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Junior Ranger Day set for April 20
Antietam National Battlefield will host Junior Ranger Day Saturday, April 20, at the battlefield, off Md. 65, Sharpsburg. Those ages 12 and younger will be able to participate in special programs, interact with volunteers portraying Civil War soldiers,...Tags: Travel, Wars and Interventions, Tourism and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Local astronomers group to hold star party this weekend
TriState Astronomers will have telescopes set up near the visitors center at Antietam National Battlefield Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. for the public to observe the wonders of the spring night sky. Attendees can visit any time throughout the... -
Sharpsburg man unearths live Civil War-era shell
daver@herald-mail.comA Sharpsburg man planting trees at his Powell Road home Thursday unearthed a live Civil War-era shell that authorities later disposed of by setting it off at a neighboring farm. “When I saw it I knew what it was,” J.D. Taylor Jr. said....Tags: U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, Maryland State Police, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Heritage Academy's Key Club honored
The Key Club at Heritage Academy was awarded the Best New Club Award at the Capital Key Club District Leadership Conference March 8 to 10 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor. The club, which has 24 members, was formed last year under the sponsorship of the...
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Our Friendly Skies - April 2013
The April sky April is upon us. That means a last opportunity for some early evening viewing of some of the famous winter constellations like Orion, while familiar spring and summer constellations rise earlier each evening to take their place. Let’...
Tags: Astronomy
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Museum to open transportation building
The Washington County Rural Heritage Museum will hold a grand opening celebration of the Rural Heritage Transportation Museum and 13th annual spring open house. The events will occur at the museum at 7313 Sharpsburg Pike Saturday, April 6, from 11 a.m....Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Museums, Lifestyle and Leisure, Easter
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Antietam birding trip planned for April 13
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society will sponsor a birding trip in the Snavely Ford section of the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, on Saturday, April 13. The trip will begin at 8 a.m. and last about three hours. It is free and open to...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations
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Business people - March 24
Frederick, Seibert and Associates Inc. Doug Hutzell, of Frederick, Seibert and Associates Inc. in Hagerstown, recently was named a Hero of Conservation by Field & Stream magazine. The award is for those who spend their time working to create, improve or...
Tags: Realty, Psychology, Medical Specialization, Sterling Financial Corporation, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Volunteers sough to clean up Antietam, Monocacy battlefields
Volunteers from throughout Maryland will team up with the Civil War Trust to help clean and restore four Civil War sites in the state. The 17th annual Park Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 6; the rain date is Saturday, April 13. Volunteers will...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Battlefield might reduce programs, maintenance due to budget cuts
davem@herald-mail.comOfficials at Antietam National Battlefield probably will cut back on park ranger-led tours, programs for school students, regular maintenance of monuments and historical buildings and mowing due to the federal budget cuts known as sequestration, the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government Debt, Armed Conflicts, Budgets and Budgeting
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MSO performance features four young vocalists
davem@herald-mail.comThe excitement of four young vocalists was injected into a Sunday performance of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra as the group performed works from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi and others. The vocalists were from the Curtis Opera Theatre, which...Tags: Elton John, Arts and Culture, Concerts, NPR, Music Industry
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Tom Clemens edits second volume of work of Civil War general Ezra Carman
Name: Thomas G. Clemens Age: 62 City in which you reside: Keedysville Day job: retired professor emeritus, Hagerstown Community College; licensed Battlefield Guide at Antietam; president, Save Historic Antietam Inc., a battlefield preservation...
Tags: Government, Teachers, Students, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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