I am happy to announce my availability to speak and offer programs throughout 2023.
Programs most often requested include the following: James Hanger — first Civil War amputee; United States Colored Troops; John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry; Brother fighting against brother; The 48 shot repeating rifle patented in 1861 by Lorenzo Sibert; The northernmost Confederate hospital at the Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg; Sarah Slater, the missing Lincoln Conspirator; Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard; Harriet Lane the original First Lady of Washington; The Trial of John Wilkes Booth; Little-Known Facts About the American Civil War and others.
Here is what is on my calendar so far. I obviously am available for many other dates for the year.
Programs for 2023
JANUARY 2023
January 18 — 11:30 a.m. — Brambleton Library, Brambleton, VA — Program — Little Known Facts About the Civil War
January 20 — 12 noon — St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 10813 Donelson Drive, Williamsport, MD — Historical Impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s bodyguard
FEBRUARY 2023
February 1 — 7 p.m. — Purcellville Library, 2220 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA — Program — Excerpts from the Diaries of Civil War Soldiers
February 8 — 11:30 a.m. — Lovettesville Library, 12 N. Light Street. Lovettesville, VA — Program — Little Known Facts about the American Civil War
February 15 — 2 p.m. — Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl., Potomac Falls, VA — Excerpts from the Diaries of Civil War Soldiers
February 16 — 2 p.m. — Menno Haven Sr. Center, Chambersburg, PA — Little-Known Facts About the Civil War
February 17 — 11 a.m. — Leesburg Senior Center, 102 North Street, NW, Leesburg, VA — United States Colored Troops
February 18 — 4 p.m. — Wesley Culp Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans — Daniel Lady Farm — Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
February 21 — 1 p.m. — Carver Sr. Center, 200 Willie Palmer Way, Purcellville, VA — U. S. Colored Troops
February 21 — 7 p.m. — South Mountain Relic Hunters Club — Williamsport Community Park Community Building — Program: Sarah Slater
MARCH 2023
March 21 — 7:00 p.m. Mason Dixon Civil War Round Table, old Drummond Chapel, Suncrest United Methodist Church, 479 Van Voorhis Road, Morgantown, WV — Program TBA
March 22 — 7:00 p.m. Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table, Carroll Non-Profit Center, 255 Clifton Blvd., Westminster, MD — Program — Sarah Slater, the Missing Lincoln Conspirator
APRIL 2023
April 12 — 7 p.m. — Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Rd. NW, Leesburg, VA — Program — The Trial of Jefferson Davis
April 18 — tba — Beaver County Heritage Museum, 1 River Road, Beaver, PA — Program — Historical Impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s Bodyguard
April 24 — 1:00 — Local Homeschoolers Group, Morgan Grove Park, Shepherdstown — Program — Little Known Facts
MAY 2023
May 3 — 7 p.m. — Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Rd. NW, Leesburg, VA — Program — Little Known Facts about the American Civil War
May 13-14 — 10-5 each day — Civil War event commemorating the Jackson Raid — Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, in conjunction with the WV American Heritage event– Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV
May 16 — 10 p.m. — Los Angeles Civil War Round Table, ZOOM event — link to be available closer to the event — Sarah Slateer, Missing Lincoln Conspirator
May 20 — all day — Virginia Wine Festival, downtown Front Royal, Virginia
May 26 — Noon — NARFE, Boyce Vol. Fire Co., Boyce, Virginia — Program TBA
JUNE 2023
June 2-3-4 — all day each day — Blue and Gray Reunion, downtown, courthouse lawn, Philippi, WV
June 10 — 12-8 — Quad State Wine Festival, Washington Co. Ag Center Grounds, Boonsboro, MD
June 15 — 7 p.m. — Cascade Library, 21030 Whitfield Pl., Potomac Falls, VA — Program — How to get your book published
June 17 — all day — West Virginia Fest — downtown Charles Town
June 30 — all day — 160th Anniversary — Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, Daniel Lady Farm, Hanover Road, Gettysburg, PA
JULY 2023
July 1-2 — all day each day — 160th Anniversary — Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, Daniel Lady Farm, Hanover Road, Gettysburg, PA
July 17 — 7 p.m. — Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Round Table, Hampton Township Community Center, 3101 McCully Road, Allison Park, PA — Historical impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard
July 22 — 9-3 — Harmony Church “Christmas in July”, Falling Waters, WV
AUGUST 2023
August 12 -13 — all day each day — Leitersburg Peach Festival, fire company grounds, Leitersburg, MD
SEPTEMBER 2023
September 9 & 10 — Boonesborough Days, Schaffer Park, Boonsboro, MD — Booth #98
September 14 — 2 p.m. Dixon Public Library, 21 S. Hennepin Avenue, Dixon, IL — Program — 105th Illinois Infantry who trained in Dixon
September 15 — 5-7 p.m. Book signing at Books on First, 202 W. First Street, Dixon, Illinois
September 30 — 11-6 — Maryland Microbrewery Festival, Union Mills, MD
OCTOBER 2023
October 13 — site and time TBA — West Virginia Breeder’s Classic Gala — book signing of “The History of the West Virginia Breeder’s Classic — 1987 to Present”
October 14 — 7 p.m. — Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races — West Virginia Breeder’s Classic — book signing of “The History of the West Virginia Breeder’s Classic — 1987 to Present”
NOVEMBER 2023
November 18 — 11-4 — Christkindelmart, Union Mills MD
DECEMBER 2023
Dec. 2-3 — 10-5 — Old Tyme Christmas at Harpers Ferry Park Association bookstore
Dec. 9-10 — 10-5 — Old Tyme Christmas at Harpers Ferry Association bookstore
December 31 — time and location TBA — First Night Virginia, Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, VA — Historical impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard
Programs for 2022
JANUARY 2022
January 20 — Frederick Civil War Round Table, Zoom Program — Sarah Slater, the Missing Lincoln Conspirator
FEBRUARY 2022
February 16 — 7 p.m. — Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, Virginia — Program — The United States Colored Troops
February 21 — 7 p.m. — Keedysville Historical Society — St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 53 N. Main Street, Keedysville, Maryland — Program — First person impersonation of Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon
February 23 — 7 p.m. — Purcellville Library, 220 E. Main Street, Purcellville, Virginia — Program — Lincoln’s bodyguard
February 24 — 1 p.m. — Ashburn Senior Center, 20880 Marblehead Dr., Ashburn, VA — Program — United States Colored Troops from Loudoun County
MARCH 2022
March 3 — 7 p.m. — Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, NW, Leesburg, Virginia — Program — The Black Raiders of John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
March 8 — 12:30 p.m. — Hancock Rotary, American Legion, 240 East Main Street, Hancock, MD — Program — James Hanger, The Civil War’s first amputee
March 18 — 5:30 pm — Craik-Patton House, Charleston, WV — private reception and talk about the US Colored Troops, by invitation only. As part of the Seventeen Men exhibit at the historic house.
