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Deadly Souvenirs – Unexploded Shells From Antietam Proved To Be Dangerous Keepsakes

Posted on October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Jake Wynn

Visitors to Antietam battlefield in 1862 took unexploded shells home as souvenirs. The results were disastrous, and often deadly.

Posted in Civil WarTagged Antietam, Civil War, Featured, Frederick, Maryland, Shell, Tourism1 Comment

Christmas 1861 – Robert Gould Shaw’s Holiday Letter From Frederick, Maryland

Posted on December 21, 2016December 21, 2017 by Jake Wynn

Robert Gould Shaw wrote this letter to his mother while sitting in his guard tent three miles east of Frederick, Maryland early on Christmas Day 1861.

Posted in Civil WarTagged American Civil War, Christmas, Civil War, Featured, Frederick, Holiday, Maryland, Robert Gould ShawLeave a comment

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Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to this incredible guy
Very excited to see one of my favorite #WW2 aircraft at the air show in Reading. I always enjoyed reading about the B-24 Liberator and their crews. Fantastic to see it roar by us during the show.
On the morning of June 6, 1944, residents of communities across #Pennsylvania’s #CoalRegion awoke to the news that Allied forces had landed in Normandy. They responded with hope, excitement, meditation, and prayer. They quietly gathered in churches, synagogues, and other quiet places to contemplate the meaning of this historic event. Click the link in my profile to read accounts of #DDay on the Pennsylvania home front. (Photos: women gather at a church in Scranton to pray on D-Day and American infantry lands on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944) #DDay75 #WorldWar2 #WW2
Made a stop to see Rich and experience the extremely moving Flight 93 National Memorial this afternoon under an ominous sky.
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