Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, this popular eight-week Winter Lecture Series returns to the Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) Museum and Visitor Center in 2026!
The Winter Lecture Series is held at 1:30 p.m. on weekends in the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center from January 10 through March 8, 2026. Seating is available on a first come – first serve basis. Free tickets are available day of at the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center. Schedule is subject to change.
Saturday, January 24 – The Ground Around the Seminary: President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Battlefield ExcursionHistorian Codie Eash, Seminary ... Read This Story
Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, this popular eight-week Winter Lecture Series returns to the Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) Museum and Visitor Center in 2026!
The Winter Lecture Series is held at 1:30 p.m. on weekends in the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center from January 10 through March 8, 2026. Seating is available on a first come – first serve basis. Free tickets are available day of at the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center. Schedule is subject to change.
Sunday, January 18 – “He Did His Work Bravely And Is At Rest:” The Final Years of General ... Read This Story
Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, this popular eight-week Winter Lecture Series returns to the Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) Museum and Visitor Center in 2026!
The Winter Lecture Series is held at 1:30 p.m. on weekends in the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center from January 10 through March 8, 2026. Seating is available on a first come – first serve basis. Free tickets are available day of at the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center. Schedule is subject to change.
Saturday, January 17 – Four Score and Five Years Later: America’s Reckoning with the Revolution
In 1861, the United ... Read This Story
Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, this popular eight-week Winter Lecture Series returns to the Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) Museum and Visitor Center in 2026!
The Winter Lecture Series is held at 1:30 p.m. on weekends in the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center from January 10 through March 8, 2026. Seating is available on a first come – first serve basis. Free tickets are available day of at the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center. Schedule is subject to change.
Sunday, January 11 – Melee at the Brickyard: The 134th New York on July 1, 1863
Explore the courage ... Read This Story
Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, this popular eight-week Winter Lecture Series returns to the Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) Museum and Visitor Center in 2026!
The Winter Lecture Series is held at 1:30 p.m. on weekends in the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center from January 10 through March 8, 2026. Seating is available on a first come – first serve basis. Free tickets are available day of at the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center. Schedule is subject to change.
Saturday, January 10 – Unfinished Work: Gettysburg Veterans and the Violent Struggle for Reconstruction in LouisianaChristina C. Moon, ... Read This Story
Our friends from Meadowbrooke Gourds are heading to the farm with three adorable, custom centerpiece projects for you to pick from when you register for this class. Whether you’re the “teach-me-everything” type or the “I’ve totally got this” DIY superstar, you’re in luck — you can follow along with two talented Meadowbrooke instructors or create at your own pace.
**Projects must be selected when registering for this event**
Cost is $35/person/project. No experience needed.
Project Descriptions:
#1 Easter Basket with Seven Eggs and Grass – The box shows the basket and eggs painted and unpainted, as well as everything included with this project. Our ...
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Tourism flourishes when the people who call a place home feel good about welcoming others. Join us as we unveil highlights from Destination Gettysburg’s latest Resident Sentiment Survey and explore practical ways partners can deepen community connections while still crafting standout visitor experiences.The conversation will be guided by Carl Whitehill. Light refreshments will keep the morning humming.
January Coffee Chat at Destination GettysburgJanuary 8 • 9 AMPlease RSVP for this chat.Come curious, leave energized—and help shape a future where visitors and residents thrive side by side.
Join a park educator each Saturday at 11 a.m. in the theater to read a new children’s book (with pages on the big screen). Then participate in an indoor activity or outdoor adventure.
The History Kids Reading Adventures Club 2026 theme is “America: 250 Years of Change-Makers” and the schedule of book selections this year include:
January 3:Sofia Valdez, Future Prezby Andrea Beaty
January 10:Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America’s Fight for Freedomby Karen Blumenthal and Jen McCartney
January 17:Guts for Glory: The Story of Civil War Soldier Rosetta Wakemanby Joanna Lapati
January 24:Rosie the Riveter: The ... Read This Story
Ready to invite the warmth of spring into your home? Then come out to Hollabaugh Bros. to make a beautiful spring Sola Wood flower grapevine wreath that can be used year after year.You will be provided with all the materials needed to create this Sola Wood beauty and taught step by step how to create a wreath of your very own!
The death of Jennie Wade, a young woman killed while baking bread on the morning of July 3, 1863, is one of the most told civilians stories of the battle. Often told alongside the story of her tragic death is the story of her romance with Johnston H. Skelly, Jr. of Company F, 87th Pennsylvania Volunteers. And although the exact truth of their relationship may never be known, new evidence continues to surface.
Join historian Timothy H. Smith as he attempts to sort fact from fiction and analyze the true circumstances of the love story of Jack and Jennie.
This program is ... Read This Story
Join Brandy with Forever Flowers and Gifts in making a unique wooden flower arrangement, using a book as the “vase.” She will walk you step by step through the process with a variety of flowers to choose from. Customize your creation to fit your decor. And, since they are wooden flowers, there is no maintenance and it will last forever.Cost is $55/person*As a bonus, you will get a first look at the books for our Book Swap event from 12-5pm! Bring books to trade if you would like to participate!
