Antietam National Battlefield

Washington County is digging deeper to help sponsor an annual outdoor concert at the nearby Antietam National Battlefield.  

Antietam National Battlefield offer glimpse into the pastSioux City JournalThe Antietam National Battlefield is located in Sharpsburg, Md. Take Exit 29A off Interstate 70 and go 10 miles south on Route 65. The Visitor Center is at 5831 Dunker Church Road in Sharpsburg. The battlefield is open year round Labor Day to Memorial ...  

The living that throng Broadway care little perhaps for the Dead at Antietam, but we fancy they would jostle less carelessly down the great thoroughfare, saunter less at their ease, were a few dripping bodies, fresh from the field, laid along the pavement.  

The Antietam School District has hired Mike Green as its boys basketball coach. Green was approved by the Antietam school board Monday. Green is coaching varsity boys basketball for the first time. He previously was an assistant coach for Oley ...  

Antietam School Board members approved a preliminary budget for 2012-13 on Monday night but left a projected $444,856 shortfall unaddressed. The board voted 7-2 to approve a proposed $15.08 million spending plan. The tax rate would be increased ...  

Scholarship awarded for Battle of Antietam researchThe Herald-MailVermilya, who is a seasonal ranger at Antietam National Battlefield, will present his research at a free seminar at the battlefield on Sept. 8, Clemens said. “The purpose of the scholarship is to further knowledge of the battle of Antietam and Maryland ...and more »  

Antietam Watershed Association celebrates 10 years of preservationWaynesboro Record HeraldLocal officials celebrated the Antietam Watershed Association's 10th anniversary Friday at Antietam Meadow Park in Waynesboro by planting American beech tree saplings. From left are: Franklin County Commissioner Bob Thomas; Nancy Bull, ...  

Antietam National Battlefield will hold its Junior Ranger Day Saturday, April 28 ... 10 a.m. — Junior park ranger activity; meet in front of the park visitors center. Children (and their parents) will complete the junior park ranger activity ...  

Antietam Historical Association held its second annual Spring Garden Fest at Antietam Farm on Lyons Road on Saturday. The event is a fundraiser for the historical association. Get the information you need fast. Sign up for our Breaking News ...  

We are at work editing our entry on the Maryland Campaign, which culminated in the titanic Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. Perhaps strangely, we didn’t include this on our original list of Civil War entries—it didn’t happen in Virginia, after all. The comparatively minor Battle of Shepherdstown, which ended the campaign, did, so we [...]  

will participate in a charity author signing event this Sunday from ... Alexander is chief historian at the Antietam National Battlefield and the author of “The Battle of Antietam: The Bloodiest Day,” which is from The History Press’ Civil War ...  

Topic:  On Topic It took Joe Biden's public embrace of same-sex marriage to smoke him out. But after Joe told David Gregory of "Meet the Press" he was "absolutely comfortable" with homosexuals marrying, Barack Obama could not maintain his credibility with the cultural elite if he stuck with the biblical view that God ordained marriage as solely between a man and woman. The biblical...  

Civil War-era 'Wheeling Ambulance' goes to AntietamThe Steubenville Herald-StarRAYLAND - A local re-creation of a Civil War-era "Wheeling ambulance" left for Antietam, Md., Saturday - where it will be on display throughout the summer as part of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. John Marko of Rayland and his son, ...  

But the price of those cheers will be the rallying of millions of opponents of homosexual marriage, who will fight this battle where they are winning it, at the state level. Only six states have approved homosexual marriage, while 30 have ...  

The Antietam of the culture warHuman Events6, 2012, is shaping up as the Antietam of the culture war. Obama's second problem is that he may soon be seen as America's champion of same-sex marriage, but an ineffectual advocate. For Obama can do nothing, as of now, to impose homosexual marriage on ...and more »  

The Antietam School District in Berks County will hold a public forum to present the proposed 2012-13 school year budget next Wednesday evening, April 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Mt. Penn Primary School auditorium. All community members are welcome to attend.  

It took Joe Biden's public embrace of same-sex marriage to smoke him out. But after Joe told David Gregory of "Meet the Press" he was "absolutely comfortable" with homosexuals marrying, Barack Obama could not maintain his credibility with the ...  

Antietam Musical Productions will present the musical "Annie" at the Mount Penn Primary Center, 201 N. 25th St., Mount Penn, on the weekend of March 30-April 1.The show, featuring students from Antietam Middle School/High School, will be presented Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m.Tickets are $10 per person. On Sunday only, children 12 and under will be admitted for $5.For ticket...  

King, Klosterman and Remsburg were also part of Oakdale's second-place 400 relay team. Catoctin's Hannah Stone and Tyler Silverman were winners. Stone won the girls long jump and 300 hurdles. Silverman set a school record in the boys discus (156-4).  