APRIL 2022
April 1 — 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Craft Fair, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland
April 7 — 7 p.m. — Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, Virginia — Program — Sarah Slater, The Missing Lincoln Conspirator
April 8 — 5:30 p.m. — Republican Lincoln Day Dinner — Holiday Inn, 301 Foxcroft Avenue, Martinsburg, WV — Living History program by Ward Hill Lamon — ticket required
April 9 — 9-5 — Author event on parking lot behind Fuzzy Dog Books and Music, Charles Town
April 11 — 9 a.m. — Institute of Retired Persons — Zoom presentation — Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
April 13 — 7 p.m. — Cleveland Civil War Round Table, Holiday Inn Independence, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio — Program — Sarah Slater, The Missing Lincoln Conspirator
April 23 & 24 — all day each day — Daniel Lady Farm, Hanover Road, Gettysburg, PA — Reenactment of the Battle of Shiloh
April 27 — 9 a.m. — Institute of Retired Persons — Zoom Presentation — The Trial of Jefferson Davis
April 30 — all day — Jackson’s Raid event, Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV — presentation, 10:00 a.m. Historical impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon
MAY 2022
May 1 — all day — Jackson’s Raid event, Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV — presentation Brother Against Brother — time TBA
May 5 — 2 p.m. — Grove Family Library — Fayetteville, PA — presentation Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
May 14 — TBA — Frankling County Visitors Center, on the square, Chambersburg, PA — Harriet Lane tea and presentation
May 18 — 7:30 p.m. — Fredericksburg Civil War Round Table, Rappahannock Grand Ballroom at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center of the University of Mary Washington, 1119 Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. presentation — The Trial of Jefferson Davis
May 21 — all day — Wine Festival located in the downtown streets of Front Royal, Virginia
May 28 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, book signing, 778 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA
JUNE 2022
June 2 – 5 — Blue and Gray Reunion — Philippi, West Virginia — presentation Thursday evening 7:30 about James Hanger, children’s day event on Friday, book tent sales and signing located on the grounds of the Barbour County Courthouse Friday-Sunday
June 8 — 7 p.m. — Henry Gilmor Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans, Baltimore County Historical Society, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Cockeysville, Maryland — presentation — The Trial of Jefferson Davis
June 9 — 6 p.m. — Boonsboro Public Library, Boonsboro, Maryland — presentation The Perfect Steel Trap Harpers Ferry 1859
June 16 — 7 p.m. — Middleburg Historical Society, Ruritan Building, State Line, PA — presentation — The Trial of John Wilkes Booth and The Trial of Jefferson Davis
June 18 — 10 – 3 p.m. — West Virginia Fest, Washington Street, downtown Charles Town, WV
June 19 — all day — Juneteenth Program — Rockland Estate, 9030 Sharpsburg Pike, Hagerstown, Maryland — Program — The Black Raiders of the John Brown Raid
June 24 — 3 p.m. — Danville Public Library, 319 N. Vermilion Street, Danville, Illinois — Presentation — Sarah Slater, The Missing Lincoln Conspirator
June 25 & 26 — all day, both days — Arts in the Park, Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois — Ward Hill Lamon appearance at the Lamon House
JULY 2022
July 2 & 3 — all day both days — Daniel Lady Farm, Hanover Road, Gettysburg, PA — Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg
July 9 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, book signing, 778 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA
July 16 — 9-2 p.m. — Ice Cream Social — Blue Ridge-Summit Public Library, Blue Ridge-Summit, PA
July 23 — 9 – 5 p.m. — Book signing of children’s books with illustrator Sheena Hisiro at the Gettysburg Tour Center, 778 Baltimore, Street, Gettysburg, PA
AUGUST 2022
August 5 — 11 a.m. — Ashby Ponds, 21170 Ashby Ponds Blvd, Ashburn, Virginia — Program about Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s Bodyguard
August 6 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, book signing, 778 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA
August 13 & 14 — all day both days — Leitersburg Peach Festival, Fire Company grounds, Leitersburg, Maryland
August 20 & 21 — all day both days — Augustoberfest — Washington County Ag Center, Rt. 65 South of Hagerstown, MD
SEPTEMBER 2022
September 3 — all day — Charles Town Car Show, downtown Charles Town, booth on the first block of South Lawrence Street
September 10 & 11 — all day both days — Boonsborough Days, Schaefer Park, Boonsboro, Maryland + Booth #98
September 15 — 7 p.m. Middleburg/Mason Dixon Line Historical Society — State Line Ruritan Bldg. — “A House Divided Against Itself” ILL DID NOT ATTEND
September 16 — Noon — St. Andrew’s Church, Williamsport, Maryland — historical interpretation of Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s bodyguard NOTE: This program has been changed to January 20, 2023 — same time, same location)
September 17 & 18 — 8:30 – 5 both days– Daniel Lady Farm, Hanover Road, Gettysburg, PA — 160th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Antietam ILL DID NOT ATTEND
September 24 — 11-6 — Maryland Microbrewery Festival, Union Mills Homestead, Union Mill’s Maryland
OCTOBER 2022
October 1 — 12:30 – 9:30 Age 21 and over only with ID. Admission required. Saturday — Quad State Beer Festival, Washington County Ag Center grounds south of Hagerstown, Maryland
October 4 — 10 a.m. — Loudoun County Day School, Leesburg — Civil War program for fifth graders
October 8 & 9 — 9 – 5 both days — Catoctin Colorfest, Catoctin, Maryland
October 15 & 16 — all day both days — Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival, Fairgrounds, Martinsburg, WV
October 20 — 7 p.m. — Lancaster History Museum, Lancaster, PA. — Program: Harriet Lane — available live in person and on zoom
October 22 — noon — United Daughters of the Confederacy — Twin Arch Tavern Restaurant, New Market, Maryland — Program — The Trial of Jefferson Davis
NOVEMBER 2022
November 5 — 8 am – 2 pm — Craft Show — Harvest Church Bazaar, Falling Waters, WV
November 19 — 9-6 — Christkindlemart — Union Mills Homestead, Union Mills, Maryland
DECEMBER 2022
December 3 & 4 — 10-6 each day — Harpers Ferry Olde Tyme Christmas, High Street, Harpers Ferry — at HF Park Association bookstore
December 7 — 11-4- all day — Fort Detrick Christmas Craft Show, Fort Detrick, Maryland
December 10 & 11 — 10-6 each day — Harpers Ferry Olde Tyme Christmas, High Street, Harpers Ferry — at HF Park Association bookstore
December 31 — Times TBA — First Night Virginia, Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, Virginia — historical impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s bodyguard EVENT CANCELLED
Programs for 2021
July 13 — 6 p.m. Brother’s Pizza in Charles Town, WV. Program for the members of the Charles Town Men’s Book Club
July 24 — 11 a. m. — Program about Sarah Slater, The Missing Lincoln Conspirator for the members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy — at Twin Arch Tavern in Mt. Airy
July 28 — 9:30 a.m. — Panhandle Live — radio program on WEPM in Martinsburg. Topic Civil War
AUGUST
August 3 — 7:00 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Veterans — Sharpsburg Town Hall, second floor. Program about Confederate Hospital at the Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg.
August 11 — 6:30 p.m. Ferryville, Wisconsin Town Hall — Program about Sarah Slater, the Missing Lincoln Conspirator for anyone who would like to attend. Free. Sponsored by the Ferryville Tourism Committee.
August 12 — 6:30 p.m. Public Library in Lansing, Iowa — Program about Confederate Hospital at the Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg. Free. Open to anyone who would like to attend.
August 15 — 3:00 p.m. Public Library, Summit Point, WV. Discussion of two books about Summit Point native Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s personal bodyguard
August 20 — 2 p.m. Program about Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s bodyguard, at the Menno Haven home in Chambersburg, PA. Available to residents only.
August 28 — 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Book signing at Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA.
SEPTEMBER
September 4 — all day — Charles Town Car Show, downtown Charles Town, WV. Free and open to the public
September 11 & 12 — All day each day. Boonsborough Days, Boonsboro, Maryland. Shafer Park. Free and open to everyone.
September 14 — 6:00 p.m. Charles Town Book Club, Brother’s Pizza. Discussion of A House Divided Against Itself.
September 15 — 11 a.m. Program for Home School group at Shepherdstown Memorial Park
September 16 — 9 a.m. Lifelong learning — Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV — Why We Still Need to Study the American Civil War. Open to those who paid to attend the classes.
September 16 — 7 p.m. — Philip Kearney Civil War Round Table, Hasbrouck Heights Municipal Building, Woodland Park, New Jersey Program about Sarah Slater, the Missing Lincoln Conspirator. Zoom presentation. Open to the public.
September 18 – 19 — all day each day — Daniel Lady Farm, Gettysburg, PA Reenactment of the Battle of Antietam. Sponsored by Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association. Admission fee
September 20 — 10:00 a.m. Zoom presentation for Institute of Retired Persons about Lorenzo Sibert’s 48 shot repeating rifle
September 23 — 9 a.m. Lifelong learning — Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV — Why We Still Need to Study the American Civil War. Open to those who paid to attend the classes.
September 25 — all day — Maryland Microbrewery Festival. Union Mills, Maryland — Admission fee.
September 30 — 9 a.m. Lifelong learning — Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV — Why We Still Need to Study the American Civil War. Open to those who paid to attend the classes.
October 5 — Noon — Staunton Rotary Club meeting, 851 Statler Blvd. , Fisher Automotive Complex, Stanton. Open to Rotary members and guests. Program about Lorenzo Sibert’s 48 Shot Repeating Rifle.
October 7 — 9 a.m. Lifelong learning — Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV — Why We Still Need to Study the American Civil War. Open to those who paid to attend the classes.
October 9 & 10 — All day both days — Catoctin Colorfest, Community Park, Thurmont Maryland. Admission is free.
