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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gettysburg, PA (June 24, 2026) – In honor of the 250th birthday of the 1776 Dobbin House and the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, the Dobbin House Tavern, together with the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution, invites the community to a festive Independence Day celebration […]
