Drawing on three decades of his experience as a registered nurse and a lifelong interest in the American Civil War, join Noel Kline as he explores the injuries and lethality of 19th-century warfare, discusses the religious doctrine of “God's Will” in the period, and utilizes his unique behind-the-scenes photographs of Seminary Ridge Museum exhibits when they were first installed.

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Lydia Ziegler Clare Education Center
Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center

Noel has 30 years experience as a Registered Nurse in acute and long-term care as well as home health with 16 years EMS experience. He has taught nursing school for 12 years at HACC and PSU Harrisburg.  

Noel has a AS degree in nursing and BA degree in communications from Penn State. He earned his MS degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix. Noel also has a minor in anthropology from Penn State.  

Noel's interest in the Civil War started when he was a teenager learning about his great-grandfather's service in the Union Army as told by his late mother Patsy Kline. As Noel researched his great-grandfather's life history and military records, he found Civil War history to be a life-long hobby. In recent years, Noel provides photography of battlefields and historic landmarks for the American Battlefield Trust. Currently, Noel is a freelance photojournalist for Local News 1.org of Waynesboro, PA providing history related feature stories.