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Memorial Day observances
Saturday, May 25 • Rose Hill Cemetery, 600 S. Potomac St., annual Memorial Day service, 9:30 a.m. Speaker is U.S. Army Lt. Col. (retired) Arthur Callaham, Civil War re-enactors bagpiper, color guard and more. • Sharpsburg, 145th annual...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Religion and Belief, Culture, Memorial Day, World War I (1914-1918)
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Salem Avenue has talent
On May 15, Salem Avenue Elementary School held its second annual talent show. This year’s theme was Olweus Bullying Prevention. The show consisted of acts that included dancing, singing, poetry reciting, joke telling, Hula-Hoop dancing, violin...Tags: Dance, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities
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Undoing 150 years to reveal past in Burnside's Headquarters
Special to The Herald-MailThis is the 198th in a series of articles about the historical and architectural treasures of Washington County. Mills Road runs generally north/south between Burnside Bridge and Harpers Ferry roads, near land crossed during the Battle of Antietam....Tags: Farms, Building Material
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Washington Monument, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Herald-Mail receives 20 awards from Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association
The Herald-Mail on Friday received 20 awards, including one Best In Show distinction, from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association. The newspaper’s awards included six first-place and 14 second-place honors in its division. The Herald-Mail...
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READER SUBMITTED: Middlesex County Historical Society Participates In Connecticut Open House Day
MiddletownThe Middlesex County Historical Society is participating with dozens of other museums around the state by offering free admission on Connecticut Open House Day on Saturday, June 8. The museum at the Society's headquarters, the General Joseph Mansfield...Tags: Middletown, Culture, Middlesex County (Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Sociology
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Civil War divided Lehigh Valley
Democrats of the Lehigh Valley opposed the Republican administration's war. They were suspicious of the shifting justifications for it. They weren't interested in fighting to free anyone. They denounced the president's restrictions on civil liberties....Tags: Police Arrests, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Civil Rights, Newspaper and Magazine, Armed Forces
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Letters from a son: What Allentown's William Reichard saw at Antietam
He had never been in the smoky, confusing haze of gunfire. Never watched helplessly as strong young men fell dead in front of him. Until the Battle of Antietam, William Reichard didn't know war. Reichard, barely 20, left Allentown in the summer of...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unions, Culture, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Armed Forces
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The Lehigh Valley's forgotten graves
The old gravestone is broken. A crack about three-quarters of the way to the top has severed it, exposing a rough, jagged edge, like a chipped front tooth. The detached top, where the name and date of birth were long ago etched, lies on the ground. It's...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Memorial Day, Culture, World War I (1914-1918), Finance
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Gettysburg sesquicentennial battle re-enactment in Whitehall honors the 153rd
If you walk up the long gravel pathway alongside the spacious grassy fields of Whitehall Township's 110-acre main park, the view from the top of the hill is remarkably similar to that from atop the hills just north of Gettysburg. From the Oak Ridge...
Tags: Whitehall, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Human Interest
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Documentary to shed light on annual Antietam illumination
julieg@herald-mail.com"Gods and Generals" author Jeff Shaara announced Monday he would match up to $5,000 in contributions to help fund a documentary about the Antietam National Battlefield Memorial Illumination. Former Hagerstown resident Michael Wicklein is producing a...Tags: Antietam National Battlefield, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Human Interest, Kickstarter
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Prep Notebook: North girls will have elite company in region playoffs
Lacrosse The MPSSAA boys and girls playoff draws will be held Monday, with regional action starting on Wednesday. At 10-1 through Wednesday, North Hagerstown’s girls have by far the best record among Washington County teams, and still have a...Tags: Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, College Baseball, Baseball, High School Sports, Sports
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May 6, 2013
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