October 14 — 9 a.m. Lifelong learning — Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV — Why We Still Need to Study the American Civil War. Open to those who paid to attend the classes.
October 16 & 17 — all day each day — Mt. State Apple Harvest Festival, Berkeley County Fairgrounds. Admission fee
October 21 — 9 a.m. Lifelong learning — Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV — Why We Still Need to Study the American Civil War. Open to those who paid to attend the classes.
October 21 — 7 p.m. — Middleway Historical Society, State Line, PA. Program Sarah Slater The Missing Lincoln Conspirator
November 1 — 7:00 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Veterans, Alexandria, VA at Lyceum — Topic — TBA
November 2 — 10:00 a.m. Zoom presentation for the Institute of Retired Persons on the trial series, the trials of John Wilkes Booth, Jefferson Davis, and Nathan Bedford Forrest
November 6 — all day — Quad State Wine Festival — Washington county Ag Center, Hagerstown, MD. Admission fee
November 9 — Cumberland Valley Civil War Round Table, Chambersburg, PA Meeting room upstairs in Franklin Fire Company at 158 W. King St. Topic TBA. Open to the public.
November 23 — 7 p.m. — Baltimore Civil War Round Table, Zoom program about Sarah Slater the missing Lincoln Conspirator.
December 4 & 5, 11 & 12 — 10-4 each day — Harpers Ferry Olde Tyme Christmas, front patio of the Town’s Inn, Harpers Ferry, WV
PROGRAMS FOR 2020
January 2020
15 – 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
17 – 2 – Menno Haven, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania – Program “Southern Oasis at Gettysburg”
29 – Noon – Hagerstown Rotary, 28 South Restaurant, Hagerstown, MD – Program “Little Known Civil War Facts
February 2020
8 – 1 p.m. – Renfrew Museum, Waynesboro, PA Program – First person impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard — Fee required
12 – 7:30 Harpers Ferry Civil War Round Table, Wesley United Methodist Church, 601 E. Washington Street, Harpers Ferry, WV Program — First person impersonation of Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard
19 — 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
March 2020
16 – 9 – 10:30 Lifelong Learning, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV – Topic – Research for Writing Historical Fiction – Tuition required
18 — 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
20 – 7:30-2:30 – Book signing, Martinsburg Veterans administration Hospital cafeteria
23 — 9 – 10:30 Lifelong Learning, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV – Topic – Research for Writing Historical Fiction – Tuition required
30 — 9 – 10:30 Lifelong Learning, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV – Topic – Research for Writing Historical Fiction – Tuition required
April 2020
13 — 9 – 10:30 Lifelong Learning, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV – Topic – Research for Writing Historical Fiction – Tuition required
15 — 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
17 — 7:30-2:30 – Book signing, Martinsburg Veterans administration Hospital cafeteria
18 – 11-6 — Quad State BBQ Festival, Ag Center, Hagerstown, MD
20 — 9 – 10:30 Lifelong Learning, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV – Topic – Research for Writing Historical Fiction – Tuition required
25 — 9-4 — WV Book Faire & Chocolatefest, Martinsburg, WV
27 — 9 – 10:30 Lifelong Learning, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV – Topic – Research for Writing Historical Fiction – Tuition required
May 2020
2 & 3 – All Day – Jackson’s Raid Commemoration, Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV – Presentations – tba
6 – 7 p.m. – Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sharpsburg Library, 2nd floor, Sharpsburg, MD – Presentation – tba
8 — 11 a.m. — Homeschoolers program — Morgan Grve Park, Shepherdstown, WV
13 – 10:30 – OASIS, Montgomery Mall, Gaithersburg, MD – Presentation – “Little Known Facts About the Civil War”
15 — 7:30-2:30 – Book signing, Martinsburg Veterans administration Hospital cafeteria
16 – All Day – Front Royal Wine Festival, downtown Front Royal, Virginia
20 — 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
June 2020
4, 5, 6 & 7 – tba – Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV – June 4 program – 7 p.m. Courtroom of Barbour County Courthouse – “Writing Historical Fiction” – June 5,6, and 7 – Courthouse Lawn
17 — 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
19 — 7:30-2:30 – Book signing, Martinsburg Veterans administration Hospital cafeteria
26 – 3 p.m. – Danville Public Library, Danville, IL – Presentation – “Recollections of Michael Minnihan of the 105th Illinois Infantry”
27 & 28 – Saturday 10-5, Sunday noon-5 – Arts in the Park, Lamon House, Lincoln Park, Danville, IL – Impersonation 0f Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s bodyguard
July 2020
4 & 5 – All Day both days – Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, Daniel Lady Farm, Hanover Road, Gettysburg, PA
15 — 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
17 — 7:30-2:30 – Book signing, Martinsburg Veterans administration Hospital cafeteria
18 – 9-2 – Blue Ridge-Summit Library Ice Cream Social, Blue Ridge-Summit, PA
18 – 6-8 – Burning of Chambersburg, Visitor’s Center, on the square, Chambersburg, PA
August 2020
8 & 9 – All day both days – Leitersburg Peach festival, fire company rounds, Leitersburg, MD
12 – 7 p.m. – Ferryville Chitagua Speaker Series, Town Hall, Ferryville, Wisconsin – Presentation – tba
13 – 7 p.m. – Meehan Memorial Lansing Public Library, 515 Main Street, Lansing, Iowa – Presentation – tba
15 & 16 – All day both days – Augustoberfest – downtown Hagerstown, Maryland
21 — 7:30-2:30 – Book signing, Martinsburg Veterans administration Hospital cafeteria
September 2020
8 – 7 p.m. – Stonewall Jackson Civil War Round Table, Eat N Park, Clarksburg, WV – Presentation “John Brown”
12 & 13 – 9-5 each day – Boonesborough Days, Shafer Park, Boonsboro, Maryland
18 — 7:30-2:30 – Book signing, Martinsburg Veterans administration Hospital cafeteria
October 2020
3 – 11-6 – Quad State Beer Festival, Ag Center, Hagerstown, Maryland
10 & 11 – 9-5 each day – Catoctin Colorfest, Thurmont, Maryland
21 — 9:30 – Panhandle Live radio program – WEPM radio, Martinsburg, WV
November 2020
7 – 8-2 – Harvest Church Bazaar, Falling Waters, WV
December 2020
PROGRAMS FOR 2019
January
3 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Dr. Tom Clemens, Antietam Part I
10 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Dr. Tom Clemens, Antietam Part II
16 – 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
17 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Scot Mingus, The Burning of the Wrightsville Bridge
18 – 11:30 – Trinity Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown, WV – Topic – Local Civil War research
24 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Scot Mingus, Jubal Early’s Capturing of York
29 – Noon – Waynesboro Rotary Club, Waynesboro Country Club, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania – program – Ward Hill Lamon
31 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Bob Zeller, Civil War Photography Part I
February
7 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Bob Zeller, Civil War Photography Part II
7 Noon — Martinsburg Rotary Club, Holiday Inn, Martinsburg, WV
12 Noon – Kiwanis Club of Lake City, Florida at the Women’s Club on Hernando Street – Little Known Facts about the Civil War
12 5:00 Reception by the Blue and Gray Army — First Federal Bank, 4705 W. U.S. 90, Lake City, Florida
13 2:30 — Assembly, Ephiphany Catholic School, Lake City, Florida
14 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Mantha Young, Olustee Reenactment and Festival
14 Noon — Lake City Rotary Club, Lake City, Florida — Topic — Civil War Trivia
15,16, 17 – all day, each day — Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee, Lake City, Florida
19 – 7 p.m. – Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown, Maryland – Topic – United States Colored Troops
20 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
21 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Joan Cashin, War Stuff, a conversation about the effect the war had on the ordinary citizen
21 – 7 p.m. – Boonsboro Library, Boonsboro, Maryland – Topic – United States Colored Troops
22 7 p.m. — Hancock Library, Hancock, Maryland — Topic –United States Colored Troops
23 – 2 – Purcellville Library, Purcellville, Virginia – program – United States Colored Troops
28 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Elizabeth Parnicza, Battle of the Wilderness
March
1 2:30 Assembly of the 5th graders – TA Lowery Elementary School, Charles Town, WV – appearance by Ward Hill Lamon
7 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Elizabeth Parnicza, The Looting of Fredericksburg
11 — 1:30 – 3:00 — Lifelong Learning Class, Room 164, Robert C. Byrd Center, Shepherd University — A Concise and Unique Look at the American Civil War — registration required
14 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Jonathan Noyas, African Americans in the Shenandoah Valley
14 — 7 p.m. — California University of Pennsylvania, Civil War Round Table, Kara Alumni Building, California, Pennsylvania — Topic — John Brown
15 – 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
16 – all day – Civil War appreciation event, Chambersburg Visitors Center, downtown — Talk — Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
18 — — 1:30 – 3:00 — Lifelong Learning Class, Room 164, Robert C. Byrd Center, Shepherd University — A Concise and Unique Look at the American Civil War — registration required
19 – 7 p.m. – Smithsburg Library, Smithsburg, Maryland – Topic – United States Colored Troops
20 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
21 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Jonathan Noyas, The Battle of Cool Spring
21 – 7 p.m. – Middleburg Historical Society, State Line, PA – Program – Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
25 — 1:30 – 3:00 — Lifelong Learning Class, Room 164, Robert C. Byrd Center, Shepherd University — A Concise and Unique Look at the American Civil War — registration required
