Welcome to the Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg. "The most important Roundtable,
in the most important small town,
at the most important battlefield,
in the most important country in the world."
—Joe Mieczkowski, past president
      
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Monday, June 27, 2022 (Rain or Shine)
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Please note date change.
'Such Then Is The Decision’:
Glimpses into General Meade’s Leadership
on July 2 and 3, 1863
Dr. Jennifer M. Murray
This program will evaluate General Meade’s leadership on July 2, his finest day as commander of the Army of the Potomac, and will consider the various decisions that Meade made in responding to the Confederate assaults. We will also consider Meade’s leadership on July 3 and explore the ways in which General Meade lead the Army of the Potomac to victory at Gettysburg.
Meet at 6 PM at the Pennsylvania Monument. Park along Hancock Ave - remember to park with all 4 wheels on the paved surface. Or park at the Overflow lot along the Taneytown Road.
Dr. Jennifer M. Murray is a military historian, with a specialization in the American Civil War, in the Department of History at Oklahoma State University. Murray’s most recent publication is On A Great Battlefield: The Making, Management, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1933-2013, published by the University of Tennessee Press in 2014. Murray is also the author of The Civil War Begins, published by the U.S. Army’s Center of Military History in 2012. She is currently working on a full-length biography of George Gordon Meade, tentatively titled Meade at War. In addition to delivering hundreds of Civil War battlefield tours, Murray has led World War I and World War II study abroad trips to Europe. Murray is a veteran faculty member at Gettysburg College’s Civil War Institute and a coveted speaker at Civil War symposiums and roundtables. Additionally, Murray worked for the National Park Service as a seasonal interpretive park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park for nine summers (2002-2010).
Our meetings are the Fourth Thursday of each month.
June July and August are the Summer Outdoor Programs. These are Member's Events....paid for by membership dues, and one of the benefits of becoming a member. If a member would like to bring a guest, or a non-member would like to attend, we would like them to consider making a donation to the roundtable.
Each of these programs will begin promptly ay 6 PM and finish at the discretion of the tour leader. Expect each of these programs to last at least 90 minutes.
These meetings are not streamed. Please join us in September when we will once again be live streaming our speakers.
You can now use your credit card or PayPal to securely pay for your Membership Dues. Please see the Membership page for the link.
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Bruce Davis, President Peter Miele, Vice President Veronica Brestensky, Recording Secretary Linda Seamon, Membership Secretary David Diner, Treasurer Roger Heller, Program Director Linda Joswick, Webmaster Lynn Heller, Facebook Administrator |
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BOARD MEMBERS |
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Gary "Rip" Engle (5/25), Lynn Heller (5/24), Roger Heller (5/25), Michele Hessler (5/23), Abbie Hoffman (5/23), Leon Reed 5/24) |
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Next Board Meeting:Board Meetings are are virtual meetings until it is safe to meet again. Minutes will be posted. |
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COMMITTEES |
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Plaque Committee: Book Award Committee: Field Trip Committee: If you are interested in more information, or joining, one the committees, please contact any Officer or Board Member. |
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EVENT INFORMATION |
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Summer Outdoor Programs are Member's Events....paid for by membership dues, and one of the benefits of becoming a member. 2022 Gettysburg CWRT Summer Outdoor Programs
1. Each of these programs will begin promptly ay 6 PM and finish at the discretion of the tour leader. Expect each of these programs to last at least 90 minutes. July 28 (Rain Date August 4) August 25 (Rain date August 29) You can view videos of past meetings on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarRoundTableOfGettysburg/live/You do not need to be a member of FaceBook to view the videos.
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Welcome to the web site of the Civil War Round Table of Gettysburg! Since first organized in 1957, we’ve met on the 4th Thursday of every month, until recently in the cozy confines of the Grand Army of the Republic Hall on Middle Street. As the gatherings there were shoulder-to-shoulder, hardly practicable for the age of covid, we’ve made a temporary move to the Gettysburg United Methodist Church, 30 West High Street — which has a certain symmetry, as the GAR building was itself the Civil War-era Methodist Church. Our current space has a lot of advantages, including room for social distancing, free parking in the back, an air filtration system, and excellent livestream capability. The latter is particularly important in the new normal. Starting with the covid shutdowns in March of 2020, we spent the next 14 months with ZOOM only presentations and were surprised at how many people tuned in from across the country. Even as we’ve returned to in person gatherings, we continue to livestream, archiving the presentations for on demand viewing. Elsewhere on this page, you’ll find a link to our past programs, as well as instructions for tuning into our real time gatherings. Our expanding membership includes Civil War enthusiasts from coast to coast; we’d love to include you in our number and hope you’ll check out the membership information elsewhere on this site. Of course, we invite you drop in on one of our meetings. Visitors are always welcome! As you’ll see listed on this site, we’ve got an outstanding roster of speakers lined up for 2022. You might also “Like” our Facebook page, where we post regular updates and photos. Finally, as you have any questions about our group, I invite you to contact me personally: brdgettysburg@gmail.com.
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July 28 (Aug 4)
August 25 (29)
Sept 22
Oct 27
Nov 17
Dec 1 - Holiday Banquet
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