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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Nov. 29
Art in the Hallway Artwork by Marjorie Tressler is on display and for sale through the gift shop. Concludes Friday, Nov. 30, in the hallway near the information desk at Meritus Medical Center, 11116 Medical Campus Road, east of Hagerstown. A portion of...
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Elections, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Painting
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Luminaria display 'brings home level of sacrifice' at Battle of Antietam
marieg@herald-mail.comOn a quiet December evening, the flickering glow of candles will dot the darkened landscape at Antietam National Battlefield like thousands of stars that have fallen to the ground. Driving slowly through the park gates, visitors will be greeted by a...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Tour Operations Industry, Human Interest, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Antietam Unit presents Blue Star Service banner
Antietam Unit 236, the Sharpsburg American Legion Auxiliary, presented Sharpsburg residents Sheri and Doug Williams with a Blue Star Service banner at the Nov. 13 unit meeting. The Williams’ son, Dustin, a 2009 Boonsboro High graduate, recently...
Tags: History (tv network), Religion and Belief, Gingerbread Houses, Lifestyle and Leisure, University of Maryland, College Park
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Washington County offers personal heritage tourism
The weekend of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, they came from North Dakota, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Nebraska, which had the largest contingency, and met with an equal number from Maryland to...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Prince George's County, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), French and Indian War, Research
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Nov. 22
Warm and Wearable Nearly a dozen artists from the region are featured in all exhibit with the theme of wearable art. Also triaxial wall pieces also on display. Exhibit concludes Sunday, Nov. 25. Ice House, corner of Independence Avenue and Mercer Street....
Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Elections, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Painting
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Runner writes memoir based on JFK races
Name: Ed Ayres Age: 71 City in which you live: Green Valley, Calif. Day job: Retired environmental editor Book title: “The Longest Race: a Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and the Case for Human Endurance” Genre: Memoir Synopsis...
Tags: Sports Illustrated, John F. Kennedy, Earth Day, Endurance (music group), Radio
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Funkstown briefs
Bar owner upset by motorcycle comment FUNKSTOWN — The owner of Joker’s Bar and Grill took exception Monday night to a comment that Funkstown Councilman Luke Barnette made during an Oct. 8 Funkstown Town Council meeting about a motorcycle... -
About 220 volunteers fill luminarias for three separate illumination events
alnotarianni@aol.comIt might have been an effort to feed the masses. Hundreds, then thousands of small brown paper bags were filled by busy workers, then loaded into boxes and onto a tractor-trailer. But this effort was not one to feed the hungry. The paper sacks were...Tags: Mount Airy, Human Interest, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Antietam National Battlefield
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Veterans Day ceremony a fitting way to honor Americans for military service
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comBoonsboro High School junior Etta Short said the Veterans Day ceremony that was held Friday in the school gymnasium was a fitting way to honor Americans for their military service. But despite the patriotic music that was played and the speeches that...Tags: U.S. Army, Veterans Day, Antietam National Battlefield, John Cook
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Ongoing art and history exhibits for Nov. 8
‘ST-493’ An exhibition of Digital Fine Art Printing student. Exhibit continues through Thursday, Nov. 15. Shippensburg University, Kauffman Gallery, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, Pa. Call 717-477-1530. WJEJ’s 80th year Washington...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Students, Painting, Artists
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Banjo expert tells of instrument's significance during the Civil War
davem@herald-mail.comGeorge C. Wunderlich drew an interesting comparison Sunday when describing hot banjo players in the United States in the mid-1800s who were blazing new trails with the instrument. Wunderlich, a banjo expert who has built the instruments and lectured...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Africa, Washington, DC, Museums, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Williamsport resident tells story of Maryland in Civil War
Name: Scott F. Hipp Age: 41 City: Williamsport (born in Baltimore) Day job: United Parcel Service Inc. (20 years); The Baltimore Bookworks LLC (the publishing house I founded in 2009) Book title: "Old Line Divided: Maryland in the Civil War: Volume I:...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, UPS Inc., Abraham Lincoln
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Original site for Battle of Antietam topic gallery.