27 – 7 p.m. – Fredericksburg Civil War Round Table, University of Mary Washington, 1119 Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia – Program – James Hanger, first Civil War amputee
28 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Dave Goetz, Mosby/Lincoln Conspiracy
April
1 — 1:30 – 3:00 — Lifelong Learning Class, Room 164, Robert C. Byrd Center, Shepherd University — A Concise and Unique Look at the American Civil War — registration required
4 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – p guest and topic — Samantha Seiple, Louisa May Alcott and the Civil War
4 – 7 p.m. – Hamilton Civil War Round Table, Hamilton Public Library, 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Drive, Hamilton, NJ – Program – James Hanger, first Civil War amputee
8 — 1:30 – 3:00 — Lifelong Learning Class, Room 164, Robert C. Byrd Center, Shepherd University — A Concise and Unique Look at the American Civil War — registration required
11 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic – Peter Carmichael, The War for the Common Soldier
15 — 1:30 – 3:00 — Lifelong Learning Class, Room 164, Robert C. Byrd Center, Shepherd University — A Concise and Unique Look at the American Civil War — registration required
17 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
18 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — Steve Phan, Defense of Washington
19 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
20 — 11-7 — BBQ Festival, Washington County Ag Center, south of Hagerstown, Maryland
25 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic – Frank Surdu, Cycloramas
26 — 11:30 a.m. — Private luncheon — Purple Iris, Martinsburg, WV Program — “Little Known Facts About the American Civil War”
27 – 9-4 – WV Book Faire and Chocolate Festival – Martinsburg, WV
May
2 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic — David Welker, The Battle of Chantilly
9 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – National Park Historian John Heiser, The Camp Letterman Hospital at Gettysburg
15 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
16 “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” podcast – Today’s guest and topic – Dr. Jon Willen, Dr. Leale, Lincoln’s doctor at Ford’s Theater
17 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
18 – 9-5 – Front Royal Wine Festival, downtown Front Royal, Virginia
25 & 26 – 9-5 – Gettysburg BBQ Festival, Rt. 15 at Rt. 30, Gettysburg, PA
29 — 7 p.m. — Barbour County Courthouse, courtroom, Philippi, WV – “Secrets of Writing Civil War Books”
31 – all day — Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV – grounds of the courthouse downtown
June
1 & 2 – all day – Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV – grounds of the courthouse downtown
7 – 4-10 – Interstate Blues Festival, Ag Center south of Hagerstown, Maryland
8 – 11-7 – International Wine Festival, Ag Center south of Hagerstown, Maryland
12 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
14 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
21 – 3 p.m. – Danville Public Library, Danville, Illinois – Program – Denis Hart Mahan Military Tactics Instructor at West Point
22 & 23 – all day, both days – Arts in the Park, Lamon House, Lincoln, Park Danville, Illinois – appearance of Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s bodyguard
29 1:30 p.m. — Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table commemoration of Corbett’s Charge, Westminster, MD — Topic — Brother Fighting Against Brother
July
17 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
19 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
20 –9-2 – Blue Ridge-Summit Library Ice Cream Social, Blue Ridge- Summit, Pennsylvania and 6-8 p.m. – Burning of Chambersburg, on the Square, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
24 — 7 p.m. — Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table, Carroll Lutheran Village, Westminster, MD — Topic — Dennis Hart Mahan, Military Tactics Instructor at West Point
August
3 — 2 p.m. — Renfrew Museum, Waynesboro, PA — Topic — James Hanger
10 & 11 – 9-5 both days – Leitersburg Peach Festival, Leitersburg, Maryland
14 – 8 p.m. – Sugar Creek Park Pavilion, Ferryville, Wisconsin – Program – Dennis Hart Mahan, West Point Instructor of Military Tactics
15 – 7 p.m. – Lansing Public Library, Lansing, Iowa – Program — Brother against Brother
17 & 18 – 9-5 both days — Augustoberfest, Hagerstown, Maryland
20 — 7 p.m. — Mason-Dixon Civil War Round Table, The Village at the Heritage Center, Morgantown, WV
23 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
24– 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA — Book signing
31 – 11-7 — WV BBQ Festival, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Charles Town, WV
September
7 & 8 – all day, both days – Boonesborough Days, Boonsboro, Maryland
14 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA — book signing
17 — 7 p.m. — Historical Society of Shenandoah County, Edinburg, Virginia — Daniel Lady Farm
18 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
20 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
21 — 9-5 — Beer festival, Front Royal, Virginia
28 – 11-6 – Maryland Microbrewery Festival, Union Mills Homestead, Union Mills, Maryland
October
5 — 11-6 — Interstate Beer Festival, Ag Center, south of Hagerstown, MD
7 — 5:30 p.m. — Pilots group, Holiday Inn, Martinsburg — talk –Little Known Civil War Facts
8 — Noon — Rotary Club of Staunton, Virginia — talk–Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
12 & 13 – 9-5 both days, Catoctin Colorfest, Thurmont, Maryland
17 — 10:30 a.m. — Institute of Retired Persons, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania — Dennis Hart Mahan Military Tactics Instructor at West Point
18 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
19 — 2-4 — Martin Delaney Program, Chambersburg Visitors Center on the Square, Chambersburg, PA.
20 — noon — Cedar Creek reenactment, Middletown, Virginia, presentation tent — presentation, Brother Against Brother
26 — 11 a.m. — United Daughters of the Confederacy, Ragin Reef Restaurant, 506 E. Church Street, Frederick, MD — Topc — Brother Against Brother
November
2 8-2 – Harvest Baptist Church Bazaar, Falling Waters, WV
9 — 5 p.m. — Marine Corps League, Clear Spring, MD — Marine Corps Birthday Commemoration — talk — John Brown
12 — DC Civil War Round Table, Fort Myers — Ward Hill Lamon
15 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
19 — 7 p.m. – Sons of Confederate Veterans, Madison, Virginia — talk — Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
20 — 11-5 — Fort Detrick Christmas Show, Frederick, MD
27 — 9:30 a.m. Panhandle Live radio program on WEPM, Martinsburg
30 & December 1 – all day, both days – Charles Town Christmas Marketplace, Charles Washington Hall, Charles Town, WV
December
1 — all day — Charles Town Christmas Marketplace, Charles Washington Hall, Charles Town, WV
6 — 2 p.m. — Memlo Park Assisted Living, Chambersburg, PA — talk — Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
20 — 8:00 – 2:30 – Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, West Virginia — Book signing
31 — tba — First Night Charlottesville, Omni Hotel, Charlottesville, Virginia
PROGRAMS FOR 2018
January
4 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Eric Buckland – Colonel John Singleton Mosby and his raiders
10 – 6:30 p.m. – Harpers Ferry Civil War Round Table, Camp Hill Wesley UMC Church, 601 E. Washington Street, Harpers Ferry – “Southern Oasis at Gettysburg”
11 – Noon – Winchester Rotary Club, Winchester, VA – meeting at Winchester Country Club, 1300 Senseny Road, Winchester. “James Hanger”
11 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play – Guest and Topic — Eric Buckland – Part II — Colonel John Singleton Mosby and his raiders
18 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play – Cody Gray – Jim Schmick, in defense of Harrisburg, PA in June 1863
24 — Noon — Clarke County Rotary, Presbyterian Church, Berryville, Virginia — Program — The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger
25 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play – Guest and Topic — Tony Horowitz – Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of the iconic Civl War book “Confederates in the Attic”
February
1 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play – Guest and Topic — Charles Hawley Sr. – 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
3 – 11 a.m. – Miller House, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD — Black History Month program — The Niagara Movement
8 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play – Guest and Topic — Charles Hawley Sr. – Part II — 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
10 – 10-4 — Wreath’s Across American Antietam Battlefield event – Shady Grove Community Center, 2100 Buchanan Trail E, Shady Grove, PA
11 – 11-3 — Wreath’s Across American Antietam Battlefield event – Shady Grove Community Center, 2100 Buchanan Trail E, Shady Grove, PA
13 – 7 p.m. – Washington County Free Library, 100 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD – United States Colored Troops
15 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Doug Bastion as General D. H. Hill
16 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
18 – 2 p.m. – Purcellville Library, 220 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA – Black Raiders of John Brown
22 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Kevin Pawlak, Shepherdstown during the Civil War
24 – noon – 4 p.m. — Douglass Myers Museum, 1416 Thames Street, Fells Point, Baltimore, MD — Black History Month Book Signing
March
1 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Dennis Frye – Harpers Ferry
8 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Dennis Frye – Part II – Harpers Ferry
15 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Jack Snyder on the rold of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad during the Civil War
16 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
17 – 2-7 p.m. – Quad State Beer Festival, Washington County Ag Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, just south of Hagerstown, MD.
