Spring Muster 2008

April 25, 26, 27, 2008

Eisenhower Hotels, Conference Center & Resort,

2634 Emmitsburg Road

Gettysburg, PA

800-776-8349 or 717-334-8121

Thank you Friends members for joining us in Gettysburg for Spring Muster. See below for a few of the programs held this year.

friday, april 25

Members' Night at the New Museum and Visitor Center

Friends members received a look at the new Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park. They were also able to enjoy a complimentary screening of A New Birth of Freedom (part of the new Gettysburg multimedia experience) and a presentation of the history of the Cyclorama painting by Gettysburg Foundation Museum Collections Coordinator and Licensed Battlefield Guide Sue Boardman.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

Daytime Battlefield Programs

Dr. Carol Reardon, Col. Tom Vossler, Joanne Lewis (a Licensed Battlefield Guide and a Licensed Town Guide) and others presented some great battlefield programs for members. In addition, First Corps members joined Licensed Battlefield Guide Charlie Fennell for the program "Fredericksburg Redeemed. The 14th Connecticut Volunteers."

Spring Muster Banquet and Fundraising Auction (Eisenhower Hotels)

SUNDAY, April 27

First Corps Breakfast in the Refreshment Saloon at the New Museum and Visitor Center

First Corps members enjoyed a fabulous breakfast in the Refreshment Saloon at the New Museum and Visitor Center.

Annual March for Gettysburg

This year's march helped raise funds toward burying utility lines near the base of Big Round Top and in Devil's Den.