David Wills House to hold Press Corps event
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 8/13/2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …
CONTACT:
Jennifer Roth
Manager, David Wills House
(717) 334-2499
[email protected]
The David Wills House is hosting a living history on the 1860s press corps in honor of the 150th commemoration of the Civil War. The living history, offered free with the cost of admission, is scheduled for Aug 21.
Robert Goodloe Harper, portrayed by historian Cal Doucette, will engage visitors on what publishing the local “Adams Sentinel,” one of three Gettysburg papers, was like. Learn how stories were typeset and how the advent of the telegraph provided “real time” coverage of Civil War battles and national events. During this time, the Associated Press came into existence.
The living history will take place at the David Wills House located at 8 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg. The program will run 1-4 p.m.. and is included with museum admission. For more information, call 866-486-5735 or 717-334-2499 or visit www.davidwillshouse.org.
The David Wills House is a new National Park Service museum telling the story of the battle’s aftermath, the effects it had on the town and the establishment of Soldiers’ National Cemetery. It features the room where President Lincoln finished one of our nation’s most immortal speeches…the Gettysburg Address. Museum highlights include the original bedroom furnishings used by President Lincoln during his 1863 visit, two 15-minute informational films and personal photographs and artifacts of the Wills family. To learn more, visit www.davidwillshouse.org.
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