Welcome to
the Most important Round Table, in the Most important small town,
at the Most important Battlefield,
in the Most important Country
in the World.
Joe Mieczkowski, Past President
Saturday, June 14th 9:30 - Tour of Evergreen Cemetery
Presented by Deb Novotny
The walking tour of Evergreen will visit the last resting places of the Union soldiers buried by Elizabeth Thorn and many of the civilians of Gettysburg who lived in the town and surrounding farms during the 1863 battle. Among the stories included will be the two widows whose homes were used as the opposing army commanders HQs, civilian volunteer nurses, the owner of the farm where the battle of Gettysburg began, a murdered Licensed Battlefield Guide, the rival Republican “Davids”, and damaged tombstones hit during the battle. Also to be included will be the two possible sites of the November 19th Speakers’ Platform.
About the Speaker
Deb Novotny has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide for 50 years and is a retired American History teacher of 35 years. She has served on the Boards of the Gettysburg Civil War Round Table, the Historic Gettysburg Adams County Preservation organization, and the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides. Deb was one of the first two women elected to the Board of Trustees of the Historic Evergreen Cemetery and is currently the Cemetery’s President. She is also a member of the Adams County Historical Society. Deb earned her Bachelor Degree of Secondary Education (1972) and Masters of Arts in American History (1978) at the California University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society. She lives in the Adam Butt school house which was used by Wright’s Georgia Brigade as a field hospital. Dr. O’Neal recorded the names of nine soldiers buried at the school.
Please meet on the lawn behind the Cemetery Gatehouse near the Women’s Memorial. Parking along the Baltimore Pike south of the Gatehouse is best.
Please note the tour may be postponed due to weather or a funeral service, check our Facebook or website for updates. The back-up date is Monday, June 16th 6:30p-8:30p.
Meetings held between September and May begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Adams County Historical Society.
During the Summer we meet on the battlefield.Please check our further meeting page for our summer excursions. These are not live streamed.
You can view May's Meeting at the link below:
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For questions concerning the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable please feel free to email GettysburgCWRoundtable@gmail.com, and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.