18 — 2 p.m. — Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia — “Harriet Lane Original First Lady of Washington”
22 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s personal bodyguard
27 – 8 p.m. – Baltimore Civil War Round Table, Parkville Senior Center, 8601 Harford Rd, Parkville. MD – First Person impersonation of Lincoln’s Bodyguard
29 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Jim Glymph – Civil War relic hunting
April
5 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Gary Casteel — Sculptor of Civil War monuments
10 – 7 p.m. – Belair Mansion, Charles Town, WV – Catesby who was a slave at Belair
11 — 3 p.m. — Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William Street, Manassas, Virginia “Little Known Facts about the American Civil War”
12 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and topic — Kirk Davis — Daniel Lady Farm — Confederate Hospital at Gettysburg
19 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and topic — Kirk Davis — reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg
19 — 7:00 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Veterans, American Legion, 528 E. Middle Street, Gettysburg, PA — Southern Oasis at Gettysburg
20 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
21 – Noon – 6 — Interstate BBQ Festival, Washington County Ag Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, just south of Hagerstown, MD.
24 – 7 p.m. – The Historic Wayne Theater, 521 W. Main Street, Waynesboro, VA – First Person Impersonation of Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard
26 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and topic — Al Stone as General Robert E. Lee
28 – 10-4 — WV Book Faire and Chocolatefest, downtown Martinsburg, WV
30 — 10:15 — Civil War program for 8th Grade at St. Mary’s Ctholic School, Hagerstown, Maryland
May
3 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Alan Stone as General Robert E. Lee — Part II
3 – 1 p.m. – Dayton American Legion – “Southern Oasis at Gettysburg”
5 & 6 – 10-5 each day – Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival “Weekend in the Park” Craft Show, Jim Barnett Park, Winchester, VA
8 – 7 p.m. – Loudoun County Civil War Round Table, Thomas Balch Library, 208 W. Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia – “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger CIvil War Soldier”
10 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Joe Mieczowksi speaks about the Confederate Cabinet of Jefferson Davis
12 & 13 – tba – Civil War event, Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV
14 – 1 p.m. – Carroll County Library, Westminster, MD — “Catesby Eyewitness to the Civil Wa”
17 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Joe Mieczowski, licensed battlefield guide for Gettysburg National Battlefield
18 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
19 – all day – Front Royal Wine Festival — downtown Front Royal, Virginia
24 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Dr. Louis Intres speaking on the Sultana Disaster — the largest maritime loss in American history
26 – Noon to 6 — Gettysburg BBQ Festival, Gateway Gettysburg Complex, Rt. 15 and Rt. 30, Gettysburg, PA
31 — — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Joseph Stahl, Civil War identification discs
31 – 7 p.m. — Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV — second floor, Barbour County Courthouse, “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger Civil War Soldier”
June
1, 2, and 3 – all day, each day, Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV — courthouse lawn
7 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Jime Taylor, Slavery
8 – 7 p.m. – Albany Civil War Round Table, Watervliet Senior Center, 1501 Broadway, Watervliet, NY – United States Colored Troops
10 — 2 p.m. — Renfrew Museum, Waynesboro, PA — topic — Harriet Lane Original First Lady in Washington
14 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Jim Taylor, Slavery II
15 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
16 – Quad State Wine Festival, Washington County Ag Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, just south of Hagerstown, MD.
21 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Dr. Craig Symonds, Civil War Navies
22 – 3 p.m. — Danville Public Library, 319 N. Vermilion Street, Danville, IL – “Harriet Lane Original First Lady of Washington”
23 & 24 – 10-5 and 12-5 – Arts in the Park at the Lamon House, Lincoln Park, Danville, IL – First person impersonation of Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard
27 — 9:30 a.m. — Radio interview — WEPM Radio, Martinsburg, WV
28 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Dr. Craig Symonds, Lincoln’s Dealings with his Admirals
30 — 10-5– Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association Artifact and Collectors Show, Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center Allstar Expo Complex, 2634 Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, PA
July
1 – 10-5– Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association Artifact and Collectors Show, Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center Allstar Expo Complex, 2634 Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg, PA
5 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Jim Kehoe, Civil War artists
6,7 and 8 – all day each day – Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg, PA
12 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Joan Cashen, Varian Davis — First Lady of the Confederacy
18 — 9:30 a.m. — Radio interview — WEPM Radio, Martinsburg, WV
19 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Dr. James Broomall, Director of the Shepherd University Civil War Center, Part I
19 – 7 p.m. – Hershey Civil War Round Table, Country Meadows Center, 451 Sand Hill Road, Hershey PA – United States Colored Troops
20 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
21 – 10-3 – Ice Cream Social, Blue Ridge-Summit Public Library, 13676 Monterey Lane, Blue Ridge -Summit, PA
21 – 6-8 p.m. – Burning of Chambersburg, Franklin County Courthouse, Chambersburg, PA
26 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Dr. James Broomall, Director of the Shepherd University Civil War Center Part II
August
2 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – Rick Garland, the music of the American Civil War
4 — 2 p.m. — Tolson Chapel, Sharpsburg, Maryland — United States Colored Troops
9 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic – tba
11 & 12 – all day both days – Leitersburg Peach Festival, Leitersburg, MD
15 — 9:30 a.m. — Radio interview — WEPM Radio, Martinsburg, WV
16 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Dr. Tim Smith, Battle of Shiloh
17 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
18 & 19 – 11-10 Saturday, 11- 5 Sunday — Augustoctoberfest, downtown Hagerstown, MD
23 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Dr. Tim Smith, Grierson’s Cavalry Raid
30 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Rev. Rene Kinard, religion of the American Civil War
September
1 — WV BBQ Festival, Charles Town Races at Hollywood Casino, noon – 7, Charles Town, WV
6 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Rev. Rene Kinard, Civil War religion, part II
8 & 9 – all day both days – Boonsborough Days, Shaffer Park, Boonsboro, MD
13 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Bruce Mowday, Howard Wertz relic collection in Gettysburg
17 — 7 p.m. — History 101, Mt. Airy Downtown Assocation, Pine Grove Church, Main Street, Mt. Airy, Maryland — Ward Hill Lamon impersonation
18 — 6 p.m. — Lincoln Group dinner meeting — Maggiano Restaurant, 5333 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Chevy Chase, Maryland — Ward Hill Lamon impersonation
19 — 10:30 a.m. — Institute of Retired Persons, Science auditorium at Wilson College, Chamberburg, Pennsylvania — “Southern Oasis at Gettysburg”
20 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Bruce Mowday, Fort Delaware Prison
21 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
22 – all day – Brew and Blues Festival – downtown Front Royal, Virginia
26 — 9:30 a.m. — Radio interview — WEPM Radio, Martinsburg, WV
27 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Kevin Pawlak, Mosby Hertage Area
29 – 12-5 – Maryland Microbrewery Festival, Union Mills Homestead, Westminster, MD
October
4 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Kevin Pawlak, Maryland Campaign of 1862
6 – 12 -6 p.m. – Quad State Beer Festival, Washington County Ag Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, just south of Hagerstown, MD.
