Week of Events
Sunday, August 23, 2026
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Monday, August 24, 2026
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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August 26, 2026 -Dobbin House Consecration Reenactment
Dobbin House Consecration Reenactment
Join The Dobbin House as they celebrate Reverend Alexander Dobbin’s August 26, 1776, Consecration of his home, 250 years later! Wednesday, August 26, 2026, beginning at 10:00 am Historic Dobbin House 89 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg, PA The public is warmly invited! 10:00 am Ceremony >Recreation of Reverend Dobbin’s 1776 blessing of his historic home >Colonial […]
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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August 27, 2026 -Saving the Dobbin House
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August 27, 2026 -History on the Square
Saving the Dobbin House
Saving the Dobbin House By the 1970s, the Dobbin House stood at the brink of loss—weathered, neglected, and facing possible demolition. In 1976, during the nation’s Bicentennial, one young couple and a team of experts began the process of saving it. Through photographs, stories, and behind-the-scenes insights, this program traces the remarkable restoration that brought […]
History on the Square
Join Hotel Gettysburg on August 27th as historian Matt Gault presents From the Badness of His Memory: Washington's Life During the French and Indian War, exploring the pivotal experiences that shaped the young Colonel Washington into the leader history remembers. Admission includes hors d'oeuvres and one drink ticket. Get your tickets today: https://tinyurl.com/44bybtam
Friday, August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026 -They Answered the Call: Gettysburg in the American Revolution
They Answered the Call: Gettysburg in the American Revolution
Friday, Aug. 28 from 6-8 p.m. 89 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg On June 24, 1775, dozens of young men gathered at Samuel Gettys’ tavern to enlist—marching from this small frontier community to join George Washington and the Continental Army. Some never returned home. Historian Ken Gavin tells the stories of these soldiers and their neighbors—ordinary people […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026
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August 29, 2026 -Dobbin House Square Dedications
Dobbin House Square Dedications
Join The Dobbin House as they celebrate the 250th birthday of the 1776 Dobbin House and the Opening of Dobbin House Square Dedication of the Dobbin House Semiquincentennial Bell, and Dedication of the Charters of Freedom. Saturday August 29, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Next to the historic Dobbin House, 89 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg, PA […]


