by Jeff Nichols | Nov 13, 2024 | Lectures
On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation establishing the last Thursday of November as: “a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.” He continued: “In the midst of a civil war of unequaled...
by Jeff Nichols | Nov 13, 2024 | Lectures
On November 20 at 7pm, University of Virginia associate professor of history, Dr. Justene Hill Edwards, will share the full and tragic story of the Freedman’s Bank as she talks about her new book Savings & Loan: The Rise and Fall of the Freedman’s Bank. You can...
by BlosserMarketing | Jun 3, 2024 | Lectures
Brought Forth on this Continent: It is estimated that over 15,000 books have been written on Abraham Lincoln. Just when you think that all topics related to the 16th President have been covered, a historian produces a new perspective. The latest book examines the...
by BlosserMarketing | Apr 1, 2024 | Lectures
Waterloo of the Confederacy By April 1, 1865, the Union’s Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James had been fighting and draining away the strength of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia around the trenches of Petersburg, Virginia for nine months. Lt. Gen....
by BlosserMarketing | Mar 27, 2024 | Lectures
On Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 1:00 pm, The National Civil War Museum will present a one-woman play called INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker. Starring Kathie Barnes as Dr. Mary Walker, it was written and directed by Lloyd J. Schwartz, and produced by...
by BlosserMarketing | Mar 11, 2024 | Lectures
Memory & Meaning: One of the highlights of a visit to The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s Memory & Meaning Gallery is learning the story of Ephraim Slaughter. Ephraim was born into slavery and named Ephraim Newsome on January 17, 1846,...