Lincoln Look-Alike Contest to be held July 3On Wednesday, July 3, the Shriver House Museum, located at 309 Baltimore Street in Gettysburg, is holding a Lincoln Look-Alike Contest at 5 p.m. The contest will be judged in three categories: the serious-minded, genuine look-alike; the most creative Lincoln look-alike; and the 14 years of age and under Lincoln look-alike. Registration cost is $10 per person. After the Lincoln Look-Alike event, contestants are invited to participate in the Independence Day Parade at 7 p.m. that evening.
For more information or to register, call (717) 337-2800 or email
mail@shriverhouse.org.
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Seminary Ridge Museum holds open house for Gettysburg residentsTo celebrate National Tourism Week and acknowledge the benefits of tourism to the Gettysburg area, the Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum will host an open house for Gettysburg residents on Wednesday, May 8 from 3-7 p.m.
Gettysburg residents are invited to see the museum’s progress and explore the four floors of exhibits, which are about 80 percent complete. Staff members will be on hand to answer questions. The event is free, but donations are welcome.
For more information, visit
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Seminary Ridge Museum and artist Dale Gallon partner to enhance exhibitsThe new Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum has partnered with renowned Civil War artist Dale Gallon to enhance the museum’s exhibits with 10 original works of art. The paintings—found throughout the museum—will help immerse visitors in the events that took place in and around the museum building during the Battle of Gettysburg. The museum will open to the public on July 1—150 years to the day after the battle began.
Original paintings by Gallon include:
“Buford and Reynolds”
Morning of July 1, 1863, John Buford briefing John Reynolds
“Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory”
June 1835, Samuel Simon Schmucker and students welcome Daniel Alexander Payne to the Seminary
“Steeped in Sorrow and Death”
July 5, 1863, Sarah Broadhead and others care for the wounded in the Seminary building after the battle
“We Have Come to Stay”
July 1, 1863, 6th Wisconsin advancing to action at the Railroad Cut
“The Rebels are in Cashtown”
June 30, 1863, looking southward along Baltimore Street from the square to the Courthouse
“Eyes of the Army of the Potomac”
June 30, 1863, Brig. Gen. John Buford is briefed on the Army of Northern Virginia’s positions north and west of Gettysburg
“Buford’s Boys”
July 1, 1863, Gamble’s Brigade of Buford’s Division fighting on McPherson’s Ridge
“Fighting on the Ridges”
July 1, 1863, Iverson’s Brigade about to be engaged by units of the Union First Corps
“Withdrawal of the 151st Pennsylvania”
July 1, 1863, 151st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry withdraw from their defensive positions west of the Seminary
“Day’s End July 1st”
Evening of July 1, 1863, the wounded being collected and treated on the east side of the Seminary
The 10 images are available to the public as reproductions at Gallon Historical Art Gallery in Gettysburg and will also be available via the Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum when it opens in July. For more information, visit
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‘Pocket Gettysburg’ app available for Android, iPhone and iPadSegTours, LLC announces the release of the Android version of “Pocket Gettysburg,” the popular smartphone app for researchers and visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park. The app will make it easy to learn about the monuments, military organizations and people that are connected to the Battle of Gettysburg.
Like the Apple version of “Pocket Gettysburg” before it, the new release for Android phones and tablets includes a virtual encyclopedia of information about the battle in three integrated and searchable databases. First, “Pocket Gettysburg” includes a massive catalog of the monuments, plaques, wayside markers and historical markers on the Gettysburg battlefield and throughout greater Adams County. An integrated map allows the user navigate the area while optionally tracking his own position among those monuments. There is also a record of each of the more than 860 military units (regiments, brigades, divisions, corps and armies) that were present, noting the unit’s succession of commanders as they were killed, wounded or captured over the course of the three-day battle. The database also includes the strengths and losses of each unit, the types and number of cannon in each battery and a detailed history of each regiment for the duration of the war, among other types of data. An “Order of Battle” details the command structure and organization of those military units within the Union and Confederate armies. Finally, there is a database of more than 45,000 of the soldiers and citizens who played a part in the battle, including the commanders at each level plus the name and rank of every person who is mentioned on a battlefield monument. In many cases, the app also includes photos and biographical information about those people. For the first time, researchers also have an easy way to search for any people who were buried by name in the Soldier’s National Cemetery, including its Annex.
“Pocket Gettysburg” is available from the Google Play and iTunes app stores. A “Lite” version is also available for visitors to the Park who want to navigate the map and monument database without the extra details about military units and people that are of special interest to researchers.
For more information, call (717) 253-7987 or visit
www.segtours.com.
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The Pride of the Susquehanna goes ‘green’The Board of Directors for the Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society has announced that they will be utilizing a biodegradable non-toxic hydraulic fluid to propel the twin stern paddlewheels on the paddlewheel riverboat boat for this and upcoming summer seasons.
The idea was originated by Dennis Gallagher, chief engineering officer for the past 25 years, and all work will be performed by Turner Hydraulics of Carlisle for a total cost of $4,284. The Mobil EAL hydraulic fluid uses vegetable oil base stocks and was formulated specifically to address environmental concerns. The lubricant not only protects the vessels machine parts, but also protects the environmental marine basin and aquatics of the Susquehanna River.
For more information, visit
www.harrisburgriverboat.com or call (717) 234-6500.
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Gettysburg Festival launches Corporate Hospitality Program for 2013 eventGettysburg Festival has launched a Corporate Hospitality Program for its 2013 event. Area companies and organizations are invited to consider the Gettysburg Festival as the setting for their summer picnics and parties.
Amenities for the party are packaged, priced per invited guest including the tent, chairs, tables, a local, top-quality caterer with multiple themes of food and beverages and, of course, entertainment on the Main Stage. Companies choose the event they would like to attend and a menu theme and the Festival takes care of the rest.
Festival events where the Corporate Hospitality Program is available are:
Blues, Beer & BBQ featuring Octavia, the Cornlickers and the US Army Field Band Volunteers (Saturday, June 8 from 4-9 p.m.)
Phil Dirt Presents: Surfs Up! A Tribute to the Beach Boys (Sunday, June 9 from 7:30-9 p.m.)
US Army Band Concert Band and Soldiers Chorus (Monday, June 10 from 7-9 p.m.)
Hunter Hayes (Friday, June 14 from 7-9 p.m.)
Menus include traditional picnic food such as a summer cookout with hotdogs and hamburgers, a pizza party, a traditional BBQ with chicken and ribs or prime rib and seafood. For more information, call (717) 334-0853 or visit
www.gettysburgfestival.org.
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Carlisle Sports Emporium debuts new Grand Prix Go-karts, gamesComing May 2013, Carlisle Sports Emporium will introduce new Grand Prix Go-karts. The new F-22 model Go-karts are designed to be the fastest Go-karts available at nine horsepower. The Grand Prix track is a quarter mile-long, concrete-surfaced track with a bridge overpass. Drivers must be 58 inches or taller.
There is also a new addition in the large, interactive arcade: the New Double Big Bass Wheel. Players can win up to 5,000 e-tickets on this game. More new games are also coming in May and June.
Carlisle Sports Emporium is open year-round, seven days a week. For more information, call (717) 258-4741 or visit
www.carlislesportsemporium.com.
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