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Historical weapons, pastels and other ongoing exhibits for June 28
Historical weapons Among weapons in the display are authenticated artifacts from Little Big Horn and a Sharps carbine similar to those taken during John Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859. Exhibit concludes Friday, June 29. Allison-Antrim...
Tags: Painting, Concerts, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Fine Arts, Entertainment
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Staff picks for June 7 to 13
The Top Five ‘Carmen’ The Hub City Opera Ensemble will present “Carmen,” the story of a dutiful soldier’s obsession with a hot-blooded woman. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, and Saturday, June 9. Hagerstown Community College&...
Tags: Museums, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest, U.S. Air Force, Arts
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Historical weapons, the War of 1812 and other ongoing exhibits for June 14
Historical weapons Among weapons in the display are authenticated artifacts from Little Big Horn and a Sharps carbine similar to those taken during John Brown’s raid in Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859. Exhibit continues through Friday, June 29. Allison-...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Museums, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Wars and Interventions, Arts
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Civil War buffs flock to Hagerstown this weekend for art exhibit, gala, living history
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the autumn of 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee was on the move. “We cannot afford to be idle,” he wrote, and pointed his Southern Army north toward Maryland. Numbering 50,000 — not 120,000 as the enemy believed — they were, said one...Tags: Movies, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Entertainment, Music, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Exhibit shows wake of Civil War left few untouched
By Audrey Scanlan-Teller Special to The Herald-Mail By the time it ended in late spring of 1865, the Civil War had claimed the lives of more than 600,000 soldiers and countless civilians who suffered sickness, hunger, death, destruction and loss in...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Fine Arts, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Abraham Lincoln, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Casey's Riverfest Blog 2011
FetchToto.com EditorDAY NINE- Saturday, June 11 The Wichita Riverfest began with a bang and ended with an even bigger BANG! The last day of the Riverfest had some incredible events to end the nine day long festival. Plus, the weather this evening was perfect! The last...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Army, Foods and Beverages, Festive Events
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Washington County middle-school students share 'vodcast' experience
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County middle-school students captured slices of local history in a series of minifilms that were screened Wednesday at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Their films explored aspects of Antietam National Battlefield and the...Tags: Google Inc., Movies, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Centre College first stop in McConnell's lecture series
dbrock@amnews.comU.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell briefly left present politics roiling on the Washington D.C. back-burner when he stopped Thursday in Centre College's Weisiger Theater to deliver the first in a series of historical lectures on prominent Kentucky senators. The...Tags: John Marshall, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Thomas Jefferson, Lobbying
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Local national parks see increase in visitors, study shows
davem@herald-mail.comIn what a local tourism official said is an example of the importance of tourism to the local economy, the number of paid visitors at Antietam National Battlefield increased by 14,991 in 2010, and visitors spent more than $19 million, according to the...Tags: Washington, DC, Gardens and Parks, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Corporate Officers, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Italian museum starts burning artwork to protest budget cuts
A museum in Italy has resorted to burning artwork to protest cuts that its leader sees as unfair and destructive. The Casoria Contemporary Art Museum in Naples plans to burn three paintings a week to protest what is perceived as the government's war...
Tags: Museums, BBC, Europe, Italy, Arts
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Harpers Ferry, W.Va., bird walk set for April 4
The Potomac Valley Audubon Society will sponsor a bird walk on the C&O Canal near Harpers Ferry on Wednesday, April 4. The event is free and no advance registration is required. Anyone with an interest is welcome to come along, regardless of their... -
Scoreboard -- March 13, 2012
TV SPORTS Major League Baseball-New York Mets vs. Detroit Tigers, Noon (ESPN) Soccer-UEFA Champions League, CSKA Moscow at Real Madrid, 2:30 p.m. (FXSP) Men's College Basketball-NCAA Division I Tournament, Lamar vs. Vermont, 5:30 p.m. (TRUTV),...Tags: Christianity, Villanova Wildcats, Illinois Wesleyan University, College Baseball, Baptist
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