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Videos, Lectures & Events (click on text for more info)

Visit the YouTube Channel of our local partner The Grand Army of the Republic Museum & Library to access their extensive library of free videos.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 10:00-11:00am 

Feasterville Library,  983 Bridgetown Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053

"History of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum".  Join Walt Lafty and Mary Wible as they share the history of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Archive, highlight parts of the collection, share artifacts, and provide samples of records and documents of Civil War veterans and the interesting stories behind them.   Contact Chryssi at guminac@buckslib.org or 215-355-1183, ext. 104

Lincoln Day  February 12, 2025

The Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Founding Forward’s annual celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and legacy. Due to limited capacity, this event is invite only. Please email info@foundingforward.org with additional questions.

"Union General Meade's Warhorse Old Baldy"

History Professor Jennifer Murray of Shepherd University discusses the life, death, and legacy of Old Baldy, Civil War Union Major General George Meade's warhorse. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland, hosted this event. (10/4/2025)

"Tombstone Tales: John A. Bingham—Architect of the 14th Amendment" by Wayne Motts, CEO, National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA  (12/8/2025)

"Return to the Battlefield: Captain Barri’s Gettysburg Regulations" 

by Wayne Motts, CEO, National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA (12/18/2025)

"Black Courage: The Story of Hezakiah Watson of the 54th Massachusetts" by Wayne Motts, CEO, National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA  (12/24/2025)

"Touring Tuesdays - Civil War Adventures: General George A. Custer’s Birthplace"  by Wayne Motts, CEO, National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA  (12/31/2025)

"A Sight Never to Be Forgotten | Union Chaplains at Gettysburg" 

with Rev Dr. Nancy Jill Hale  Sponsored by the National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA   (1/7/2026)

Questions or comments: 

contact@civilwarmuseumphila.org

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