Resolute On The Eve Of Emancipation,
2012
Gettysburg College
Resolute On The Eve Of Emancipation, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
In the eyes of William Lloyd Garrison, Abraham Lincoln stood waffling on the issue of slavery in the early days of December 1862. To be quite fair, in Garrison's eyes nearly anyone aside from William Lloyd Garrison stood waffling on the issue of slavery most of the time. [excerpt]
Mary Lou Best Williams,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Mr. Ronnie Lee Cooper,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Ona Lee Myrick,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Ona Lee Myrick
African American Funeral Programs
Funeral Program for Ona Lee Myrick on Dec. 21, 2012 at Carthage Chapel
Kings And Princes: Christmas In Gettysburg, 1862,
2012
Gettysburg College
Kings And Princes: Christmas In Gettysburg, 1862, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
In a house along the first block of the north side of Chambersburg Street, a small metallic ticking noise signaled change. The calendar read December 24th, 1862. The rhythmic tapping was a voice, reaching out in code along thin strips of metal dangling from poles running to the east out of town. Soon, "Hanover, York, Harrisburg, and Baltimore," were sending their glad tidings to Gettysburg's citizens. Then soon, Gettysburg found herself on that Christmas Eve connected, "with all the world and the rest of mankind," the Adams Sentinel reported. In the home of John Scott along Chambersburg Street, the telegraph …
Lillie Ellen Williams,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Ruth Davis,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Leon Jenkins,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Curlie Mae Daughtry,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Lou Eva Washington,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Adventus: The Great Coming Of 1862,
2012
Gettysburg College
Adventus: The Great Coming Of 1862, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a weekend in Harpers Ferry helping to interpret that amazing place for the National Historical Park's annual Christmas 1864 event. One of the greatest joys of my desk job in interpretive training is getting back out into a parkscape to test out new ideas and practices. This time it gave me the chance to experiment out in the field, wearing the olde-timey clothes of the 1860s and discussing how hammers, anvils and black labor won the war through the U.S. Quartermasters Depot at Harpers Ferry. The event is amazingly fun and infinitely powerful …
Betty "Flippy" Holly Brinson,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Gloria Jean Barlow,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Mary Luvenia Collins Jackson,
2012
Georgia Southern University
In Response To Kevin: Truncated And Sliced,
2012
Gettysburg College
In Response To Kevin: Truncated And Sliced, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
There is not one program given on any Civil War battle landscape that cannot, somewhere in it's natural flow and using resource-specific elements and tangibles, discuss the cause and context of the war in a meaningful and thematically-integrated way. Period. Full Stop.
Furthermore and because of this, there is no reason or excuse not to cover the cause and context of the war in a meaningful, thematically-integrated and site-specific way in every personal services program in some manner or fashion. Period. Full Stop. [excerpt]
Daniel Lee,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Daniel Lee
African American Funeral Programs
The attached document is from a newspaper.
Pervit Byrd, Jr.,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Pervit Byrd, Jr.
African American Funeral Programs
Interment at Old Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.
Debra "Sue" Speight Brown,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Debra "Sue" Speight Brown
African American Funeral Programs
Interment at Little Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Spielberg's Dead Wrong About The Dead; Or, The Places In The Movie Where I Cried,
2012
Gettysburg College
Spielberg's Dead Wrong About The Dead; Or, The Places In The Movie Where I Cried, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
I stood in front of the rostrum in the National Cemetery with my parents. They hadn't seen the movie yet. My best-friend was next to them. He hadn't seen it yet. Another compatriot joined us who had seen it, but we were definitely outnumbered in our little knot of folks within the massive crowd. As Spielberg continued speaking, I leaned in to the group. "You really need to see the movie," I said, knowing that no matter whose ears it hit the odds were it'd hit a meaningful target. [excerpt]
Eula Mae Hodge,
2012
Georgia Southern University
