On November 3 and 4, join us as we remain open to the public for a full 24 hours, filled with engaging activities and entertainment!
Our goal through this year’s Adams County Community Foundation Giving Spree is to raise $15,000 in Today gifts and $10,000 in Forever gifts to support Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center through the winter months.
During the winter, even though visitation to Gettysburg generally wanes, the Museum still bears significant costs to ensure that our 190-year old building and artifacts within stay safe. Our staff also spends this time engaged in tasks to bring our educational message to learners across the globe and plan innovative on-site programing for the upcoming year. Your donation will support this critical work.
Friday, November 3
5:00pm - Welcome by Pete Miele, Executive Director - 2nd Floor
Evening - Rusty Dicks, Civil War Surgeon - 3rd Floor
5:15pm - Jake Wynn, “Major Jonathan Letterman: Revolutionizing Battlefield Medicine” - 2nd Floor
5:45pm - Sunset Cupola Tour - Click Here to Register!
6:30pm - Addressing Gettysburg Live!—Matt Callery, Pete Miele, Codie Eash - United Lutheran Seminary Refectory
8:00pm - Candlelight Luminaria - Seminary Ridge Historic Walking Trail
10:15pm - Living Museum - 3rd Floor
11:30pm - Midnight Cupola Tour - Click Here to Register!
Saturday, November 4
12:00am - Movie Marathon: Glory, 12 Years a Slave, and Harriet - 2nd Floor
7:15am - Sunrise Cupola Tour - Click Here to Register!
8:00am - Light Breakfast/Open House - Schmucker House
9:00am - “The Seminary Cellar Experience”—Basement Tours of Schmucker Hall - Click Here to Register!
Daytime - Rusty Dicks, Civil War Surgeon - 3rd Floor
10:00am - Garry Adelman, “Speculation Run Amok: Fun with Gettysburg’s ‘What-ifs’” - United Lutheran Seminary Refectory
11:00am - Deb Novotny, “’Boys Keep the Colors Up’: Flag Stories at the Battle of Gettysburg - United Lutheran Seminary Refectory
12:00pm - Dominish Miller and Codie Eash, “The Gettysburg Seminary and York County” - United Lutheran Seminary Refectory
1:00pm - Rich Condon, “’The Rebels Are Coming!’ - The Department of the Monongahela During the Gettysburg Campaign” - United Lutheran Seminary Refectory
2:00pm - “The Final Attack: July 1, 1863” - Outdoor Walking Tour
3:00pm - Ashley Luskey, “Gettysburg’s Permanently Disabled Veterans” - United Lutheran Seminary Refectory
4:00pm - “The Seminary in the Battle” - Outdoor Walking Tour
*Schedule subject to change.
During this ambitious event, museum admission will be FREE, with donations toward the Giving Spree encouraged and appreciated.