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!
Sat., June 29, 2-4pm Novel Inspiration: The Making of Widow of Gettysburg presentation and book signing Seminary Ridge Museum, Outside Platform 111 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325
Sun., June 30, 1-3pm Book reading and signing Pages of the Past Bookstore 13 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, PA 17325
Sun., June 30, 5-7pm Book signing The American Civil War Wax Museum 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, 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:
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.
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. See page 92 of Widow of Gettysburg. The home of Hettie Shriver's neighbor, Tillie Pierce, is now an inn: The Tillie Pierce Inn.
- The Seminary building, which now houses the Seminary Ridge Museum. See scene beginning on page 205 of Widow.
- The historic Gettysburg Train Station. See page 244.
- Reverend Samuel Schmucker's House. See page 347.
- Evergreen Cemetery, 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.
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
- Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau FAQs for visitors traveling for the 150th
- National Park Service Plan Your Visit to the 150th Anniversary Page
- Free trolley in Gettysburg
- Guided Double Decker Bus Tours of the Battlefield
SEE YOU IN GETTYSBURG!!
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