11 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Jim Anderson and Patrick Mountain — Battle of Ball’s Bluff
13 & 14 — All day, bth days — Catoctin Colorfest, Thurmont, Md — booth #81
17 — 9:30 a.m. — Radio interview — WEPM Radio, Martinsburg, WV
18 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Justin Martin author of “A Fierce Glory”
19 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
20 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
25 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Andrew Carroll — War Letters Project
27 — Leaf and Ink Festival — Lovettesville, Virginia — 1-7 p.m.
November
1 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Judith Josephson — Allan Pinkerton, Detective
3 – 8-2 – Harvest Church Bazaar, Falling Waters, West Virginia
4 — 3-7 — Open House — Zipbone Farm Retreat Center
8 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Ross Kimmel and Michael Musik — Prison at Point Lookout, Maryland
15 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Gary Gimbel — First Battle of Falling Waters
16 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
17 — 2:00 — Program — “Black Raiders with John Brown” — 58 E. Franklin Street, Hagerstown, Maryland
21 — 9:30 a.m. — Radio interview — WEPM Radio, Martinsburg, WV
22 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Nina Silber – Women in the Civil War
24 and 25 – all day each day – Charles Town Christmas Marketplace, Charles Washington Hall, Charles Town, WV
29 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Stephen Ramold – Black Union sailors
December
6 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — John Quarstein — USS Monitor
8 – 12 -4 – Candlelight Frederick Event – C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick, MD
13 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — John Quarstein — Peninsula Campaign
14 — 8- 2:30 — Book sale and signing at Martinburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
19 — 9:30 a.m. — Radio interview — WEPM Radio, Martinsburg, WV
20 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Cooper Wingert — Confederate approach to Harrisburg
27 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — available this afternoon for FREE on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Cooper Wengert — South Central Pennsylvania Abolitionists
31 — First Night Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia — historical interpretive programs as Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln’s bodyguard — times to be announced
PROGRAMS FOR 2017
January
7 — 11:00 a.m. — Fitzhugh Lee Daughters of the Confederacy meeting, Homewood Crumland Farms, Frederick, MD — James Hanger presentation
12 — 10:15 a.m. — St. Mary’s School 8th grade social studies, Hagerstown, MD — Ward Hill Lamon impersonation
20 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hopsital Cafeteria Book signing, Martinsburg WV
24 — 7 p.m. — Thomas Beatley Library, 5005 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA — Murphy Farm presentation
February
4 — 2 p.m. — Loudoun County Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, MD — United States Colored Troops presentation
8 — 8 p.m. — Harpers Ferry Civil War Round Table, Camp Hill Wesley UMC Church, 601 E. Washington Street, Harpers Ferry, WV — Murphy Farm presentation
10 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hopsital cafeteria book signing, Martinsburg, WV
11 — 2 p.m. — Presbyterian Church, 20 Potomac Avenue, Hagerstown — Black Raiders of the John Brown Raid presentation
12 — 2 p.m. — Loudoun County Library Purcellville, 220 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA — United States Colored Troops presentation
14 — Noon — Lake City Kiwanis Luncheon, Women’s Garden Club, 257 SE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, FL — presentation “Little Known Facts about the Civil War”
14 — 5:30 — Battle of Olustee Sponsor’s Reception, First Federal Bank of Florida Finance Center, 4705 US Hwy 90 West, Lake City, FL — appearance as Ward hill Lamon
15 — 9:00 a.m. — Epiphany Catholic School, Lake City, FL — Civil War program for grades 6-8
15 — 6:30 p.m. — Downtown Rotary Club, Marion Street Bistro and Brewhouse, 282 N. Marion Avenue, Lake City, FL — Presentation “Little Known Facts about the Civil War”
16 — Noon — Lake City Rotary Club, Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church, 182 NW Justice Street, Lake City, FL — presentation — “Little Known Facts about the Civil War”
17, 18, 19 — all day each day — Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee, Olustee State Park, Olustee, FL
23 — 7 p.m. — Staunton Library, 1 Churchville Avenue, Staunton, VA — United States Colored Troops presentation
26 — 2 p.m. — Carroll County Library Westminster, 50 East Main Street, Westminster, MD — United States Colored Troops presentation
28 — 7 p.m. — Loudoun County Library Lovettsville, 12 N. Light Street, Lovettsville, VA — United States Colored Troops presentation
March
2 — 10:30 a.m. — United Daughters of the Confederacy, Dayton American Legion, Dayton, VA — James Hanger presentation
4 — 2 p.m. — Montgomery County Library Chevy Chase, 8005 Connecticutt Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD — United States Colored Troops presentation
7 — 6 p.m. — Montgomery County Library Long Branch, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD — United States Colored Troops presentation
11 — 1 p.m. — Washington County Historical Society, Miller House, 135 West Washington St, Hagerstown, MD — United States Colored Troops presentation
17 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hopsital Cafeteria book signing, Martinsburg, WV
18 — 9-2 — Blue Ridge-Summit Fire Company Craft Show, 13063 Monterary Lane, Blue Ridge- Summit, PA
April
14 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria Book signing, Martinsburg, WV
15 — 1 p.m. — Washington County Historical Society, Miller House, 135 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD — James Hanger presentation
29 — 9-5 — Martinsburg Book Faire and Chocolatefest — Habanero Mexican Restaurant, 100 N. Queen Street, Martinsburg, WV
May
6 & 7 — all day — Civil War event, Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV
16 — 7 p.m. — West Virginia Mason-Dixon Civil War Round Table, The Village at Heritage Point, 1 Heritage Point, Morgantown, WV — Murphy Farm presentation
19 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria Book signing, Martinsburg, WV
20 — 9-5 — Front Royal – Warren County Wine Festival, downtown Front Royal, VA
31 — 7 p.m. — Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV — location tba — James Hanger presentation
June
2, 3,& 4 — all day each day — Blue and Gray Reunion, courthouse lawn, Philippi, WV
16 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria Book signing, Martinsburg, WV
23 — 3 p.m. — Danville Public Library, 319 Vermillion Avenue, Danville, IL — presentation tba
24 & 25 — all day each day — Arts in the Park, Danville, IL – Lamon House — Ward Hill Lamon presentation
July
1,2, & 3 — All day each day — Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Assocation tent on site
7 — 1 p.m. — National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Hosses Restaurant, 195 Aikens Center, Martinsburg, WV — James Hanger presentation
14 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria Book signing, Martinsburg, WV
15 — 9-2 — Blue Ridge-Summit, PA Library Ice Cream Social
15 — 6 p.m. — The Burning of Chambersburg, courthouse, Chambersburg, PA
August
1 — 7 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Camp, VFW Post, 2013 Viers Mill Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland — Program — James Hanger
9 — 8 p.m. — Sugar Creek Park Pavillion, Ferrysville, Wisconsin — Harriet Lane presenation
11 – 6:30 p.m. — Meehan Public Library, Lansing, Iowa — Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s bodyguard
16 – 7 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Veterans — Triple Brick Museum, 313 E. John Street, Martinsburg, WV — Program – James Hanger
18 — 8 – 3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
19 & 20 — all day each day — Luckett’s Fair, Luckett’s, Virginia — Reader’s Garden
September
2 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
9 & 10 — all day both days — Boonsborough Days, Schafer Park, Boonsboro, MD
14 — PODCAST — “The chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Kevin Frye, Andersonville Prison
