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Popular TV show features Perryville commemoration
PERRYVILLE — The Battle of Perryville’s 150th commemoration will be featured on an episode of “Small Town Big Deal” at 9:30 p.m., Thursday on the RFD-TV network. “Small Town Big Deal” is a 30-minute show that...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Television, Entertainment, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Re-enactors find lessons in Perryville battle's 150th anniversary
kpeek@amnews.comBehind the boom of the cannon and the blast of gunshot stand the men who say they do their best to present what life was like on the battlefield 150 years ago. This weekend marks the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Perryville, bringing re-enactors...Tags: U.S. Army, Hobbies, Abraham Lincoln, Lifestyle and Leisure, Trips and Vacations
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Memorial Day observances
The following local events have been scheduled in observance of Memorial Day: Saturday • Rose Hill Cemetery at 600 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker is retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....Tags: U.S. Army, Christianity, Arts and Culture, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Memorial Day
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Easton man's ancestral search finds details of role of black soldiers in Civil War
From his childhood, the 58-year-old black resident of Easton has heard the tales of his family, a family that has called the region home for more than 100 years. Growing up around grandfather Aaron Good, he soaked up a plentiful supply of family stories....Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Unions, Armed Forces, Social Issues, Career and Workplace
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Young people fascinated with history
History is for old fogeys, right? Well, then, what are all these young people doing volunteering at the Washington County Historical Society? And, why are high and middle school students engaged with in-depth historical research projects? Interns and...Tags: Berlin Wall's Fall (1989), Robin Williams, Crime, Law and Justice, Smallpox , University of Pittsburgh
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Salem Avenue has talent
On May 15, Salem Avenue Elementary School held its second annual talent show. This year’s theme was Olweus Bullying Prevention. The show consisted of acts that included dancing, singing, poetry reciting, joke telling, Hula-Hoop dancing, violin...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment Events, Dance, Colleges and Universities, Entertainment
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Racism, Unions, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, New York City
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The Lehigh Valley's forgotten graves
The old gravestone is broken. A crack about three-quarters of the way to the top has severed it, exposing a rough, jagged edge, like a chipped front tooth. The detached top, where the name and date of birth were long ago etched, lies on the ground. It's...Tags: Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Walnutport, Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, Sociology
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Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Army National Guard, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest, Casimir Pulaski
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: U.S. Army, Unions, Abraham Lincoln, Armed Forces, Arts and Culture
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Undoing 150 years to reveal past in Burnside's Headquarters
Special to The Herald-MailThis is the 198th in a series of articles about the historical and architectural treasures of Washington County. Mills Road runs generally north/south between Burnside Bridge and Harpers Ferry roads, near land crossed during the Battle of Antietam....Tags: Farms, Building Material
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Washington Monument, New York Yankees, The Herald-Mail, Wars and Interventions
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