2023 Lecture Series and SHAF Donation
This year proved to be one of our best seasons yet. Thirteen weeks were packed full of excellent speakers and [...]
The Life and Times Henry Kyd Douglas – John Schildt
Henry Kyd Douglas was a local young man that had grew up at Ferry Hill. His father twice pastored the [...]
“A Perfect Purgatory”: Two Generals’ journeys from Antietam Creek to the Trans-Mississippi – Michael Lang
William Franklin and John Walker If you discover a Civil War general has suddenly disappeared from the historical literature after [...]
John Pelham: Trained at West Point but Aiming Artillery for the Confederacy – Sarah Kay Bierle
What was it like to be a cadet at West Point for five years immediately prior to the Civil War? [...]
The Antietam Paintings of James Hope – Brad and Linda Gottfried
Most everyone who has visited the original Antietam Visitors Center and ventured downstairs has seen James Hope’s five panoramic paintings [...]
“His Example Will Not be Lost”: The 30-day Civil War of Robert Hale Ives, Jr. – Darin Wipperman
Busy with pursuits at home in Rhode Island, Robert Hale Ives, Jr., who was born in 1837, did not immediately [...]
Antietam Artillery Battle Lines. Jim Rosebrock
In his research for the book Artillery of Antietam, author Jim Rosebrock identified seven distinct artillery sectors on the field [...]
Interpretive Themes For Experiencing Antietam National Battlefield Richard P. D’Ambrisi
Experience Antietam National Battlefield from a different perspective via interpretive themes. This presentation will review what interpretive themes are, offer [...]
The Tale Untwisted. Gene Thorp & Alex Rossino
We are starting off our 2023 Civil War Lecture Series on Wednesday, June 7 with the authors of The Tale [...]
2023 Civil War Lecture Series
We are excited to begin our eighth year of hosting the Civil War Lecture Series. Since we started, we've raised [...]
Books at the Mercantile
We carry a wide selection of local history and Civil War books. Many of our books are written by local [...]
Troy Cool – “The Locust Spring Hospital and the far-reaching consequences of Antietam”
Focusing on a Boston Brahmin, a Keedysville farmer, and a young military doctor to expose the stories of some of [...]