Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 8:00 AM on Saturday, February 22, 2009. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an [...]
Construction Fences have arrived at the old Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Centers. Here is a view of the rear (west side) of the Electric Map Visitor Center. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 5:00 PM on Thursday, F[...]
President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg National Military Park on Sunday, March 31, 1963. Kennedy was guided around the field by local teacher, National Park Service Historian, and Licensed Battlefield Guide Jacob M. Sheads, shown on the left o[...]
The National Park Service is restoring the Klingel House to its 1863 appearance. At the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, this house was a log structure. Small sections of the current siding have been removed to expose the logs. This view was tak[...]
The new library and office for Gettysburg’s Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides had its grand opening on Sunday. Most of the work in the office was performed by guides. This view was taken facing east at approximately 9:00 AM on Sunday[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide supervisor, Clyde Bell, greets the 19 candidates in the Ford Education Center, or Ford’s Theater as we like to call it. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 8:15 AM on Saturday, February 21, 2009. Th[...]
The foundation of the Patterson House has been enclosed to provide a warmer environment to perform work on the masonry. The Pennsylvania State Memorial is in the left background. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 3:10 PM on Sat[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide George Newton is standing by the only 6-pounder displayed on the field. This gun is located at Latham’s North Carolina battery on West Confederate Avenue. We are south of the Emmitsburg Road. The Bushman Farm is in t[...]
The interior of the door on the York Street entrance to the Wills House. President Lincoln passed in and out this doorway a few times during his visit of November 18th-19th, 1863. We are in the Entrance Foyer. This view was taken facing northwest [...]
President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg National Military Park on Sunday, March 31, 1963. One of the most famous pictures from the tour is when the President’s party arrived at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial on Oak Hill. This view was t[...]