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  • James Pierce of Baltimore Street

    Shriver House Museum 309 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA, United States

    James Pierce is perhaps best known as the father of Tillie Pierce, the young heroine who authored At Gettysburg: What a Girl Saw and Heard of the Battle. Yet his story is interesting in its own right. Originally from Maryland, Pierce wore many hats in Gettysburg, serving as a butcher, grocer, property owner, and businessman. […]

  • Exploring Gettysburg’s Third Ward Community

    Wednesday, May 13th, 3 to 5 p.m. Join historians Jean Howard-Green, Tim Smith, and Andrew Dalton for a special walking tour through Gettysburg’s historic Third Ward, where generations of the town’s Black residents built lives, businesses, churches, and community. Along the way, participants will explore sites connected to Gettysburg’s Black history from before the Civil […]