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Harold Holzer Presentation and Book Signing
 Harold Holzer, author, co-author, or editor of more than 40 books, will autograph copies of his newest book: Lincoln and the Power of the Press: the War for Public Opinion (Simon & Schuster, 2014), from 3:00 p.m. -3:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 15th at the Gettysburg National  Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. Following the book signing, at 4:00 p.m., Holzer will speak on "Lincoln and the Press; at Gettysburg and Beyond." Both events are open to the public and books will be available at the Museum and Visitor Center bookstore. The lecture is free of charge and seating is limited on a first-come, first-served ticketed basis. Free tickets for the lecture are now available by calling 877-874-2478.
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Fall Muster: October 17th and 18th!
 Join the Friends of Gettysburg for the 23rd annual Fall Muster. The Fall Muster includes battlefield tours, lectures, Friends of Gettysburg merchandise, a banquet lunch, and the latest news about the Gettysburg Foundation. The two-day event of tours and programs will be held at the Gettysburg National Military Park (GNMP) Museum and Visitor Center; located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg. PA 17325. On Friday night of the Muster weekend, a special program is held; this year, we welcome GNMP Chief of Museum Services Greg Goodell presenting "A Museum for All." Then, on Saturday, battlefield tours are held; members enjoy one three-hour tour in the morning and one three-hour tour in the afternoon with lunch included in-between tours. For more information and for a listing of the Saturday tours, visit our website or call 717-339-2148.
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Thank you!
The Friends of Gettysburg thanks the following sponsors for their generous support in honor of the Friends 25th anniversary:
Booz Allen Hamilton
Gettysburg Tour Center
FGV Media
Adams Electric Cooperative
C.S. Davidson
Rice Fruit Company
Turkey Hill
Utz Quality Food
Warfield & Walsh
Wyndham Gettysburg
Celebrating 25 years of preservation, education, and dedication!
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Project Update: Home Sweet Home Motel
  In 2002, the Friends purchased the Home Sweet Home motel property and turned it over to the National Park Service for rehabilitation. In May 2003, the motel was demolished to return the critical piece of battlefield land closer to its 1863 appearance. Earlier this month, another modern intrusion was removed from the site! Thanks to donors and Friends, the Gettysburg Foundation was able to hire Met-Ed to remove an utility pole from the site, further opening the viewshed of 1863. |
Volunteers Needed:
Remembrance Illumination
On November 15th, at the 12th annual Remembrance Illumination, volunteers are needed to help set-up, greet, and clean-up the cemetery. Set-up volunteers are needed from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Greeters may sign up for one-hour shifts at the Taneytown Road entrance and Baltimore Street entrance of Soldiers' National Cemetery. Readers are needed to read the names of the fallen soldiers from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Clean-up volunteers meet at 9:30 p.m. and assist until the cemetery is cleaned up. Volunteer spots are limited, please register early. Volunteers will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. If interested in volunteering, please e-mail Ann Swade, Events Logistics Coordinator, at aswade@gettysburgfoundation.org.
The 12th annual Remembrance Illumination will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg. A luminary candle will be placed on each of the 3,512 Civil War soldier's graves in Soldiers' National Cemetery. If you are interested in sponsoring a luminary candle, please visit our website or call 717-339-2148.
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Your support is essential to the continued preservation of the Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site.
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