Saturday, Aug. 8 from 2 to 3 p.m. Battlefield Overlook Event Center, 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg The battles of Gettysburg and Little Bighorn remain the two most studied military engagements in American history. The colorful and controversial George Armstrong Custer was at the center of both events. Custer’s Civil War fame began at Gettysburg […]
Saturday, Aug. 8 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Battlefield Overlook Event Center, 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg Join historian Kenneth A. Gavin for an entertaining and engaging presentation that examines economic, military, political, and social aspects of the American Revolution through the lens of popular culture. He will explore these themes in conjunction with […]
Fields of Fire: Gettysburg's First Day Farms July 1, 10-11:30 a.m. Battlefield Overlook Event Center, 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg Join historians Jim Hessler, Andrew Dalton, and Phil Spaugy for an in-depth exploration of three farms—Harmon, Forney, and McClean—at the heart of the Battle of Gettysburg’s first day. Spread across the fields west and north […]
In the winter of 1777, General George Washington and the Continental Army set their sights on a little village in southeastern Pennsylvania called Valley Forge. The hardships they faced there would go down in history, but what drove them to this desperate situation? Step beyond the story of what happened at Valley Forge to consider […]
Saturday, May 30th from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Battlefield Overlook Event Center, 625 Biglerville Rd., Gettysburg At a critical moment, with the fight for independence hanging by a thread, General Washington risked it all with a daring campaign to cross the Delaware River in the dark, strike the German garrison at Trenton, and […]
