2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize winners announced
The 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, which includes an award of $50,000, will go to co-winners William C. Harris of North Carolina State University, for “Lincoln and the Border States: Preserving the Union,” (Kansas) and Elizabeth D. Leonard of Colby College, for “Lincoln&rsquo... Learn More
Honorary American Civil War Sesquicentennial committee named
Some of the biggest names in media, government, history, business and academia will serve on Gettysburg College’s honorary committee for the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.
The committee will support the College’s efforts to serve as the intellectual center...
Civil War prof pens op-ed on presidential leadership
Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and professor of history at Gettysburg College, wrote an op-ed on what we can learn about leadership from the GOP presidential candidates and President Obama.
The article appeared in the Nov. 22 edition of The Christian Science Monitor...
50th Annual Fortenbaugh Lecture to be held Nov. 19; live-stream available
The 50th Annual Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture will take place at the Majestic Theater Nov. 19, coinciding with the 148th anniversary of Lincoln's delivery of the "Gettysburg Address."
Joan Waugh, professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles, will present the 7:30...
Dedication Day events illustrate Gettysburg College's ties to Lincoln legacy
Nearly 150 years after the Civil War's pivotal battle and the Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg College remains strongly connected to the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln.
Highlights of the College's unique living link to the 16th president include students' annual march to the site of Lincoln's...
Historic careers: Students intern at Civil War sites
Eight Gettysburg College students worked on the front lines of American history this summer, completing internships at four National Park Service Civil War sites.
"These internships give our students a unique opportunity to use their expertise in the field and gain experience as professional...
Schmucker Art Gallery to host events as part of 150th anniversary of the Civil War
Gettysburg College's Schmucker Art Gallery will present an exhibition of paintings, photographs, and mixed-media installations by contemporary artist Lisa Blas as part of Gettysburg College's kick-off event for the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. Blas' "Meet Me at the Mason Dixon" will be open...
Civil War Institute director featured on C-SPAN 3
Prof. Peter Carmichael's Southern history class was recently featured on C-SPAN 3's Lectures in History, a program featuring top college and university history professors giving lectures on U.S. history.
Carmichael, a Civil War and Southern history expert, examines the complexity of the Confederate...
Civil War 150th anniversary kicks off at Gettysburg College
As nationwide commemorations of the Civil War's 150th anniversary begin this month, Gettysburg College is at the epicenter, with events on campus and the launch of a new Civil War blog, "901 Stories From Gettysburg."
The first of many campus events will present the conflict's deeply personal...
Student's Civil War film research chosen for Washington, D.C. presentation
A Gettysburg College student who researched the role of music in Civil War films was chosen to take part in a scholarly presentation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Deen, Class of 2010, presented his findings at the Council on Undergraduate Research's (CUR) annual Posters on the...
Gettysburg College names new director of Civil War Institute
Gettysburg College has named Peter Carmichael its new director of the Civil War Institute and Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies.
Carmichael is currently the Eberly Family Professor of Civil War Studies at West Virginia University. Michael Birkner, who is the Benjamin Franklin Professor...
Two volume biography of Abraham Lincoln wins 2010 Lincoln Prize
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - A two-volume biography that was 30 years in the making, by one of the foremost living authorities on Abraham Lincoln, has won the 2010 Lincoln Prize.
Michael Burlingame will receive the $50,000 Lincoln Prize for his book, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life" (Johns Hopkins University...
Gettysburg College librarians get rare close-up look at Cyclorama; photo gallery
Gettysburg College librarians learned firsthand about the restoration of the gigantic Cyclorama painting at Gettysburg National...
Civil War deaths shaped America, Harvard president says at Gettysburg College
Death was the “texture” of the Civil War experience, Harvard University President Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust said July 15 at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater.
“We are all Civil War survivors,” said Faust, author of This Republic of Suffering: Death and the...
Gettysburg College magazine reaches from Nicaragua to Lincoln's bedroom
The new issue of Gettysburg College's magazine reaches from a Nicaraguan coffee farm to the house where Lincoln finished his Gettysburg Address.
Since the early 1980s, hundreds of Gettysburg College students have gained firsthand experience of life in Nicaragua through a sister-city organization...
National media feature Gettysburg College Lincoln experts; video available
From CNN to TIME Magazine, national media outlets turned to Gettysburg College faculty experts to help explain the enduring importance of Abraham Lincoln, as the nation marked the bicentennial of his birth on Feb. 12.
"Here's the man who saved the Union, and we think, 'Boy, if ...
Gettysburg College's historic connection with Lincoln lives on
After 146 years, Gettysburg College's connection with President Abraham Lincoln is still going strong.
From students who annually visit the site where Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address to faculty scholars featured in the media to a $50,000 prize for the best book on Lincoln, the unique...
Books exploring Lincoln as commander-in-chief win 2009 Lincoln Prize
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Two books that re-define Abraham Lincoln's command of the largest army and navy of the 19th century will share the 2009 Lincoln Prize, which is endowed by Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman and administered by Gettysburg College.
The winners are James McPherson for Tried...
Gettysburg College Prof. Gabor Boritt wins 2008 National Humanities Medal
Gettysburg College history professor and Civil War scholar Gabor S. Boritt received the National Humanities Medal for 2008 from President George W. Bush.At a Nov. 17 White House ceremony, Boritt was honored "for a distinguished career of scholarship on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil ...
Gettysburg Address commemorations planned Nov. 19
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Gettysburg College's 47th Annual Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture will take place at the Majestic Theater Nov. 19, the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."
Catherine Clinton, a professor at Queen's University Belfast, will speak...
November Events Celebrating the 145th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, The National Park...
Expert to describe 19th century household objects Oct. 16 at Gettysburg College
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - An expert will talk about typical objects found in a 19th century home Oct. 16 at Gettysburg College.
The 7 p.m. lecture will take place in Musselman Library as part of the exhibit, "Torn Asunder and Reunited: The American Past and Lincoln." The library is...
Gettysburg College welcomes its newest members
From moving into their rooms to retracing Abe Lincoln's footsteps, photos and videos will chronicle the Class of 2012's first days as members of the Gettysburg College community. Alumni, parents, and friends are welcome to send memories, well-wishes, or comments to postings@gettysburg.edu. Please include...Reconstruction failed Maryland's African Americans, Gettysburg prof says
After the Civil War, Maryland's African American population might have been better off in one of the conquered Confederate states.
That is one startling conclusion of research by Africana studies Prof. Sharita Jacobs, last year's Derrick Gondwe Scholar in Residence, who this fall will...
Gettysburg College prof probes political debates on NPR's WHYY
Gettysburg College's Civil War Era Studies Professor Allen Guelzo appeared on "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane," Philadelphia's NPR affiliate WHYY serving southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and South Jersey, on May 13.
Guelzo talked about his new book, "Lincoln and ...
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