Gettysburg 150th: Schedule and TRAVEL TIPS

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In only two and a half weeks I'll be in Gettysburg again! I'm so excited to experience the 150th anniversary commemoration, and I'm really looking forward to seeing many of you there, too! I've added four more book signings/reading/talks since I first told you about my Gettysburg trip, so if you are planning to be there, please take a look at my updated schedule below. I hope it works out to see you at one of these!

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Seminary Ridge Museum

 

Sat., June 29, 2-4pm Novel Inspiration: The Making of Widow of Gettysburg presentation and book signing Seminary Ridge Museum (link is external), Outside Platform 111 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325

Sun., June 30, 1-3pm Book reading and signing Pages of the Past Bookstore (link is external) 13 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, PA 17325

Sun., June 30, 5-7pm Book signing The American Civil War Wax Museum (link is external) 297 Steinwehr Ave. Gettysburg, PA 17325 *If you're coming to the third signing listed, come a little early and you'll get to meet Jeff Shaara (link is external), who is signing books in the same place from 3-5! Shaara is the author of Gods and Generals and many other New York Times best-sellers. I plan to save room in my suitcase to come home with some of his books! Monday, July 1, 6pm Faith at Gettysburg presentation and book signing Church of the Abiding Presence, the chapel right next to Seminary Ridge Museum 147 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325

Gettysburg 150th Event Guides

There will be a ton going on in Gettysburg June 28 - July 7! Here are some helpful guides that may make it easier for you to plan your trip:

• 150th Anniversary Commemorative Events Guide (link is external)
• Opening Events for Seminary Ridge Museum (link is external)

Also, the historic Christ Lutheran Church (you know, the one Silas ducks into on page 26 of Widow of Gettysburg) offers free tours. Click here for details. (link is external)

Shriver House Museum

 

If you have read Widow of Gettysburg, you'll also be interested in the following places which were mentioned in the book:

• The Shriver House Museum (link is external). See page 92 of Widow of Gettysburg. The home of Hettie Shriver's neighbor, Tillie Pierce, is now an inn: The Tillie Pierce Inn (link is external).
• The Seminary building, which now houses the Seminary Ridge Museum (link is external). See scene beginning on page 205 of Widow.
• The historic Gettysburg Train Station (link is external). See page 244.
• Reverend Samuel Schmucker's House. (link is external)See page 347.
• Evergreen Cemetery (link is external), which is adjacent to the National Cemetery. In Widow, see pages 37, 105, 165 (Cemetery Hill), and 362. The monument to the Gettysburg Address is in the National Cemetery, but the location of the speech was actually in Evergreen Cemetery. Evergreen Cemetery is the burial place for the characters and real historic figures Elizabeth Thorn, Rev. Schmucker, Jennie Wade, and others (link is external).

If you go to any of these places, please take pictures! I'd love to see and share them.

Travel Tips and FAQs

Lots of good info here that you'll want to know:

• National Park Service FAQs for the 150th anniversary days (link is external)
• Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau FAQs for visitors traveling for the 150th  (link is external)
• National Park Service Plan Your Visit to the 150th Anniversary Page  (link is external)
• Free trolley in Gettysburg (link is external)
• Guided Double Decker Bus Tours of the Battlefield (link is external)

SEE YOU IN GETTYSBURG!!