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Live Gettysburg Theater Events Why not enjoy some Gettysburg theater during your visit? My earliest memory of a live theatrical experience is sitting on a blanket outside of Gettysburg College and watching a live outdoor performance of The City Mouse and the Country Mouse. (See a photo of my toy below.) I was hooked and […]

The Gettysburg Peach Orchard Before the Civil War, Gettysburg was best known for orchards of delicious fruit, but one Gettysburg peach orchard became a hot spot during the battle in 1863. The peach orchard at the intersection of Wheatfield Road and Emmitsburg Road became the scene for a confrontation between Longsteet’s Confederate troops and Sickles’ […]

Your Gettysburg Online Community Even if you’re not in Pennsylvania, you can still visit Gettysburg online! Welcome to the online community. There are several ways to participate. Read the Gettysburg blog and subscribe to the RSS feed. Subscribe to the monthly newsletter about upcoming events. Share your favorite Civil War recipes and test the recipes […]

The Gettysburg News Headlines I have the major headlines with Gettysburg news collected for you right here. You don’t have to subscribe to the Gettysburg Times to keep up with what’s going on in town while you are away! I’ve seen some very interesting articles appear here that I would never have seen otherwise. For […]

I have a photo of the “Real Ghosts of Gettysburg “on my cell phone. by Ruth Koester (Littlestown PA) I was driving to Gettysburg during a thunderstorm. Although I was concerned due to the lighting, I took a couple of photos during the thunderstorm. I didn’t check my cell phone until a few days later. […]

Hotels in Gettysburg This list of my favorite hotels in Gettysburg includes options for every traveling situation from budget travel to travel with pets. I confess that I never stayed at any of them — I live nearby! But I did visit each of the places listed here and check them out for you. My […]