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2012 Press Releases
Jan 06 2012Visitors Invited to Celebrate Black History Month and President's Day at the Museum

2011 Press Releases
Dec 08 2011MUSEUM PLANS 1862 EXHIBIT FOR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION
Dec 01 2011CHRISTMAS PROGRAM TO BE HELD AT THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Oct 14 2011NCWM ANNOUNCES FALL CIVIL WAR 150TH LECTURE SERIES EVENT
Sep 26 2011WELLS FARGO STAGECOACH SCHEDULES APPEARANCE AT MUSEUM GALA
Aug 10 2011GOVERNOR CORBETT ANNOUNCED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR GALA
Aug 08 2011A WAR OF FIRSTS: NEW EXHIBIT TO FOCUS ON INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Jul 12 2011MUSEUM COMMEMORATES CIVIL WAR 150TH BATTLE ANNIVERSARIES WITH BANNERS OF THE FALLEN
Jul 09 2011LINCOLN TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT SENATORS BASEBALL GAME
Jun 30 2011NCWM ANNOUNCES NEW PRODUCT LINE PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN MINT
Jun 23 2011PUBLIC INVITED TO 19TH CENTURY BASE BALL CLINIC
Jun 17 2011MUSEUM INVITES STUDENTS FOR CIVIL WAR ADVENTURE CAMP
May 19 2011CURATOR CONTINUES FUNDRAISING MARCH AS CONFEDERATE SOLDIER THROUGH RAIN AND LIGHTENING
Apr 29 2011THE HERSHEY COMPANY HOSTS COMMUNITY FREE DAY AT NCWM
Apr 08 2011MUSEUM CURATOR PLANS TWO-WEEK MARCH AS CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
Mar 24 2011NCWM ANNOUNCES SPRING/SUMMER LIVING HISTORY SCHEDULE
Mar 09 2011NCWM OBSERVES 150th COMMEMORATION WITH LECTURE SERIES EVENT
Feb 09 2011AMONG SOLDIERS: NEW EXHIBIT TO FOCUS ON ANIMALS IN THE WAR
Jan 25 2011MUSEUM CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN 2011
Jan 14 2011COMMUNITY FREE DAY SLATED FOR PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND

2010 Press Releases
Dec 17 2010NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BRINGS LINCOLN TO HARRISBURG
Dec 08 2010MUSEUM PLANS SERIES OF EXHIBITS IN HONOR OF 150TH
Dec 01 2010PERMANENT NEW EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON SIGNAL FLAG COMMUNICATION
Nov 23 2010HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DONATE REPLICA LANTERN
Nov 12 2010AN 1860'S CHRISTMAS
Sep 29 2010NCWM COMMEMORATES 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELECTION OF 1860 WITH HAROLD HOLZER
Sep 01 2010WAR ON THE HOMEFRONT: NEW EXHIBIT FOCUSING ON CIVILIANS TO OPEN
Aug 27 2010TAPING OF ARTS & CULTURE SHOW AT NCWM TO PREMIERE ON PCN
Aug 26 2010PAT WILLIAMS ANNOUNCED AS 2010 GALA SPEAKER
Jul 16 2010UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS ENCAMPMENT & PRESENTATION
Jul 12 2010NCWM WILL HOST TWO LIVING HISTORY ENCAMPMENTS JULY 24-25
Jun 01 2010The NCWM TO BE FEATURED ON AN EPISODE OF HUMANITIES ON THE ROAD
May 28 2010THE NCWM ANNOUNCES 2010 LIVING HISTORY SEASON SCHEDULE
Apr 30 2010MUSEUM HOSTS ANNUAL COMMUNITY FREE DAY SPONSORED BY AMTRAK
Apr 27 2010THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM UNVEILS NEW PERMANENT INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT FEATURING ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Mar 25 2010LECTURE SERIES TO FEATURE WEST POINT GRADUATE, AUTHOR AND VIETNAM VETERAN
Mar 10 2010THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM INTRODUCES NEW EXHIBIT TECHNOLOGY
Mar 09 2010SPIES AMONG US: NEW EXHIBIT FOCUSING ON ESPIONAGE DURING THE CIVIL WAR
Mar 03 2010THE NCWM ANNOUNCES THE FORMATION OF THE CIVIL WAR 150TH COMMEMMORATIVE COMMITTEE
Feb 25 2010KENNETH W. LEE NAMED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Feb 18 2010CURATOR NEARS END OF PICKET DUTY
Feb 17 2010MUSEUM KICKS OFF 2010 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Jan 22 2010NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP
Jan 06 2010CURATOR WILL LIVE THE LIFE OF A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER FOR 2 WEEKS