14 — 6:30 p.m. — North Berkeley County Library, Faalling Water Battlefield Association, “Southern Oasis at Gettysburg” presentation
15 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria Book signing, Martinsburg, WV
16 & 17 — Waynesboro at War event, both days, Waynesboro, Virginia
21 –PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Kevin Frye, Andersonville Prison Part II
21 — 2 p.m. — Grove Family Library, Fayetteville, PA — Harriet Lane presentation
22 — 4-6 p.m. — Lincoln at Antietam, Hampton Inn, Chambersburg, PA, “The Large Man in the Photo — Waard Hill Lamon”, PRIVATE EVENT
23 — noon -7 — Brew and Blues Festival, Front Royal, Virginia
26 — 1 p.m — Loudoun County Day School 5th grade
28 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Ted Alexander, Battle of Antietam
30 — 11-5 — Maryland Microbrwery Festival, Union Mills, Maryland
October
4 — 7 p.m. — Sharpsburg Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sharpsburg Town Hall, second floor, “Southern Oasis at Gettysburg” presentation
5 — PODCAST — “The chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Ted Alexander, Battle of Antietam, Part II
7 — 11-3 Book Event — Cascade Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, Virginia
12 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — C. W. Whitehair, Escape of the Cavalry at Harpers Ferry
19 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — C. W. Whitehair, Pockett’s Charge at Gettysburg
19 — 10:30 — Institute of Retired Persons — Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA — Harriet Lane presentation
19 — 7 p.m. — Middleburg Historical Society, State Line, PA — Harriet Lane presentation
21 & 22 — all day both days — Octoberfet, Shifferstadt Museum grounds, Frederick, Maryland
26 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Edward Steers Jr — The Lincoln Assassintion
November
2 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Edward Steers Jr. — The Trial of the Lincoln Conspirators
4 — 8-3 — Harvest Church Christmas Bazaar, Falling Waters, WV — book signing
9 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Steve French — Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy
16 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Steve French — McNeill’s Rangers
19 — 2 p.m. — Westminster Library, Westminster, Maryland — Southern Oasis at Geettysburg
20 — 1 p.m. — Program for 5th graders — St. Mary’s Catholic School, Martinburg, WV
23 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Tim Snyder — The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal during the Civil War
25 & 26 — 10-4 and 11-4 — Charles Town Christmas Marketplace, Charles Washington Hall, Charles Town, WV
30 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Nathan Richardson’s portrayal of Frederick Douglass
December
5 — 5:30 p.m. — Fort Loudoun Library, Fort Loudoun, PA — “Harriet Lane”
7 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Kevin Rawlings — Civil War Christmas
9 — 11-4 — Local Authors at C. Burr Artz Library, 110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD
14 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Kevin Rawlings — Part II of Civil War Christmas
15 — 8-3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria Book signing, Martinsburg, WV
21 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — JoAnn Peterson portrayal of Mary Lincoln
28 — PODCAST — “The Chronicles of the American Civil War” — availabe this afternoon for FREE on on ITunes, Stitcher, Tune In, and Google Play — Guest and Topic — Part II JoAnn Peterson portrayal of Mary Lincoln
31 — First Night Virginia — Charlottesville, Omni Hotel downtown, hisotrical portrayal of Ward Hill Lamon, Abraham Lincoln’s Bodyguard — two programs at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
PROGRAMS FOR 2016
January
10 — 2 p.m. — Jefferson County Courthouse, Charles Town, WV — Martin Luther King March program
February
11 — 11:45 — Ward Hill Lamon appearance at St. Mary’s Catholic School, Hagerstown, MD
18 — 6 p.m. — C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick, MD — program “United States Colored Troops”
19 — 8-3 p.m. — VA. Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV.
20 — 2 p.m. — La Vale, Maryland Public Library — program “United States Colored Troops”
24 — 7 p.m. — Hyattsville Public Library, Hyattsville, Maryland — program “United States Colored Troops”
28 — 2 p.m. — Camp Curtin Memorial — Mitchell United Methodist Church, 2221 N. 6th Street, Harrisburg, PA — program “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier”
March
5 — 3 p.m. — Grand Opening Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association Museum — 33 York Road, Gettysburg, PA
18 — 8-3 p.m. — VA. Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV.
19 — 8-4 — Blue Ridge Summit Fire Hall Spring Craaft Show, Blue Ridge-Summit, PA.
April
6 — 7 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Veterans, Public Library, Sharpsburg, MD — program “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier”
8 — 8-3 p.m. — VA. Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV.
9 — 1 p.m. — DAR Staunton, Virginia — location tba — program “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier”
14 — 6 p.m. — Ward Hill Lamon History Alive program — North Berkeley County WV Library — Spring Mills, WV
15 — all day — Ward Hill Lamon program at Bruswick (Maryland) Middle School
18 — 7 p.m. — Augusta County Civil War Round Table, Waynesboro Public Library, Waynesboro, VA — program “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier”
21 — 9:00 a.m. — Institute of Retired Persons, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA — program “The Murphy Farm, Refuge from Racism”
23 — 9-4 — West Virginia Chocolatefest Book Faire, downtown, Martinsburg, WV — specific location TBA
28 — 6 p.m. — C. Burr Art Library, Frederick, MD — program “The Murphy Farm, A Refuge from Racism”
30 — 10-5 — Shenandoah Apple Blossom Craft Fair, Jim Barnett Park, Winchester, VA
May
1 — 10-5 — Shenandoah Apple Blossom Craft Festival, Jim Barnett Park, Wincheter, VA
6 & 7 — 9-5 each day, 155th Commemoration of Jackson’s Raid on the Martinsburg Roundhouse, Martinsburg, WV
17 — 7 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Veterans, Kemper Mansion, Main Street, Madison, VA — program”The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War soldier”
19 — 7 p.m. — Mason-Dixon Historical Society, State Line, PA — program “The Murphy Farm, A Refuge from Racism”
20 — 8-3 p.m. — VA. Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV.
21 — 10-5 — Front Royal Wine Festival, downtown streets of Front Royal, VA
22 — program for Califonia students visting Washington, DC at their hotel
28 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg PA
June
2 — 7 p.m. Blue and Gray reunion, Philippi Public Library, Philippi, WV — program “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War soldier”
3 — 9-3 — Kids Day programs for the Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV
4 & 5 — all day — Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV
10 — 8-3 p.m. — VA. Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV.
11 — 9-5 — 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park — presentation at 2:30 on “The Murphy Farm Refuge From Racism” — reception after the event
16 — 7:30 p.m. Hershey Civil War Round Table, Country Meadows, 451 Sand Hill Road, Main Bldg, Second Floor, Hershey, PA — program Ward Hill Lamon
17 — 5-9 p.m. — Civil War Days Harrisburg — Gathering of Civil War Artists and Authors, Historic Harrisburg Association, 1230 N. 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA
18 — 3 p.m. — Civil War Days Harrisburg, PA at National CIvil War Museum — program — John Brown connections to Harrisburg —
23 — 1 p.m. — Ward Hill Lamon appearance at Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, IL
24 — 3 p.m. Danville Public Library, Danville, IL — program “The Murphy Farm, A Refuge from Racism”
25 & 26 — all day — Arts in the Park, Lamon House, Danville, IL — program Ward Hill Lamon
29 — 8 p.m. — Sugar Creek Park, South Pavilion, Ferryville, Wisconsin — program “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier”
July
2 — 9-6 — Gettyburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
12 — 6 p.m. — Charles Town Library — program “The Murphy Farm Refuge From Racism”
15 — 8-3 p.m. — VA. Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV.
16 — 8-2 — Ice Cream Social, Blue Ridge-Summit Library, Blue Ridge-Summit, PA
16 — 6 p.m. — Burning of Chambersburg, Chambersburg, PA.
