Civil War Institute

Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania 2009 Essay Contest Winner

The winner of the 2009 Lincoln Fellowship essay contest is Alycia R. Grant, a 17 year old student from Ocean Township High School in Ocean, New Jersey.  Alicia won from over a hundred wonderful essay's titled "What the Gettysburg Address Means to Me".  Read this award winning essay.

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CWI 2009 - A Rousing Success 
The Assassination and The Life of Mary Todd Lincoln

Gettysburg Battlefield Tour

The Civil War Institute 2009 was a stimulating week. Friends gathered at registration on June 21st catching up on family news and speculating on the week ahead.  Inspiring speakers, interesting tours, a fun raffle/auction and a moving tribute to Gabor Boritt all helped to make this a very successful week.  

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CWI Theme Announced
June 27 - July 3, 2010

The theme for the 2010 Civil War Conference was announced Thursday, June 25th to an eager audience.  We will be studying the "Election of 1860" including the new technology of the day, the characters surrounding the election, and the railroad.  Our full day tours will include trips to Harpers Ferry with Dennis Frye and Ed Bearss, and other yet to be determined locations.  The half day tours will concentrate on Gettysburg.  Don't miss this week of scholarly pursuit and fun.  To hold your place send in a registration form along with a $50.00 non refundable deposit. 

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Dedication Day 2009

Save the date!  Events have been scheduled for November 19, 2009.  A tentative schedule is available.

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Ford's Theatre Museum to Open in July

Scheduled to reopen on July 15, 2009, the Ford's Theatre Museum combines a
remarkable collection of historic artifacts with a variety of interactive exhibits to tell the story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency.  Watch the video.

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The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership

Switching the Lens: History from a New Perspective

The 3rd Annual Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partners Meeting will be held July 15, 16 & 17 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  The meeting will feature noted historian, acclaimed author and Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust.  For information on registering and to view the agenda...click here.

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2009 Lincoln Prize

 

Craig Symonds and James McPherson are the 2009 Lincoln Prize co-winners for works published in 2008.  Read the New York Times article  or the Gettysburg College web page for all the details.  We also have a photo gallery of the evening. 

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