Museum Open Daily, 9:00am-5:00pm
Most events are FREE, but donations are appreciated.
More details (and additional programs!) to come.
Schedule subject to change.
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
6:00pm – “On the Eve of Battle” Dinner (Featuring Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., author of Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution and Fight Like the Devil: The First Day at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863) - visit event page
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
9:30am – Title and Presenter coming soon!
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A. Meet at Activities Tent near Luther Statue. Chair recommended.
10:30am – “The Civil War Chaplains of York County, PA” (Presentation by Scott Mingus, Author and Historian)
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A and book signing. Meet at Activities Tent near Luther Statue. Chair recommended.
11:30am – Title coming soon! (Presentation by Lisa Shower, Author and Historian)
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A. Meet at Activities Tent near Luther Statue. Chair recommended.
12:30pm – “The Nameless and the Faceless of the Civil War” (Presentation by Lisa Samia, Author and Poet)
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A and book signing. Meet at Activities Tent near Luther Statue. Chair recommended.
2:30pm – “How They Met Their Demise: Robert E. Lee and John Buford” (Walking Tour by Chris Bagley, Author and Historian)
FREE. Approximately 60 minutes. Meet at Activities Tent near Luther Statue. Approximately ½ mile of walking.
(More July 1 events and information coming soon!)
Thursday, July 2, 2026
10:30am – Title and Presenter coming soon!
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A. Meet at Activities Tent near Luther Statue. Chair recommended.
11:30am – “Alexandria & Gettysburg: Connections Between Two Civil War Towns” (Presentation by Madeleine Feierstein, Historian and Founder of Rooted in Place)
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A. Meet at Activities Tent near Luther Statue. Chair recommended.
2:30pm – Title and Presenter coming soon! Sacred Trust on the Ridge: Co-hosted with Gettysburg Foundation and Gettysburg National Military Park.
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A and book signing. Meet in United Lutheran Seminary Chapel (Church of the Abiding Presence).
3:30pm – Title and Presenter coming soon! Sacred Trust on the Ridge: Co-hosted with Gettysburg Foundation and Gettysburg National Military Park.
FREE. Approximately 45 minutes plus Q&A and book signing. Meet in United Lutheran Seminary Chapel (Church of the Abiding Presence).
6:30pm-10:30pm – ‘The Great Anniversary Festival’: A July 2nd Independence Celebration
6:30pm-7:00pm - Opening remarks and reading of the Declaration of Independence. FREE. Meet in front lawn of Museum.
7:15pm-8:30pm - Panel discussion (Panelists coming soon!). FREE. Location coming soon!
9:00pm-10:30pm - Outdoor screening of “Independence” from the award-winning HBO miniseries John Adams. FREE. Meet near Hill-Unger Performance Pavilion in Schmucker Grove (near intersection of Seminary Ridge and Springs Avenue). Chair or blanket recommended.
(More July 2 events and information coming soon!)
Friday, July 3, 2026
10:00am to 3:00pm - Visit Lee’s Headquarters
Join Seminary Ridge Museum & Education Center staff at the historic Mary Thompson house, which is open in conjunction with the American Battlefield Trust. On-site interpreters are ready to answer questions and tell the story of this crucial ground, which witnessed deadly fighting on July 1, 1863, and subsequently served as the headquarters for Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Meet at 401 Buford Ave. (Route 30), 0.2 miles north of Seminary Ridge Museum & Education Center.
American Battlefield Trust may open the house at other times.
Click here to view their calendar.
(More July 3 events and information coming soon!)
Saturday, July 4, 2026
8:30pm to 10:00pm – Fireworks from the Cupola - visit event page
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE. Space is limited to 10 visitors.