Antietam Historical Association will sponsor its second annual Spring Garden Fest from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at Antietam Farm, 8076 Lyons Road. Spring Garden Fest includes nature walks, musical performances, homemade refreshments and ...  

The White Rose Society spoke out against Nazi regime; Antietam students hear their stories. Anja Nicole Stuckenberger challenged her audience to have the courage to see as members of The White Rose group saw. "They saw with their hearts ...  

Anglers in our area are hoping to have a big fish tale to tell Saturday. Trout season kicks off in Berks and 17 other southeastern counties Saturday. Our cameras caught up with officials stocking up the Antietam Creek and Reservoir earlier this month. We're told that there are long lines Friday night at Antietam Lake in Lower Alsace Township.  

Antietam Musical Productions will present the musical "Annie" at the Mount Penn Primary Center, 201 N. 25th St., Mount Penn, on the weekend of March 30-April 1.The show, featuring students from Antietam Middle School/High School, will be presented Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m.Tickets are $10 per person. On Sunday only, children 12 and under will be admitted for $5.For ticket...  

Antietam Musical Productions will present the musical "Annie" at the Mount Penn Primary Center, 201 N. 25th St., Mount Penn, on the weekend of March 30-April 1.The show, featuring students from Antietam Middle School/High School, will be presented Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m.Tickets are $10 per person. On Sunday only, children 12 and under will be admitted for $5.For ticket...  

Antietam Musical Productions will present the musical "Annie" at the Mount Penn Primary Center, 201 N. 25th St., Mount Penn, on the weekend of March 30-April 1.The show, featuring students from Antietam Middle School/High School, will be presented Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m.Tickets are $10 per person. On Sunday only, children 12 and under will be admitted for $5.For ticket...  

“Toward the end of the summer of 1862 the mirage of final Southern independence looked briefly and dazzlingly like an imminent reality.” - Bruce Catton. The subject of Robert E. Lee can be a touchy one. Praise the man and...  

The bright colors and the chocolate swamp were Nick Neider's favorite parts of the Hasboro board ... When Bauer learned about the need, she asked her students if they would be willing to help. "Every single one of them wanted to do this ...  

RAYLAND - A local re-creation of a Civil War-era "Wheeling ambulance" leaves for Antietam, Md., today - where it will be on display throughout the summer as part of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. John Marko of Rayland and his son ...  

That night there will be a camp ... interested in participating may download the registration form from www.150thantietamreenactment.com. An upgrade to the county’s microwave broadband system, the Allegany Museum’s building renovations and the board ...  

Melville Capital, LLC Brokers the Sale of Antietam Funding, LLC Life ...MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Melville Capital, LLC has successfully advised on the sale of Antietam Funding's remaining life insurance portfolio that closed March 28, 2012. The parent owner of Antietam is bankrupt hedge fund ...and more »  

I get very attached to places – the architecture of my life – and I think I can safely say now that Maxwell’s back room is the one spot in my life that I’ve been going to the longest. All of my houses in Louisville or Tim’s house were ...  

As the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam approaches, the U S Postal Service will commemorate the Maryland conflict that remains one of the bloodiest one-day fights in American history  

Ferguson struck out six ... “It was a tough game,” Catoctin coach Jessica Valentine said. “Smithsburg is a good team.”  

Customers at Giant in Exeter Township soon will have the option to pack groceries in paper bags decorated with an Earth Day theme. Antietam School District students in kindergarten through sixth grade colored and wrote on grocery bags in ...  

Hagerstown and Antietam Cable have agreed in writing to begin formal renewal proceedings required of the contract between the two entities, city officials said last week. The current nonexclusive franchise agreement, which allows Antietam Cable ...  

Antietam has canceled its 2012 varsity softball season because it does not have enough girls to field a team, according to coach Matt Ahearn. Ahearn said the decision to cancel the season was made last Wednesday after only six girls showed up for practice.  

Jim Warner; junior vice commandant, Mike Nakopoulos; judge advocate, Bob Glausier; adjutant, Clark Mayer; paymaster, Carl Lenhart; public relations officer, Jeff Mangum; and historian, Clark Mayer. The Marine Corps League promotes veterans ...  

A local re-creation of a Civil War-era "Wheeling ambulance" leaves for Antietam, Md., today - where it will be on display throughout the summer as part of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam.  

Following dinner, AHA will present its first Herbert C. Bell lifetime fellowship, recognizing accuracy in Antietam history to John C. Frye, director of the Western Maryland Room at Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown, Md. After the award ...  

Exhibit featuring WWII resistance group at Antietam