Annual Remembrance Illumination to be held in Gettysburg

(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 11/18/2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …

 

CONTACT:

Michael Vyskocil

Communications & Marketing Coordinator

Gettysburg Foundation

(717) 338-1243

[email protected]

 

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – November 19, 2008

 

The Gettysburg Foundation will present the sixth annual Remembrance Illumination Saturday, Nov. 22, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg. More than 3,500 luminary candles will be lit on the graves of Civil War soldiers. The event is free and open to the public.

 

 “The Gettysburg Foundation is committed to enhancing preservation and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of Gettysburg,” said Robert C. Wilburn, president of the Foundation. “We are honored to present this event as a testament to those who sacrificed so much and have such an important place in American history.”

 

 Visitors will be able to enter the National Cemetery through both of its entrances – Baltimore Street and Taneytown Road. In keeping with the solemnity of the event, the Foundation asks that flash photography be kept to a minimum. Parking is available in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery parking lot on Taneytown Road. Visitors should note that this event will be canceled in the event of severely inclement weather – such as heavy rain or high winds.

 

 The Gettysburg Foundation is a private, nonprofit educational organization working in partnership with the National Park Service to enhance preservation and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of Gettysburg. The Foundation is in the midst of its $125 million Campaign to Preserve Gettysburg, which includes construction of the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park and other preservation projects. The Gettysburg Foundation is the exclusive ticketing and reservations agent for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. To purchase advance tickets, call (877) 874-2478 or visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org.

 

For more information about the Remembrance Illumination, contact the Gettysburg Foundation’s administrative offices at 866-889-1243 or visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org.