Here is a schedule of some of our upcoming events and activities…we hope that you are able to visit with us soon!
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024: ARMSTRONG COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, KITTANNING, PA
We will be presenting an afternoon of “early war” history in Armstrong County, as we share the museum grounds with “Proctor’s Militia”, a fine group of folks representing the Revolutionary and French & Indian periods in western Pennsylvania…they have been with us for several events at the museum in recent years, and are well known in the area for their accurate portrayal of that time in our local history…
Our 62nd family will also be there to represent the many, many men from Armstrong County who served in the Civil War, including those who enlisted in the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry…
There will be demonstrations throughout the day by both groups…of course, you don’t want to miss the opportunity to tour the museum, including some great new displays in the Civil War Room, as well as our log cabin, which is completed finished and furnished…
This event is free to the public, including parking along Vine and McKean Streets, as well as the rear lot accessible from N. Grant Avenue, and is recommended for those with mobility issues…
The event opens at 11:00 AM, and runs until 4:00 PM…
For more information, you can go to:
Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society: https://achmgs.org
Proctor’s Militia: https://m.facebook.com
SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2024: VOLUNTEER WORK DAY @ GETTYSBURG
Each year, a number of our members, families and friends travel to Gettysburg for the Volunteer Work Day activities…this is a Gettysburg Foundation event to support the National Park Service at Gettysburg by providing many volunteers to assist in various jobs on the battlefield, Eisenhower Historic site, etc…
Registration is completed through the Foundation website and coordinators, including the job site selection, T-shirt sizes, and general personal information for each volunteer…since we request being able to participate as a group at a selected site, we register accordingly, which keeps us all together when possible…
Over the years we have painted historic structures such as the Codori Barn, the McPherson Barn, the Eisenhower HQ house, historic fence lines at the Trostle Farm, the Sherfy Farm and the Eisenhower Farm, built fences along the Emmitsburg Road, and cleared brush at various locations including the Culp Farm and the Sherfy Farm…
This year we are scheduled to do our favorite duty, painting in the engraved names on the grave markers of the Union Civil War dead at the Soldiers National Cemetery…this is quite honorable and solemn work, a very personal detail, as you move from grave to grave, seeing names, not just stones…in previous assignments there, we were able to paint the names of the 62nd boys in the Pennsylvania section, an extra special, as some of us are descendant of those men…
No matter where you are working, the Gettysburg Foundation provides lunch at a designated location where all of the volunteers gather to eat together, hear a few stories, statistics and encouraging words from Foundation and NPS representatives before returning to the afternoon work session…
Once the work is finished and everyone gets cleaned up, our 62nd family gathers together for a post work day cookout, along with a few of our “Gettysburg Friends”…this is always a perfect way to wrap up a very rewarding day…
For more information about Volunteer Work Day, go to: https://gettysburgfoundation.org
“161st ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG: WHEATFIELD TRIBUTE”
Each year the 62nd PVI LHF returns to the Wheatfield at Gettysburg to pay tribute to the men of the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, along with the entire 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, and 5th Corps and the Army of the Potomac…our “Wheatfield Tribute” is typically held on the Saturday closest to the anniversary, in order to allow more folks to attend…this year we will gather at the 62nd monument on the morning of SATURDAY, JULY 6 AT 10:30…
The men, women and children of the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Living History Family will present a sheave of wheat, symbolic of the field in which they fought and in some cases, died on July 2nd, 1863…we also invite other descendants of the 62nd volunteers, as well as the support of numerous fellow historians and friends to join us in our remembrance…
The event is open to the public, and is usually 30 to 45 minutes in duration…please feel free to share in this tribute with us, and please follow National Park Service guidelines for visitation and parking for the ceremony…
God bless!
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