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  • Confederates Take the Shriver House

    The Shriver House Museum 307 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA, United States

    The Battle of Gettysburg was a horrifying experience for the residents of this historic town, including the Shrivers. Once a […]

    $15 – $20

  • Gettysburg Surgeons: Facing a Common Enemy

    Adams County Historical Society 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA

    Barbara Franco will share her findings from a 10-year project to identify the surgeons who cared for the wounded at […]

    Free – $10

  • John Burns: The Hero of Gettysburg

    Adams County Historical Society 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA

    On July 1, 1863, John Burns left his Gettysburg home and joined in the fighting west of the town. He […]

    Free

  • Debris of Battle with Tim Smith

    Adams County Historical Society 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA

    Their houses were used as hospitals, their livestock was killed, their crops were destroyed, and their fields were used as […]

    Free

  • Gettysburg, 1863: Live Movie Filming Event

    The Shriver House Museum 307 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA, United States

    Step back in time as Hollywood comes to Gettysburg this fall! On October 11–12, downtown Gettysburg will be transformed into […]

    $70 – $100

  • Murder Mysteries of Adams County

    Adams County Historical Society 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA

    From the execution of James Hunter for the 1817 murder of Henry Heagy to the tragic story of the “Babes […]

    $10 – $20

  • James Pierce of Baltimore Street

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

    James Pierce is perhaps best known as the father of Tillie Pierce, the young heroine who authored At Gettysburg: What […]

    $10

  • Exploring Gettysburg’s Third Ward Community

    Lincoln Cemetery at Gettysburg Intersection of Lincoln Lane and Long Lane, Gettysburg, PA, United States

    Join historians Jean Howard-Green, Tim Smith, and Andrew Dalton for a special walking tour through Gettysburg’s historic Third Ward, where […]

    $30 – $40

  • 10 Days Campaign: Battle of Princeton

    Adams County Historical Society 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA

    At a critical moment, with the fight for independence hanging by a thread, General Washington risked it all with a […]

    $10