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Category Archives: History
Enola student Cooper Wingert releases ‘Harrisburg and the Civil War’
Enola student and author Cooper Wingert released “Harrisburg and the Civil War” with a book launch at Civil War & More in Mechanicsburg June 1-2, 2013.
Posted in Book news, Book signings, Book stores, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, War
Tagged author, book launch, book signing, bookstore, civil war, civil war & more, cooper wingert, enola, harrisburg and the civil war, new release, student, the history press
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York author Ron Hershner releases Civil War book ‘Letters from Home’
York author and attorney Ron Hershner will sign copies of “Letters From Home,” a book on the Civil War home front, June 19, 2013, at the York County Heritage Trust in York.
Posted in Author visit, Book news, Book signings, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged attorney, book signing, burneta wiley anderson, civil war, family, harvey anderson, historical society museum, home front, lancaster, lawyer, letters from home, ron hershner, York, york county heritage trust
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James McClure, Scott Mingus to sign books at Brown’s Orchards
James McClure and Scott Mingus Sr. will sign copies of “Echoing Still: More Civil War Voices from York County, Pa.” May 25, 2013, at Brown’s Orchards and Farm Market.
Posted in Author visit, Book signings, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged 150th anniversary, battle of gettysburg, book signing, brown's orchards and farm market, civil war, echoing still, james mcclure, jim mcclure, more civil war voices from york county pa, scott mingus, scott mingus sr.
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Gettysburg professor Allen Guelzo releases new book on Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg professor Allen Guelzo will sign copies of his new release “Gettysburg: The Last Invasion” noon to 3 p.m. May 14 at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center.
Posted in Author visit, Book news, Book signings, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged battle of gettysburg, book signing, civil war, gettysburg college, gettysburg the last invasion allen guelzo gettysburg national military park museum and visitor center, politics
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Scott Mingus Sr. releases biography of Confederate Gen. William ‘Extra Billy’ Smith
Manchester Township author and Civil War historian Scott Mingus Sr. published his first biography, “Confederate General William ‘Extra Billy’ Smith,” in April.
Posted in Biography, Book news, Civil War books, History, Local author, Local events, Local history, Nonfiction, War
Tagged battle of gettysburg, biography, civil war, civil war anniversary, confederate, confederate general william extra billy smith, March, savas beatie, scott mingus sr., York, york county heritage trust
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Jim McClure’s ‘East of Gettysburg’ now available
as an e-book through Amazon
York historian and York Daily Record/Sunday News editor Jim McClure released “East of Gettysburg” as an e-book in April 2013.
Posted in Book news, Civil War books, E-books, History, Local author, Local history, War
Tagged a gray shadow crosses york county pa, amazon.com, civil war, e-book, east of gettysburg, ebook, gettysburg, historian, james mcclure, jim mcclure, kindle, Q&A, York, york county
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Area historical societies release Civil War coloring book
Kreutz Creek Valley Preservation Society, Historic Wrightsville, Inc., and Lower Windsor Area Historical Society partnered to create a Civil War coloring book in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in the summer of 2013.
Posted in Book news, Children's books, Civil War books, For fun, For kids, History, Local author, Local history, War
Tagged alexander blessing, burning of the bridge, civil war, civil war comes to hellam wrightsville lower windsor, coloring book, columbia, hallam, historic wrightsville inc, hollis bedell, kreutz creek valley preservation society, lower windsor area historical society
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State Library in Harrisburg begins offering Saturday hours
The State Library in Harrisburg will offer weekend hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month.
