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Jun1Saturday: Jun 1 – Jul 12 (all day)
- General Lee and his horse Traveler
The Gettysburg Collection
Rebecca Pearl Art Show
Based on the equestrian monuments at Gettysburg Battlefield, nine original water color paintings will be the anchor pieces of the Rebecca Pearl Art Show. Additionally, eight landscape views of the Battlefield will be on display. This special exhibit will be open to the public from June 1st to July 12th in the Delaplaine- Randall Conference Room at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.
The art of Rebecca Pearl will be available for purchase at this time for more information on artist Rebecca Pearl visit http://www.rebeccapearl.com/
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine will host a private opening reception on Friday, May 31st 4:00pm to 7:00pm for special guest and members. Please contact the Museum’s Reservation Coordinator by e-mail at reservations@civilwarmed.org or by phone at 301-695-1864, Ext. 11 to R.S.V.P. Not a member? Visit our support page to learn more about the NMCWM 2013 Membership Drive.
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Jun21Friday: Jun 21 – Jun 23 (all day)
The Antietam Early Banjo Gathering (also known as the Early American Banjo Conference) is the premier event for enthusiasts and scholars of the 19th century banjo music and culture. The conference, held at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on the Antietam National Battlefield, raises awareness of the early banjo’s significance in the development of American popular music. It also underscores music’s importance in the lives of Civil War soldiers.
The event is a truly unique forum for both experts and novices to meet and share knowledge, playing technique, and passion for banjo history and its meaning in the 21st century. Each year, the conference brings dozens of people–researchers, collectors, musicians, and instrument builders–from across the nation to participate in workshops, jam sessions, and scholarly lectures. The gathering takes place in and around an 1840s threshing barn on the Antietam National Battlefield, lending an appropriate setting and atmosphere that is at once scholarly and casual.
The banjo gathering features five different program sessions throughout the weekend. Presenters on each day talk or demonstrate on a wide range of subjects, including instrument construction, playing techniques, music, history, and other topics closely tied to the culture of the early American banjo. The conference’s schedule allows ample time for “jam sessions” and mentoring with some of the nation’s most experienced players.
The cost of registration for the Sixth Antietam Early American Banjo Gathering is $60. The museum will provide a continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Participants are encouraged to stay overnight on the Pry House property, either in the threshing barn or in period or modern tents on the grounds. Camping overnight is encouraged, but hotel accommodations are available in nearby Hagerstown, MD.
Registration opens at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on Friday afternoon. Formal sessions begin on Saturday morning and conclude with a public concert given in or near the Pry Barn at 5:15PM. Formal sessions resume on Sunday morning and the event concludes with a public performance at the Dunker Church on the Antietam Battlefield in the early afternoon. As a part of the gathering, registered participants are invited perform in the public concerts. While participation in either concert is purely voluntary, attendees are encouraged to share. Each performance gives participants an opportunity to play publicly with well-respected musicians in very unique and special venues. Click Here to Register!*
* To register by phone please call the Museum’s Reservations Coordinator at 301-695-1864, Ext. 11
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Jul3Wednesday: 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Taste of History Night
Presented by The National Museum of Civil War Medicine, The Frederick Keys & Brewer’s Alley
Join us for an evening of baseball & beer!
Celebrate the debut of Gettysburg Wheat, the fourth beer from the commemorative Civil War Beer Susequicenntial Series. Also available from the Civil War Beer Series- Proclamation Porter & First Draught!
Pre-sale Ticket price includes: admission, reserved seating and 4 tokens for 6oz beer tastings.Additional beer tokens can be purchased for $2 each at the entrance to the Courtyard. A portion of the proceeds from every presale ticket will benefit The National Museum of Civil War Medicine, just be sure to mention the promotional code medicine. The game starts at 6:00pm, Fireworks will follow.
To purchase tickets call the Key’s Box Office at 301-815-9900
Promo Code: medicine
Rain Date: July 17th, 2013
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Jul6Saturday: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
See the Antietam fireworks from the back of the Pry House. Contact David Price at strategy@civilwarmed.org for details. For more information, call 301-695-1864, ext. 25.
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Jul11Thursday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Peter Stanley, Research Professor at the Australian Defence Force, will focus on the surgeons of the blue and gray who faced profound medical and personal challenges. How could they keep troops healthy; how were they to treat the many and complex wounds inflicted by Minié balls and cannon shot? How did they cope with the responsibilities they faced? How did service as a surgeon in the Civil War affect those involved? Professor Peter Stanley explores the human experience of what it was like to be a medical officer in the Civil war, and examines how men coped with the strains war imposed Peter Stanley is the author of two dozen award winning books on military history and one of Australia’s most active historians.
The Summer Evening Lecture Series is free and open to the public! The doors open at 7:00pm and the lecture will begin at 7:30pm.
For more information call 301-695-1864, ext. 17
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Jul13Saturday: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Civil War Talk
Topic: Birth and Growth of Inscribed Quilts by Mavis Slawson
Mavis Slawson, collector and textile historian, quilter and lecturer, shares examples and the history of American inscribed quilts. The first inscribed, album, potholder and friendship quilts surfaced about 1830. Signatures, patriotic slogans and notes of endearment are among the words written in ink or embroidered on these quilts. Inscribed quilts were created to raise money for soldiers’ needs by both the North and South directly after the Civil War. Women continued to create inscribed quilts through the last quarter of the nineteenth century to fund community and church projects, as fundraisers in the early days of the American Red Cross, and through WW1 to purchase personal items for convalescing soldiers. Quilters are still creating inscribed quilts today for a variety of reasons, including the support of our wounded warriors.
Second Saturday of the month lectures series, February–August 2013. The program fee is included in the Museum admission fee. Free to Museum members. Re-admittance to the Museum the day of talk is welcome. For more information, call 301-695-1864, ext. 17.
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Jul18Thursday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Steve French will chronicle, Imboden’s Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign from his 2008 award winning book. John Daniel Imboden, a native of Staunton, Virginia; taught school at the Virginia Institute for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind as well as practicing law in his home town before the war. He originally served as captain of the Staunton Artillery from April 19, 1861 through the Battle of First Manassas where he was wounded. He continued his military career by organizing a battalion of partisan rangers, the 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry. Promoted to Brigadier General in January of 1863; he commanded 3,400 men through northwestern Virginia who laid waste to rail bridges and captured $100,000 worth of Federal animals and supplies. His finest moment occurred during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg; trapped by flooding waters on the Potomac River at Williamsport, Maryland; he successfully protected the wagon train and repulsed Union advances without significant loss. Mr. French illustrates the tale of the harrowing retreat from Gettysburg through torrential rains, bad roads and Union Cavalry attacks with projected images of significant sites along the retreat taken before development altered the countryside. Mr. French is the author of scores of Civil War related articles and book reviews for The Washington Times, Gettysburg Magazine, North & South Magazine among others He is a frequent guest lecturer throughout the lower Shenandoah Valley, Potomac Highlands and along the Confederate retreat route from Gettysburg. Delaplaine Room doors open at 7:00pm. The one hour lecture starts at 7:30pm. First come first serve, reservations are not accepted.
The Summer Evening Lecture Series is free and open to the public! The doors open at 7:00pm and the lecture will begin at 7:30pm.
For more information call 301-695-1864, ext. 17
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Jul20Saturday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Children and their families can visit the Pry House to participate in program designed just for them. Families can try Civil War-era toys and games, practice writing with dip ink pens, and make authentic crafts to take home. There is no extra fee for this program, but a donation of $3.00 is suggested when visiting the museum. For more information, call 301-416-2395.
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Jul25Thursday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
John W. Schildt, author of the popular book Roads to Gettysburg, will close the National Museum’s Fifth Annual Summer Lecture Series. The poetic speaker will speak on the rumble of wagons, the creaking of leather, the braying of donkeys; armies on the march, thirst and fatigue and then the downpours. He’ll speak on the epic marches of the blue and gray on the roads to Gettysburg from the banks of the Rappahannock to the fields of Pennsylvania. For the Army of the Potomac, all roads led through Frederick County as the men in blue traveled the roads to Gettysburg in June 1863. Mr. Schildt is a certified Antietam Battlefield Guide and frequent lecturer. His book, Roads to Gettysburg has been cited as one of the top ten Gettysburg books on several Civil War related websites and blogs.
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Aug3Saturday: Aug 3 – Aug 4 (all day)
Living History and Modern Military Encampment and Educational Program
Civil War living historians will join members of the modern US Army’s 114th Signal Battalion to teach and demonstrate the importance and practices of the US Army Signal Corps during the Civil War and today
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Aug10Saturday: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Preparing and Dispensing Civil War Prescriptions Presented by Guy Hasegawa, Pharm.D.
Civil War apothecaries often had to prepare medications from scratch rather than dispense pre-made formulations. Pharmacist and Civil War researcher Guy Hasegawa will describe how written prescriptions were interpreted and how apothecaries prepared, packaged, and dispensed medicines. The lecture will include a display of antique pharmaceutical implements and a demonstration of how pills and powder papers were prepared. There will also be a brief Q&A session and an opportunity for the presenter to sign copies of his books.
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Sep14Saturday: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Oct3Thursday: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Save the Date!
Details to be announced!
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Oct4Friday: Oct 4 – Oct 6 (all day)
Mark Your Calendars
Twenty-First Annual Conference on Civil War Medicine
October 4-6, 2013
Philadelphia, PA
“One of the best conferences that I have ever attended. Well-organized, well-run and effective. This was a very worthwhile conference that reflects positively upon the museum and its personnel. Thank you for a wonderful experience.“
2012 Annual Conference on Civil War Medicine Attendee
Join us in Philadelphia and see why the Museum’s Annual Conference is called “one of the best conferences that I have ever attended.” Listen to stimulating lectures, make new friends and become part of an annual family reunion. Watch our website, www.civilwarmed.org, for updates. Conference information regarding speakers, bus tour, etc., will be available mid-May. All members will receive a conference brochure. For further information, contact Thomas Frezza, Pryhouse@civilwarmed.org, or call 301-695-1864, ext. 14.
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Oct24Thursday: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Portrait of Jonathan Letterman
Father of Battlefield Medicine
Medical Director – Army of the Potomac 1862-1864October 24, 2013
6:30 pm
Bethesda North Marriott
5701 Marinelli Road in Bethesda, MD 20852
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine established the annual Award to promote the legacy of Major Jonathan Letterman who is known as the ‘Father of Battlefield Medicine. Each year we recognize an individual or entity that has made an outstanding contribution to improving medical processes and patient outcomes.
For more information on past nominees, winner and the Letterman Institute visit: http://www.civilwarmed.org/letterman-dinner/
This event will include a private Pre-Reception with the honorees and Living Letterman for sponsors. Check-in and Cash Bar services will begin at 6:30pm followed by dinner, the recognition of honorees and presentation of award.
This is a ticketed event. Registrant’s tickets will be mailed for all purchases made prior to October 1, 2013. Advanced purchases will receive preferential seating.Registrations received after October 1, 2013 will be available at will call.
Click Here to Register
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Nov28Thursday: Nov 28 (all day)
The Museum will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2013, to celebrate Thanksgiving.
The Museum will reopen on Friday, November 29, 2013, at 10am.
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Dec14Saturday: Dec 14 (all day)
The NMCWM is one of a dozen historic and cultural venues participating in this holiday celebration. The Museum has extended hours and is open to the public for free. Visit a Confederate Surgeon in the Camp Life Gallery, the holiday scene in the Pavilion Gallery, and the Santa Clause made popular during the war by Thomas Nast. Create a greeting card for our wounded warriors and relax to period music, or join in singing carols that were sung during the Civil War. Participating Historic sites located within the Federal period, historic district of Frederick and in the countryside of Frederick County.
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Dec15Sunday: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Come and experience what Christmas was like during the time of the Civil War. We will have speakers and handouts. There will also be songs, decorations, and treats.
You can even have your photo taken with our very own Civil War Santa Claus. Fun for all ages!
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Dec24Tuesday: Dec 24 – Dec 25 (all day)
The Museum will be closed on Tuesday, December 24-25, 2013, for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The Museum will reopen on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at 10am
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