Worried about parking while volunteering?

Consider riding the trolley!  As you know the trolley is free and available to all of our volunteer locations...Rupp House, Wills House and of course the Visitor Center.  Why not jump on and save yourself the hassle of parking- plus you will see first hand how great a service this is and can relay this information to our visitors!  -Terri

On Saturday evening, May 19th, our Volunteers were treated to a 2 hour tour of Evergreen Cemetery by Licensed Battlefield Guide Tim Smith. Tim is also on the Board of Directors for this cemetery
Everyone had a great time as Tim explained the final resting place of so many prominent citizens of Gettysburg, both past and present.

Stay tuned for the tour we have planned for June!!

Evergreen Cemetery Tour with Tim Smith

This Saturday we had our first ever "Mamie's Tea" at the Eisenhower Farm. The event was sold out with 72 guests attending. Special thanks to our Volunteers who made this such a success; Bailey & Lori Berlich, Judy Giorno, & Becki Powell.
We will be featuring our first "Caroline's Tea" on  Sunday June 24th from 1-2:30PM under the tent next to Rupp House. 

Bailey & Lori Berlich

Judy Giorno

Becki Powell

As part of our Living History program, the Gettysburg Foundation was recently honored to have Mr and Mrs Robert E Lee pay us a visit. They were near the Virginia monument on Confederate Avenue greeting bussloads of 8th graders.
Frank & Bonnie Orlando portray Mr & Mrs Lee (Mrs Lee was often on crutches) 


Mr. & Mrs. Robert E Lee

In case you missed it:
The Gettysburg Foundation proudly presents Mr. & Mrs. Archibald Cohea from 6-8PM Friday, May 18th on the front porch of the Rupp House.Pvt. Archibald Cohea was with the 4th Texas Infantry here at Gettysburg. Robert E Lee often referred to the Texas Brigade as his "shock troops" and they were some of the first soldiers to see action on the second day at Gettysburg as they attacked Devil's Den.

Pvt. & Mrs Archibald Cohea  of the 4th Texas Infantry potrayed by Lloyd Smith and Resa Mallamo

The guns of Pvt Cohea & Mrs. Cohea's "special" pistol (middle)

Garden Progress!

Another beautiful day...more dirt moved in the Sherfy garden!  Thanks to George, Pat and MaryKay, we finished another section yesterday.  Stop out next Monday or Tuesday and see what we are up to!
-Terri

Evergreen Cemetery Walking Tour:
If you are interested; we will be doing a 2-3 hour walking tour of Evergreen Cemetery on Saturday May 19th with Tim Smith as our guide. Tim is not only a LBG; he is on the Board of Directors for Evergreen Cemetery. We have 4 openings left and we will meet at the Cemetery Gatehouse at 4:15PM on the 19th. The cost will be $10 per person. Let me know if you can make it!!

Battlefield Trivia Question:

What's the name of the Avenue in front of the Eternal Peace Light Memorial on Oak Hill?

Battlefield Trivia Question :

The Pennsylvania Monument sits at the intersection of three avenues. Name the avenues!!

We have a new device on the wall at the Membership Services Desk in the Musuem & Visitors Center. It's called "Weatherbug", and as you can see by the snapshots below, it gives a lot of information. Every few seconds it rotates from the current weather conditions, to a 3 day forcast, then a view from the roof, and finally live Doppler radar. This is really great for our visitors as well as our Guides, about to go out on a tour.
If you work at the Membership Services Desk; make sure you look at the "weatherbug" each time you arrive. Sometimes it "freezes" on one screen. If you see this; simply turn the switch off on the back of the screen. Then turn it back on; it will re-boot and work fine

Current weather conditions

3 day weather forecast

View from the Visitors Center roof

Live Doppler Radar (my favorite)

In case you missed it. Ty Cornbower played his fife & drums on the porch at the Rupp House on Saturday evening May 12th from 6-8PM. Ty is a talented musician and plays at the Musuem and Visitors Center throughout the year.
Call Becki if you would like to join the fun and Volunteer at the Rupp House. We will be having events such as this through the summer on Friday & Saturday evenings. 

Union Fifer Ty Cornbower

Ty & his wife Sue

In case you missed it. We have a great start to what promises to be a productive garden at the Sherfy House; thanks to Terri, Mary Kay, and Pat. Don't forget the guys; George and Harold
Make sure you call Terri if you would like to be a part of this!!

The "Garden Girls" at Work

Meanwhile the guys shovel

The end result; the start of a BEAUTIFUL garden

The Membership Services Desk would like to welcome Steve Brown, our newest Volunteer, who started today. Steve brings a wealth of enthusiasm with him; he lives in Gettysburg and will also be Volunteering at the Rupp House and the David Wills House.
Steve is retired from the Baltimore City police force and is really fun to work with
WELCOME ABORD STEVE!!

Working in the field

If you are interested in seeing what the Sherfy garden is all about stop out Friday May 11 anytime after 8:30...if you want,you can help us dig in the dirt! Hope to see you there! Terri

New Volunteer Opportunities

I wanted to alert you to a couple of new opportunities coming up that are different than your regular assignments.  First, beginning May 11 and 12 we are offering Service Days to work on the battlefield.  The jobs throughout the summer will vary, but for these 2 days, coming up we are looking for people to help us continue to "build" the Sherfy Garden.  If you are interested in helping dig in the dirt for a couple of hours (beginning at 8:30 am) let me know!  Bring your gloves and work boots (or old shoes!)

The second is helping with setting up (and tearing down) tables and chairs for our June in Gettyburg event on June 7.  You will need to be at the MVC at 5:30 to set up for about 150 people.  The Foundation will provide a separate dinner for the volunteers who are working the event and then you will tear down the tables and chairs at @ 9 after the event ends.

INTERESTED???  Please let me know and/or sign up on the  volunteer calendar!

This is only a test...

Since I am new to blogging, this is just a test to see how easy and fun it is to post items on our blog.  I think this will be a great way for our 100+ volunteers to stay informed! What do you think?