Dedication Day

Mark your calendar and plan to join us for Gettysburg’s annual Dedication Day ceremony, in commemoration of the dedication of Gettysburg National Cemetery and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863.

10:30 a.m.

Dedication Day Ceremony

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Join us for the annual Dedication Day ceremony on November 19th in Gettysburg National Cemetery. The program features a wreath-laying, music, and a U.S. Naturalization and Citizenship ceremony.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Craig Symonds. He is Professor Emeritus of History at the United States Naval Academy, where he taught for thirty years, including a four-year term as History Department Chair. In 2008, his book, Lincoln and His Admirals: Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. Navy, and the Civil War, won the prestigious Lincoln Prize. In 2023, he won the prestigious 2023 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award.

Award-winning Lincoln scholar, Harold Holzer will be presenting the Gettysburg Address.

This event is free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania in partnership with the National Park Service, the Gettysburg Foundation and Gettysburg College, the ceremony begins at the cemetery’s rostrum.

12:30 p.m.

Lincoln Fellowship’s Annual Membership Meeting, Luncheon, and Program

The Adams County Historical Society at Gettysburg

Program

A conversation with Dr. Craig Symonds and Harold Holzer

Luncheon cost includes food and programming expenses. $60.00 Member  •   $60.00 Non-Member