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Historical weapons, pastels and other ongoing exhibits for June 28
Historical weapons Among weapons in the display are authenticated artifacts from Little Big Horn and a Sharps carbine similar to those taken during John Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859. Exhibit concludes Friday, June 29. Allison-Antrim...
Tags: Concerts, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Museums, Music, Sociology
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Living Here: Nearby attractions
Many destinations are within easy driving distance of Hampton Roads. Pack a cooler, fill up the tank and hit the road. 1. Appomattox Court House, Appomattox The buildings and fields where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army are still a...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Tangier (Accomack, Virginia), John Marshall, Museums
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Washington County middle-school students share 'vodcast' experience
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County middle-school students captured slices of local history in a series of minifilms that were screened Wednesday at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Their films explored aspects of Antietam National Battlefield and the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Africa, Facebook, Education, Celebrities
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Staff picks for June 7 to 13
The Top Five ‘Carmen’ The Hub City Opera Ensemble will present “Carmen,” the story of a dutiful soldier’s obsession with a hot-blooded woman. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, and Saturday, June 9. Hagerstown Community College&...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture, Museums, U.S. Air Force, Arts
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Historical weapons, the War of 1812 and other ongoing exhibits for June 14
Historical weapons Among weapons in the display are authenticated artifacts from Little Big Horn and a Sharps carbine similar to those taken during John Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859. Exhibit continues through Friday, June 29. Allison-...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Culture, NASA, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Civil War buffs flock to Hagerstown this weekend for art exhibit, gala, living history
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the autumn of 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee was on the move. “We cannot afford to be idle,” he wrote, and pointed his Southern Army north toward Maryland. Numbering 50,000 — not 120,000 as the enemy believed — they were, said one...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Museums, Music, Ken Burns, Entertainment
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Exhibit shows wake of Civil War left few untouched
By Audrey Scanlan-Teller Special to The Herald-Mail By the time it ended in late spring of 1865, the Civil War had claimed the lives of more than 600,000 soldiers and countless civilians who suffered sickness, hunger, death, destruction and loss in...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Armed Forces, Museums, Abraham Lincoln, Fine Arts
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Casey's Riverfest Blog 2011
FetchToto.com EditorDAY NINE- Saturday, June 11 The Wichita Riverfest began with a bang and ended with an even bigger BANG! The last day of the Riverfest had some incredible events to end the nine day long festival. Plus, the weather this evening was perfect! The last...Tags: Rodeo, Facebook, Canoeing and Kayaking, Festive Events, Entertainment Events
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How the Civil War was waged
Even in a great collection of Civil War artifacts, the gold pocket watch owned by legendary Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson would be ranked as a treasure. So would Southern cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart's 6-shot, .36-caliber Navy...
Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Museums, Sociology, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Local national parks see increase in visitors, study shows
davem@herald-mail.comIn what a local tourism official said is an example of the importance of tourism to the local economy, the number of paid visitors at Antietam National Battlefield increased by 14,991 in 2010, and visitors spent more than $19 million, according to the...Tags: Washington, DC, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Corporate Officers
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Italian museum starts burning artwork to protest budget cuts
A museum in Italy has resorted to burning artwork to protest cuts that its leader sees as unfair and destructive. The Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples plans to burn three paintings a week to protest what is perceived as the government's war...
Tags: Government Debt, Italy, BBC, Angela Merkel, European Union
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Harpers Ferry, W.Va., bird walk set for April 4
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society will sponsor a bird walk on the C&O Canal near Harpers Ferry on Wednesday, April 4. The event is free and no advance registration is required. Anyone with an interest is welcome to come along, regardless of their...
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