Local ACW events: August 2009 Archives

Thursday September 3, 2009 from 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Maple Shade Barn
35 Greenbriar Lane
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania 17019

Civil War author and tour guide Scott L. Mingus, Sr. presents a PowerPoint presentation on Confederate Major General J.E.B. Stuart's controversial ride through western York County to Dillsburg while the Battle of Gettysburg raged to the west. The talk is FREE and open to the public!

Sponsored by the Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society.

Mingus will have copies of his latest book, Gettysburg Glimpses: True Stories from the Battlefield available for purchase and autographs.

Author Janet L. Bucklew will be speaking about her new book on Dr. Henry Janes at the York Emporium at 7:00 PM on Friday, September 4.

For the September "First Friday" celebration in downtown York, the York Emporium is hosting a talk/book signing by Janet L. Bucklew, historian and former seasonal ranger at the battlefield in Gettysburg. She has just completed research into primary sources and published a new work on Dr. Henry Janes, a surgeon/volunteer who was at the battle. Her talk is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 4 at 7:00 PM. It is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

Details and a little more info can be found on the York Emporium's webpage for the event.

The York Emporium is one of the finest used book stores in the region, and is located at 343 W. Market Street (the old Lincoln Highway) in York, Pennsylvania.