stocking FREE in your choice
of design: Civil War Santa, Drum or Bugle
with a $50.00 purchase (a value of $40-$50)!
Quantities are limited! |
Community Free Day: Saturday, November 10, 2007,
10am-5pm
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Sponsored by:
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Community Free Day - Veteran's Day Weekend -
Then and Now: Soldier experiences' in
training, technology and daily life
Admission
to the Museum galleries will be free for all
visitors!
Ongoing Activities*:
10am-12pm PA Past Players
10am-4pm 28th Infantry
Division will be
providing
military vehicles
(Humvee, LMTV,
ect.)
10am-5pm Encampment of the 4th MD
Artillery
10am-5pm Temporary Exhibition on
The Art of War
10am-5pm Care Packages: Bring
an item to
send
to our troops in Iraq (example:
shaving cream, beef jerky, nuts,
coffee, shampoo, batteries, etc.)
10am-5pm Temporary Exhibition
on
The Art of War
10am-5pm Read letters written by/to
Civil War
soldiers & write a letter of your own
to our troops in Iraq
10am-5pm Memorial brick
discounts for
Veterans - $10 off!
11am-2pm John Deppen will portray
General
Winfield Scott Hancock
11am-3pm Book signing and lecture:
Dr Peter
Keim, author of A Grand Old Flag:
A
History of the United States Through
its Flags
Timed Activities*:
10:30am Presentation
of plaque to the
Patriotic Order of Sons of America,
PA State Camp
11am
Artillery Demonstration with the 4th
MD Artillery
11:30am
Presentation: John Deppen will
portray General Winfield Scott
Hancock and discuss General
Hancock's experiences in the battle
of Gettysburg
11:45am Phone
call to Iraq - speak to soldiers
from the 213th Area
12:15pm
Lecture with James Brennan: Daily
life of Civil War soldiers; followed by
modern life of a soldier lecture
1pm
Artillery Demonstration with the 4th
MD Artillery
1:30pm
Be recruited into the 1861 Union
Army
2pm
Lecture with Dr. Peter Keim on flags
2:30pm
Logistics Technology - 1861 versus
2007 presented by GeoDecisions
3pm
Artillery Demonstration with the 4th
MD Artillery
3:15pm
Signal flag activity - Learn how to
send messages using signal flags
*Activities are subject to change and are
weather
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Dinner with President Lincoln: Friday, October 5, 2007
Featuring:
James Hayney
portraying - President
Abraham Lincoln
Former
White House Executive Chef -
Walter Scheib
Catering
Sponsor -
Entertainment Courtesy of:
~ B.R.P.
Entertainment
Invitation & Program Design
Courtesy of:
~ Greentree Graphics
Printing Courtesy of:
~ Fortney Printing
Antique Parlor Display Courtesy
of:
~ Antiques on Hanover
Wall & Floor Decor
Courtesy
of:
~ j Wallace | LLC
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Our
annual autumn fundraising event transforms
into a gala reminiscent of the White House
days of the 1860's. Former White House
Executive Chef Walter Scheib will be preparing the meal for the
evening.
Encampment of the 53rd
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
Tickets:
$125.00 per person Black-tie
optional
General Reception: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Dinner:
7:45pm
Master of Ceremonies: Dennis Owens,
ABC 27
Brigadier General Sponsor
Harrisburg Senators
Colonel
Sponsors: PPL
Corporation
Harristown Development Corp.
PA Chamber of Business & Industry Major
Sponsors: Sun
Motor Cars, Inc. Vartan
Group, Inc. Fulton
Bank Gunn-Mowery
Insurance Waste
Management Energy
Association of PA
R.S. Mowery & Sons, Inc.
Meyer, Scott & Unkovic
Technology Council of PA
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Highmark
BMC
Commerce Bank
Wolf Block
Reception
Sponsor:
Capitol Blue Cross
Program
Sponsor:
Hayes Large Architects
Floral
Sponsor:
Deena Malley
Decoration
Sponsor:
Benchmark Solutions
For
additional sponsorship information, please
contact the museum at 717-260-1861, ext. 1108
or Email: Lynn Smolizer
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Special Highlights:
5th Anniversary Ceremony:
Sunday, February 12, 2006, 12pm-5pm
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5th Anniversary Ceremony
The National Civil War Museum turned five on Sunday, February 12. To celebrate, and to thank the Harrisburg community for its support, the Museum offered visitors free admission for the day-long event. Living historians Larry Clowers and Dick Crozier as “Gen. Ulysses S. Grant” and “Gen. Robert E. Lee” cut a ceremonial cake using a Civil War sword. Launch video |
Toys for Tots:
2005
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For the fifth consecutive year, the National Civil War Museum and the US Marine Corps have teamed up to bring Christmas to Harrisburg area children. The museum will be accepting toys through Dec. 17 2005. Visitors who bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $10 or more will receive one free admission to the museum as a gift for supporting the local Toys for Tots program.
>>View excerpts from the press conference |
Veteran's Day Ceremony:
Friday, November 11, 2005
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Representatives from the 28th Infantry Division and
Harrisburg’s Mayor Stephen Reed met atop Reservoir
Park at The National Civil War Museum to pay tribute to all United States Veterans. Mayor Reed laid a wreath at the Moment of Mercy statue in front of the museum in memoriam.
>>View Excerpts |
Ghosts of Gettysburg:
Sunday, October 30, 2005
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Mark Nesbitt, founder of the popular “Ghosts of Gettysburg” tours spoke at The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg on Sunday, October 30th about Civil War hauntings.
>>Watch the interview |
National Civil War Museum Segment on "Out and About in Harrisburg"
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TV's Out and About in Harrisburg featured a segment on the National Civil War Museum.
"The National Civil War Museum is unlike any museum in the nation... it literally brings history to life..."
>>View the clip
(requires Windows Media Player) |
Additional photos from previous events can be found here.
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