2009 Press Releases
Nov 12 2009AN 1860'S CHRISTMAS
Nov 09 2009GREAT FOOD FOR A GREAT CAUSE
Oct 06 2009UNITED STATES SENATOR AND "ACE OF CAKES" STAR DELIVER
Aug 14 2009SENATOR JIM WEBB TO SPEAK AT FUNDRAISING GALA
Aug 11 2009EXHIBIT FOCUSING ON ILLNESS & DISEASE DURING THE CIVIL WAR TO OPEN AT NCWM
Jul 23 2009NCWM RECEIVES UNIFORM DONATION - ARIZONA WOMAN DONATES UNIFORM OF MAINE LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Jul 17 2009FASTER THAN A SPEEDING TRAIN... MUSEUM TO HOST CIVIL WAR LOCOMOTION DAY
Jul 01 2009THE NCWM FOCUSES ON JOHN BROWN'S RAID AS ANNIVERSARY NEARS
Jun 25 2009THE NCWM ANNOUNCES A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM - MUSEUM WILL OPEN ONE EVENING PER WEEK
Jun 11 2009NCWM ANNOUNCES SUMMER PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
Jun 10 2009LIVING HISTORY PRESENTATION NEXT WEEKEND
Jun 03 2009SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATION & RECORD LOCAL FUND-RAISING HIGHLIGHT THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM'S RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
May 15 2009LINCOLN SCHOLAR HAROLD HOLZER JOINS THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM ADVISORY COUNCIL
Apr 28 2009THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM BECOMES A SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATE
Apr 07 2009NATIONALLY RENOWNED AUTHOR TO APPEAR AT NCWM
Apr 02 2009NCWM COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION OF OBSERVATORY - MUSEUM ANNOUNCES RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Mar 27 2009MUSEUM SEES TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
Mar 16 2009KEN L. SABLE NAMED TO THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mar 10 2009MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBIT ON CIVIL WAR LOGISTICS
Feb 25 2009RICHARD J. SEITZ NAMED TO THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Feb 17 2009NCWM KICKS OFF ANNUAL CAMPAIGN WITH $100,000 GOAL
Feb 16 2009LINCOLN'S 200TH BIRTHDAY SEES RECORD CROWD AT NCWM COMMUNITY FREE DAY!
Feb 15 2009M&T BANK SPONSORS NEW EXHIBIT AT MUSEUM
Feb 04 2009THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM OPENS 7 DAYS A WEEK
Feb 02 2009DESOUSA STEPS UP TO CHAIR THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Jan 16 2009THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM ANNOUNCES 3RD ANNUAL WINTER COMMUNITY FREE DAY
Jan 12 2009MUSEUM ANNOUNCES OPENING ON SELECT HOLIDAYS
Jan 07 2009NCWM ANNOUNCES SPRING HISTORIC BUS TRIP

2008 Press Releases
Nov 25 2008MUSEUM PLANS EVENTS FOR LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL
Nov 13 2008WASTE MANAGMENT DONATES $10,000 TO MUSEUM EITC PROGRAM
Nov 07 2008MUSEUM WELCOMES RENOWNED HISTORIAN JAMES MCPHERSON AS DINNER LECTURE SERIES SPEAKER
Oct 30 2008NCWM TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF OBSERVATION DECK ENCLOSURE
Oct 23 2008AN 1860s CHRISTMAS AT THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Oct 21 2008THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM ANNOUNCES EIGHTH ANNUAL TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM
Sep 16 2008THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM OPENS NEW GALLERY ADDITION
Sep 10 2008NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM LAUNCHES CITY NEIGHBORHOOD CAMPAIGN
Sep 02 2008NCWM CELEBRATES EXHIBIT OPENING ON NEWSPAPERS AND REPORTING
Aug 27 2008THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM APPOINTS CEO
Aug 15 2008NCWM CELEBRATES OPENING OF TEMPORARY EXHIBIT ON NEWSPAPERS
Jul 08 2008MUSEUM BECOMES ONE OF TWO FEATURED 3D BUILDINGS IN AREA ON GOOGLE EARTH
May 21 2008NCWM RECEIVES MEDALS OF HONOR DONATION AT CEREMONY
Apr 23 2008NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM APPOINTS DISTINGUISHED NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Apr 10 2008THE NATIONAL CIVIL WAR MUSEUM TO RECEIVE MEDALS OF HONOR DONATION
Mar 24 2008MUSEUM APPOINTS 3 NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Mar 19 2008CIVIL WAR MUSEUM CONTINUES TO PROSPER 'STATE OF THE MUSEUM ADDRESS'
Feb 25 2008RE-ENACTOR'S EXPO TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND
Jan 22 2008MUSEUM CELEBRATES OPENING OF TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
Jan 03 2008NCWM ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL M&T BANK COMMUNITY FREE DAY

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