6 / 40
Page 6
Volume 26, Issue 1
Gettysburg Foundation
Membershi p Memos
ATTENTION: GETTYSBURG REMEMBRANCE TRUST
DONORS
As we mentioned in our last issue, the new Gettysburg
Remembrance Trust plaque is now located near the
Member Services Desk in the Visitor Center. As a result,
we are happy to return the wooden plaques displayed
in the former Visitor Center to the original donors. If
you would like your plaque mailed to you or pick it up
from the Rupp House, please call Beth Kirby, Director of
Membership & Leadership at 717.339.2102 or you may
e-mail her at
ekirby@gettysburgfoundation.org.
EVENT REGISTRATION FOR SEVERAL POPULAR EVENTS
NOW OPEN
We have several exciting events in the upcoming months,
including Volunteer Workday and the Heritage Hike!
Check out the special events section in this issue for more
information, and you can always find event details and
registration online at
friendsofgettysburg.org.
The Kentucky Civil War Round Table at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center
SMOKEHOUSE PROGRESS Thanks to the generosity of several members, we are nearly halfway to our goal to restore the smokehouse at the George Spangler Farm Civil War Field Hospital Site! We will be mailing additional information about the project this month—thank you in advance for your continued support of this critical Friends restoration project. Let’s work together to meet our goal this year!CONSIDER GOING GREEN WITH OUR NEW DIGITAL
NEWSLETTER OPTION
A fully interactive digital version of our quarterly
newsletter is now available! If you prefer to receive this
publication digitally, please E-mail Elle at elamboy@
gettysburgfoundation.org with “Digital Newsletter”
in the subject line. Get the full scoop about this new
offering on
page 7.THE KENTUCKY ROUND TABLE VISITS GETTYSBURG
Gettysburg Foundation Board Member Kent Masterson Brown and the Kentucky Civil War Round Table toured
the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center in October. Several members of the Round
Table are direct descendants of relatives who fought in the Civil War and particularly in Gettysburg. Many
members of the Round Table are Friends of Gettysburg and others joined at our Member Services Desk! Mr.
Brown also served as the keynote speaker at the 151
st
Dedication Day Ceremony—read more about his speech and
all of the
November events on page 28.