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  • Callery Gettysburg

    2nd Saturday Civil War Series: “Why Gettysburg?” A Conversation with Matt Callery of Addressing Gettysburg

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, Pennsylvania, United States

    History Is Not Boring! Addressing Gettysburg brings the historic reality of the Battle of Gettysburg and the experiences of the soldiers and civilians to the masses in a comprehensive, immersive, and entertaining way. With over one million downloads and a Today Show showcase to their credit, Addressing Gettysburg offers a fresh, engaging, and exciting approach Read More

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  • 2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty: Politics & Memory at Pittsburgh’s 28th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic with Rich Condon

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    **PLEAESE NOTE THE LATER 2:00PM START TIME** In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No Account Required!Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 As thousands of onlookers descended on the City of Pittsburgh in September 1894, they did so with anticipation - a chance to see aging Union veterans of the War Read More

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  • 2nd Saturday Civil War Series: The Civil War as the Watershed Event in United States History, with David Albert

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No Account Required! Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 More than just a 4 year war that cost our country hundreds of thousands oflives, the Civil War wrought many other changes that affected the countryforever. From the elimination of slavery, changes in the status Read More

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  • Smithmyer

    2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Monument Vandalism and Destruction during the Civil War and Postbellum Period with Abbi Smithmyer

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No Account Required!Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 As North and South became engulfed in civil war, soldiers and civilians constructed and collected fragments of monuments and memorials. These monuments invoked emotional reactions due to their conflicting meaning and significance, which led to their Read More

  • 2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Civilian Stories of the Battle of Gettysburg with Evan Portman

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarnegieCarnegie No Account Required!Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9370579279 Meeting ID: 937 057 9279 While Union and Confederate armies engaged one another on the bloody fields of Gettysburg, the civilians of the town had a front row seat to one of the momentous events in American history. But in many Read More

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  • In Great Deeds, On Great Fields: Gettysburg at 160 Years. A Civil War Symposium

    Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie, PA, United States

    PURCHASE TICKETS HERE The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is pleased to announce the return of our annual Civil War Symposium, slated for April 15, 2023. With the new year marking the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, the symposium will focus on the events of the Gettysburg Campaign, both on the Read More

    $55.00 – $65.00