Join us for a day full of presentations & book signings
by the historical authors of Gettysburg Publishing!
Hosted by the Gettysburg Heritage Center!
August 19th, 2023
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
This is a unique opportunity to hear from several prominent historical authors who specialize in
Gettysburg & Civil War history.
The presentations are free and open to the public!
Books are available for purchase at the Gettysburg Heritage Center,
and can be signed by the authors during the event!
*To shop books for each author, click on their name in the 'book signing' section.
by the historical authors of Gettysburg Publishing!
Hosted by the Gettysburg Heritage Center!
August 19th, 2023
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
This is a unique opportunity to hear from several prominent historical authors who specialize in
Gettysburg & Civil War history.
The presentations are free and open to the public!
Books are available for purchase at the Gettysburg Heritage Center,
and can be signed by the authors during the event!
*To shop books for each author, click on their name in the 'book signing' section.
Schedule of Events:
Presentations:
Book signings will take place before and after presentations - see signing schedule below.
Book signings will take place before and after presentations - see signing schedule below.
- 12:00 pm - Patricia Rich: Gettysburg - The Nature of a Battlefield - birds and flowers of the Gettysburg Battlefield.
- 1:00 pm - Scott Mingus: Irish Human Interest Stories of the the American Civil War
- 2:00 pm - Chris Bagley: Horses, the Battle and the Movie
- 3:00 pm - Ron Coddington: Civil War Portrait Photography: Reflections of a Generation. The first collectors of Civil War photos were those who lived during the four-year struggle. As the years ticked by and they passed from the scene, their likeness were handed down through the generations. Ron will answer key questions: Why do these images exist? What were they popular formats? Why did they pose this way? How did the war impact portrait photography in the North and South?
- 4:00 pm - Mark Dunkelman: Gettysburg's Unknown Soldier: The Life, Death and Celebrity of Amos Humiston & Gettysburg's Coster Avenue - The Brickyard Fight and the Mural.
- 5:00 pm - Carolyn Ivanoff: Comrades in Combat: Stories and photos of some of the soldiers of the 17th Connecticut.
Book Signings:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm:
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
10:00 am - 1:00 pm:
- Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins: Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils
- Lisa Shower: A Quiet Town No More
- Kevin Drake: A Quiet Town No More & Test Your Knowledge on the Battle of Gettysburg
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm:
- Cindy Small: Jenny Wade of Gettysburg
- Pat Rich: Gettysburg - Nature of the Battlefield
- Scott Mingus, Sr: Erin Go Bragh, Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign
- Ron Coddington: Gettysburg Faces
- Gerard Mayers: Erin Go Bragh, Into the Vortex
- Chris Bagley: The Horse at Gettysburg: Prepared for the Day of Battle
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Mark Dunkelman: Gettysburg's Coster Avenue & Gettysburg's Unknown Soldier
- Carolyn Ivanoff: We Fought at Gettysburg
- Phil Laino: Gettysburg Campaign Atlas
- Steve Floyd: Commanders and Casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg