Gettysburg Heritage

We are the hub for your Gettysburg adventure! Museum, orientation film, gift shop, tours. Walk to battlefield, cemetery, hotels, food.
DO IT ALL FROM HERE.

[State Museum of PA @StateMuseumPA]

#Supermoons occur when the #Moon is at perigee, its closest point to the Earth, making it look slightly larger than usual. July's full Moon is on 07/13. August 12 features the last supermoon of 2022. #PlanetariumPA https://t.co/l96wnsVGMY

[Tom McMillan @TomMcMillan63]

My life’s work on one table (!) Thanks to all who came to today’s Gettysburg signings.

[Tom McMillan @TomMcMillan63]

I’m signing books at the ⁦@GettysburgShop⁩ and this wax-figure lady is to the right of me. I keep getting spooked!

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

Eight documents created by the 9/11 Commission are now online.

Documents 1-6 are communications logs generated by the U.S. military on 9/11/2001. Documents 7 & 8 are printouts of presentations produced by the Joint Staff.

https://t.co/mxUyTUZOR9

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[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

JFK spoke at United Nations sixty years ago this week, three years after Alfred Hitchcock defied UN rules to covertly film important scenes for “North by Northwest” there:

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Total number of COVID-19 deaths in America is now thought to surpass those from the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic.
Last President made a number of the same leadership mistakes committed by Woodrow Wilson in 1918-1920.
We do not always learn from the tragedies of history.

[@GettysburgFoundation @gburgfoundation]

Today is Maj. Gen. John Reynolds' birthday.

Gen. Reynolds led his First Corps to McPherson Ridge on July 1 where he was killed in action. He was the highest ranking officer on either side killed in #Gettysburg.

[Gettysburg Heritage @GettysburgShop]

Check out the latest newsletter from the GHC! There are a lot of great programs and events happening this weekend and beyond!!
Don't miss out! https://t.co/McZN1esmMV

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Q2: Spending time in nature is good for the mind, body, & soul. Whether it’s spending a weekend unplugged in the wilderness, spotting wildlife along a trail, or hanging out in a neighborhood park, how has nature inspired you?

#PowerOfParks #NationalParkWeek @_healthyparks

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Halley’s Comet was first photographed this week 1910 (here seen over El Paso a month later):

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Lincoln’s funeral parade, Washington DC, today 1865:

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Report on protest against racist and Know Nothing ex-President Millard Fillmore, who refused to mourn Abraham Lincoln, today 1865:

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

President Eisenhower golfing, Augusta, Georgia, 1953:

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Six-year-old future President Theodore Roosevelt (circled, upper left) watches Abraham Lincoln's funeral cortège in New York City, 1865:

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

On the evening of April 18, 1775, silversmith Paul Revere left his home and set out on his now legendary midnight ride. Find out what really happened on that historic night. https://t.co/fVK7YycnlR

[PA Historical & Museum Commission @PHMC]

The battles of Lexington & Concord, the 1st military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, were fought on April 19, 1775 in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. This 1777 map, preserved by the State #Archives, depicts Massachusetts. #OnThisDay

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Q1: Join us in celebrating #NationalParkWeek from April 17 to 25! It's a time to explore amazing places, discover stories of history & culture, & #FindYourPark. Which parks are on your list to visit in 2021?

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Welcome to the 2021 #NationalParkWeek Twitter chat! We're thrilled to be here chatting with park enthusiasts from all over!

Today's icebreaker, what's the last park you visited? (Make sure and tag them if you can!)

Image: @CastilloNPS

[@GettysburgFoundation @gburgfoundation]

Today we want to know: What is your favorite part of the Gettysburg National Military Park? #NationalParkWeek #FindYourPark #Gettysburg

[Gettysburg NMP @GettysburgNMP]

Little Round Top prescribed fire moving across the face of the hill.