19 — 7:30 a.m. — Rotary Club of Shepherdstown, Bavarian Inn — program “The Murphy Farm Refuge From Racism”
22 — 4-8 pm — Cedar Creek Battlefield, Civil War event, Middleton, VA
23, 24 — all day both days — Cedar Creek Batlefield, Civil War event, Middletown, VA
30 — 9-5 — Book Signing — Tamarack Arts Center, Beckeley, WV
31 — 2:30 p.m. — Wildwood House Museum, Beckley, WV — Ward Hill Lamon appearance,
August
13 — 9-6 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
15 — 6 pm — Moundsville Public Library, Moundsville, WV — Ward Hill Lamon History Alive program
19 — 8 -3 — Martinsburg VA Hopsital Cafeteria, book signing
20,21 — all day — Luckett’s Fair, Lucketts, VA
September
2 — 3:15 p.m. — Black History Conference, Alexandria, VA — program “The United States Colored Troops”
3 — all day — Virginia Wine Festival, Rebec Winery, Amherst, VA
9 — — 8 -3 — Martinsburg VA Hopsital Cafeteria, book signing
10, 11 — all day — Boonesbrough Days, Shafer Park, Boonsboro, MD
13 — 7 p.m. — Cumberland Valley Civil War Round Table — Franklin Fire Hall, 158 W. King Street, Chambersburg, PA
17 — 9 – 5 pm — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
23 — 12:30 — Loudoun County Day School presentation to fifth grade
23 — 7 pm — KOA Kampground, Harpers Ferry, Civil War medicine
24 — 11-6 — Maryland Beer Festival, Union Mills, Maryland
25 — 2 p.m. — Renfrew Museum, Waynesboro, PA — program “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier”
October
1 — all day — Huntersville Days, Huntersville, WV — History Alive programs as Ward Hill Lamon
5 — 6 pm — Long Branch Library, Silver Spring, MD — United States Colored Troops
7 — 8 – 3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, book signing
8,9 — all day both days — Catoctin Colorfest, Thurmont, Maryland
11 — 7 p.m. — LaPlata Civil War Round Table, LaPlata, MD. — College of Southern Maryland Center for Business and Industry, Chaney Enterprises Conference Center, Room B1-113, 8730 Mitchell Road, LaPlata, MD. — program — United States Colored Troops
12 — 7 p.m. — Sons of Confederate Veterans, Baltimore Historical Society, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Towsen, MD — program “The Murphy Farm, Refuge from Racism”
15, 16 — all day both days — Cedar Creek Battlefield event, Middletown, VA
28, 29 — all day both days — West Virginia Book Festival, Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV
November
5 — 8-3 – Harmony Church Holiday Festival, Falling Waters, WV
18 — 8 -3 — Martinsburg VA Hospital Cafeteria, book signing
December
10 –noon – 4 — Candlelight in Frederick — C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick, MD
12 — 7 pm — Beatley Library, Alexandria, VA — “The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger”
16 — 8 – 3 — Martinsburg VA Hopsital Cafeteria, book signing
31 — 4:15 and 7:45 p.m. — First Night Virginia, Charlottesville, VA — Appearing as Ward Hill Lamon – Historical impersonations — First United Methodist Church Chapel
PROGRAMS FOR 2015
January
2 – 7:30 a.m. – Hagerstown Rotary Club, Academy Theater, Hagerstown, MD
13 – 7:30 a.m. – Shepherdstown Rotary Club, Bavarian Inn, Shepherdstown, WV
23 – 10:15 a.m. – St. Mary’s School, Hagerstown, Maryland
February
2 – 7:00 p.m. – Carroll County Library, Westminster, MD
7 – 2 p.m. – Martinsburg Library, Martinsburg, WV
13 — 8-3 VA Center, Martinsburg, WV
14 – all day – National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA
17 – 7:00 p.m. — Middleburg Library, Middleburg, VA
18 – 7:00 p.m. Blue Ridge-Summit Library, Blue Ridge-Summit, PA
28 – 2 p.m. – Sterling Public Library, Sterling, VA
March
3 – 12 noon – Rotary Club, Staunton, VA
7 – 2 p.m. – Medical Museum, Frederick, MD
11 — 11:30 a.m. History Alive presentation of Ward Hill Lamon, Riverside Library
12 — 11 a.m. History Alive presentation of Ward Hill Lamon, Dunbar Library
12 — 6 p.m. — History Alive presentation of Ward Hill Lamon, Nitro Library
21 – 9-5 Blue Ridge Summit Fire Company, Blue Ridge Summit, PA
23 – 7:00 p.m. — Gum Spring Library, Aldie, VA
April
10 – 7 a.m. Rotary Club — Academy Theater, Hagerstown, MD
14 – 10:30 a.m. – Institute of Retired Persons, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
15 – 7:00 p.m. – Blue Ridge-Summit Library, Blue Ridge-Summit , PA
16 – 7 p.m. – Middleburg Historical Society, State Line, PA
17 — 8-3 — VA Hospital Martinsburg, WV
25 – 9-5 — West Virginia Booke Faire, Martinsburg, WV
26 – 2 p.m. – South Jefferson County Library, Summit Point, WV
27 – 7 p.m. – Washington County Free Library, Hagerstown, MD
May
2 & 3 –all day — Apple Blossom Festival Weekend in the Park Show Winchester, VA
6 – 7:00 p.m. – Civil War Round Table, Wilmington, DE
13 – 7:30 p.m. – Sons of Confederate Veterans, Baltimore Historical Society, Cockeysville, MD
16 — 12-6 — Desert Rose Winery Hume, Virginia
19 — 7 p.m. — Civil War Round Table, Morgantown, WV
22 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
27 – 7:00 p.m. – Montgomery County MD Genealogical Society, Mont. Co. Senior Center
28 — 7:00 p.m. — Philippi, WV Public Library
29-31 – all day each day – Blue and Gray Reunion, Philippi, WV
June
2 — 6 p.m. — DAR Picnic –Uvilla, WV
6 — 2 p.m. — Hedgesville Public Library, Hedgesville, WV
13 — 2:30 p.m. — Clara Barton Missing Soldier’s Museum, 437 1/2 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC
16 — 7:00 p.m. – Beatley Library, Alexandria, VA
19 — 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. — Martinsburg VA Center Cafeteria
19 — 4 p.m. — Waynesboro, PA
20 — 9-5 Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
26 – 3:00 p.m. – Danville Public Library, Danville, IL
27 and 28 – 10-5 daily –Arts in the Park, Lamon House, Lincoln Park, Danville, IL
July
1 — 8 p.m. Ward Hill Lamon program at Sugar Creek Park, South Pavilion, Ferryville, Wisconsin
11– 12-6 — Desert Rose Winery, Hume, VA
17 — 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. — Martinsburg VA Center Caferia
18 – 9-3 – Ice Cream Social and Book event, Blue Ridge Summit Library, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 6-8:30 Burning of Chambersburg — Chambersburg, PA
25 — 9-5 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
August
1 – 2:30 – Medical Museum, Frederick, MD
4 — 7:00 — Wakertown Branch Library, Walkertown, North Carolina — James E. Hanger
12 — 2 p.m. United States Colored Troops research program, Lucy F. Simms Center, Harrisonburg, Virginia
14 — 8-3 — VA Hospital, Martinsburg, WV
15-16 — all day each day — Luckett’s Fair, Lucketts, VA
22 — 9-6 — Gettysburg Tour Center, Gettysburg, PA
28-30 – 9-5 each day — Jackson’s Jubilee, Jackson’s Mill, Jane Lew, WV
September
12 & 13 – 9-5 both days – Boonesborough Days, Boonsboro, MD
15 — 7:30 p.m. History Alive Presentation of Ward Hill Lamon, O’Hurley’s General Store, Shepherdstown, WV
16 – 7:00 p.m. – Rockbridge Civil War Round Table, Lexington, VA
18 — 8-3 — VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
19 & 20 — 10-6 both days — African American Heritage Festival, Staunton, Virginia
21– 7 p.m. — History 101 — Mt. Airy Library, Mt. Airy, MD.
25 — 9-11 a.m. — Lincoln Seminar — Hampton Inn, Chambersburg, PA
25 — 7:00 –Civil War 101 program — KOA Campground, Harpers Ferry, WV
26 — 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. — Maryland Beer Festival, Union Mills, MD
October
2 & 3 — 7:00 pm Friday — 10-3 Saturday — History Alive presentations, Ward Hill Lamon, Huntersville, WV
5 — 10:45 a.m. — Leesburg Country Day School, Leesburg, VA
9 — 8-3 — VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
10 & 11 – 9 to 5 both days – Catoctin Colorfest, Thurmont, MD
14 — 7:00 — James Hanger Presentation — Sons of Confederate Veterans, Baltimore Historical Society, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Towsen, MD
16 — 10:30 — African American History and Genealogy National Conference, Richmond, VA
17 & 18 — 9-5 each day — Octoberfest — Schifferstadt Museum, Frederick, MD
19 — 10:20 — Civil War class — Spring Mills High School, Falling Waters, WV
24 — 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. — Desert Rose Winery, Hume, VA
November
7 – 8-3 – Harmony Church Holiday Festival, Falling Waters, WV
9 — 4:00 p.m. — Novel Writing Class for Teens — C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick. MD
14 — tba — U.S. Colored Troops Grand Review, Harrisburg, PA
28 — 10 -3, Historic Round Barn and Farm’s Market, Rt. 30, just west of Gettysburg, PA
December
9 — 1:30 — 5th grade classes — St. Joseph’s School, Martinsburg WV
12 – 12-4 – C. Burr Artz Library, Frederick, MD
18 — 8-3 — VA Hospital Cafeteria, Martinsburg, WV
31 — 4:15, 7:30 and 10, Ward Hill Lamon presentations, First Night Virginia, Charlottesville, First United Methodist Church, 101 E. Jefferson Street
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