From July to mid-August 1863, Confederate General Isaac Trimble received medical aid inside the Lutheran Seminary. The cantankerous 61-year-old division commander, who suffered a severe leg wound during Pickett’s Charge, carried a checkered past that raised immediate U.S. Army security concerns. His Unionist captors and caretakers frequently referred to him as “fierce-looking,” “wicked,” and “a dangerous man.”Historian Codie Eash will explore the military career, medical treatment, and legal proceedings involving Trimble, who was the highest-ranking officer treated at the Seminary after the Battle of Gettysburg.The event will be held at the Seminary Ridge Museum, Friday, October 30, at 3:30pm.
The Union Mills Homestead will present an historical exploration into the ancestral home of the prominent Shriver family, offering a compelling microcosm of American history. The event highlights how two families bound by blood, but deeply divided by the Civil War, experienced the chaotic days surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg in vastly different ways.
As thousands of Union and Confederate armies, supply wagons, stragglers, and wounded soldiers streamed past their doorsteps, acts of kindness and threats of violence were constantly punctuated by the sound of distant canon fire. Amidst the turmoil, the narrative also follows an enslaved family weathering ... Read This Story
Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center presents a public unveiling of Sacrifice on Seminary Ridge, a special exhibition featuring wartime portraits and personal accounts of the patients, surgeons and nurses whose lives intersected within the Lutheran Theological Seminary during and after the battle of Gettysburg.
Many of the featured individuals fought around the seminary on July 1, 1863, entered its hospital grievously wounded, or worked within its walls to care for the suffering. Their faces and stories offer an intimate look at the human cost of the battle and the extraordinary of those who served in the Seminary hospital.
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Actors Stephen Lang and Billy Campbell and moderator Harold Holzer appear at the Battlefield Overlook Center at Gettysburg History for a special program bringing together two of the greatest writers of the 19th century. Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman – who never formally met during the years they both lived in wartime Washington, D.C. – had a profound connection. Lincoln’s increasingly lean prose came to mirror Whitman’s iconic style and reflect his patriotism. And Whitman’s laudatory poetry enhanced Lincoln’s reputation as the “captain” who saved the ship of state during the rebellion.In this all-new program—featuring dramatic readings culled entirely from ... Read This Story
In August, Gettysburg History received one of the most extraordinary archival donations in the organization’s history: more than 40 original letters written by Southern families seeking information about—and, in many cases, the return of—the remains of loved ones killed at Gettysburg.
Recently featured in The Washington Post and in an in-depth story by Gettysburg History, these remarkable letters offer an intimate glimpse into the long aftermath of the battle and the families who were still searching for answers years after the fighting ended.
Join Gettysburg History Director of Education Tim Smith, National Civil War Museum CEO Wayne Motts, and Gettysburg History President & CEO Andrew ... Read This Story
Museum & Visitor Center
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Gettysburg Foundation continues a long tradition of honoring our nation’s veterans with a special appreciation day.
U.S. military veterans are invited to enjoy complimentary admission to the Film, Cyclorama & Museum Experience at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center at 1195 Baltimore Pike.
As always, active-duty U.S. military service members enjoy free admission to these experiences. Proof of veteran or active duty status is required to obtain free admission tickets.
Calling all quilters: the Shriver House Museum is excited to host a Quilting Bee! During the Civil War-era, ladies worked on quilting projects together to save on time, which quickly became a social gathering for sharing information, news, announcements, and local gossip.
Join Shriver House tour guide and quilter, Gayle Underwood, for an exclusive opportunity to quilt inside the Shrivers’ 1860 home! All supplies will be provided. Tickets are limited for this intimate quilting experience. Please join us and place your own stitch in this ongoing quilting project!
Tickets are $20/Gettysburg History members and $25/general admission. Reserve your tickets here.
Gettysburg Foundation and the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center welcomes residents of Adams County, Pennsylvania, to enjoy free admission and Adams County history, highlights, and treasures on October 12, 2026. The Adams County Day offer includes the:
Film presentation of A New Birth of Freedom
Sound and light show of the historic Gettysburg Cyclorama
Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War with special exhibit, A Rough Coarse Life: The World of the Civil War Soldier
Adams County Artifact Gallery Guide
Adams County residents, present proof of residency (driver’s license) at the Ticket Counter to obtain free admission tickets.
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George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital at 488 Blacksmith Shop Road, Gettysburg hosts another a free day of history and family-friendly adventure at their Fall Family Day on Saturday October 10 from 10a – 3p. Guests are invited to enjoy living history, history demonstrations, hands-on activities, a free scoop of ice cream from Gettysburg’s own Cone Sweet Cone, and historic barn preservation presentations from Historic Gettysburg Adams County.This event is free and open to the public. Guests can drive directly to the property where limited on-site parking will be available.
Join Gettysburg Foundation and Friends of Gettysburg members for two days of battlefield exploration, engaging presentations, and camaraderie during Gettysburg Foundation’s Fall Muster 2026.
This year’s event features a Friday evening program, seven expert-led battlefield experiences, lunch and evening social hour. The Friday evening registration and program will take place at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg. The Saturday programs, lunch and evening social hour will take place or start at The Barn Resort, 75 Cunningham Road, Gettysburg.
Friday, October 2
Registration
5:30 – 7 p.m. | Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor ... Read This Story
Fall is here, and it’s time for little ones to grow, explore, and play! Hollabaugh Bros. Li’l Dumplings program returns October 1 – November 12 for a sweet and engaging series that occurs Thursdays at 1PM.
Each week is packed with hands-on fun, and learning appropriate for ages 2-5.
Tentative Fall topics include:– Wagon Ride– Apples– Butterflies– Fall Colors– Pumpkins– Fall Animals– Thanksgiving
This series is perfect for curious little learners who love stories, activities, and discovering the world around them — all in a warm, welcoming farm setting.
Cost is $10/class/person. Register for all 7 classes for the price of $6 each.
Join nonprofit Kindness Worldwide for the free public screening of the award-winning documentary For Such a Time as This, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Majestic Theater. The documentary showcases how one simple act of kindness between strangers grew into a movement in the hopes of inspiring others. The Historic Majestic Theater in Gettysburg is conveniently located just off Lincoln Square.
