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Wow! What a Volunteer Work Day!
On Saturday, June 2, 275 volunteers from 18 different states assembled for work at around 8 in the morning. We worked until 3 (with time off for lunch).
Maybe the fact that it was a perfect day, or lunch was good, or the camarader ie just drove us on but in that time we:
Painted - the Brian barn and house; the Lydia Leister barn and house; the Cobean barn; the Millerstown Rd. Fence (Eisenhower Site); the Sherfy Hog fence.
Built - a half mile of Virginia Worm fence and a quarter mile of Post and Rail along Chambersburg Pike; completed the 7th rail on fences begun in 2011 but not completed because we ran out of rails (a crew of 20 volunteers was assigned to this!).
Cleaned - Non-Civil War headstones and painted inscriptions on Civil War headstones in the National Cemetery.
Cleared Brush - at the Triangular Field at Devil's Den; and the George Spangler Farm.
Overall we contributed about 6.5 hours each for a total of 1787.5 volunteer hours. And we all had a wonderful day! |
More Smart Parking Initiatives
It really makes a difference, after you have enjoyed the museum, the Cyclorama, maybe a little shopping - to be able to find your car. Sometimes that can be a challenge, as anyone who has dealt with the acres of parking around large shopping malls will agree.
The Visitors Center has added a simple but very helpful improvement: color coded parking lot signs.
The parking lots will continue to be numbered as before - as Lots #1, #2, #3 and Bus Lot; and the bays or sections will be A, B, C and so forth. Now however there will be a color associated with each lot.
We believe that it is easier to remember the color than the number. And once you are in the correct lot, you will be able to find your car, throw in all the great things you bought at the Bookstore, and head for home.
We hope you had a great visit! |
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June and July events
Volunteer Service Days
For these service days, volunteers in small groups work on the battlefield. Projects tend to be maintenance type work such as brush-clearing (a never-ending task!) and trail maintenance. June and July dates are:
June 22 and 23.
July 13 and 14.
Caroline's Teas
Drinking tea and eating treats while listening to an entertaining presentation is a perfect way to spend an afternoon. In the side yard at the Rupp House, 451 Baltimore St., there are two teas coming up in June and July. "Caroline Rupp" will be your hostess.
June 24: Meet the Ladies of Gettysburg, including Mrs. Rupp and Mrs. Shriver. Tea time is 1:00 pm-1:30 pm.
July 21: Learn how Clara Barton became "The Angel of the Battlefield." Tea time will be 11:30 am-1:00 pm.
Tickets are available at the Visitors Center 717-334-2436.
An Evening with the Cyclorama
Every Saturday evening at 6:00 there will be a presentation that brings you up close to this phenomenal 370-40ft painting in the round. The evening will describe its history and show how the illusion is created.
Upcoming presentations by LBG and Cyclorama specialist Sue Boardman are:
June 2
June 29
July 28
Another program "What in the World is a Cyclorama" will be offered at the same time on the other Saturdays.
For tickets, enquire at the Visitors Center ticket counter, 717-334-2436.
The Adams Seminar in July is filling up fast
This seminar by LBG Ed Suplee is entitled "Strategy at Gettysburg and the Fog of War"
The seminar for July 21 is booked out but there are still spaces in the seminar on July 28. Click here for ticket information.
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