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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: Spanish-American War, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NASA, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Celebrities, Google Inc., Arts and Culture, Education
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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: Human Interest, Museums, U.S. Air Force, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture
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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: Spanish-American War, Museums, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions
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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: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abraham Lincoln, Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture
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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... -
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: Frederick County (Maryland), National Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Washington, DC, Arts and Culture
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Actor Richard Dreyfuss to help Charles Town celebrate
richardb@herald-mail.comOscar-winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss, a Washington family history buff, will be on hand this weekend for Charles Town’s three-day Heritage Festival. On Friday morning, Dreyfuss will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of Charles...Tags: Schools, Richard Dreyfuss, Celebrities, Festive Events, U.S. Postal Service
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Washington County Historical Society founders had rich history in county
Editor's note: This is the final column in a 12-part series about Washington County Historical Society's founders. The Washington County Historical Society has been celebrating its centennial year with special exhibits and lectures throughout 2011....Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Forests, Health Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Clubs and Associations
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Girls Basketball: Small is big as Rebels size up Panthers
Staff CorrespondentAlexis Small had an emphatic finish to her final regular-season game on Senior Night at South Hagerstown. Small grabbed 18 rebounds and added five steals to help the Rebels beat North Carroll 61-39 on Tuesday in a Maryland high school girls basketball...Tags: Sports, Basketball, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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