BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:105@harrisburgcwrt.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T213000 DTSTAMP:20251027T002038Z URL:https://harrisburgcwrt.org/events/acting-as-an-agent-for-governor-curt in-david-wills-the-creation-of-the-national-cemetery/ SUMMARY:“Acting as an agent for Governor Curtin": David Wills & the Creat ion of the National Cemetery DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, November 7 for our annual salute to veteran s\, and a stimulating presentation by Ranger Dan Welch on the prominent Ge ttysburg attorney who moved heaven and earth to create the National Cemete ry in Gettysburg.\nMore than any other\, Gettysburg citizen and prominent lawyer David Wills ensured that the Union soldiers who gave their last ful l measure of devotion had a final and fitting rest place. \; From its conception in July 1863 until the dedication of the Soldiers' National Mon ument in July 1869\, Wills worked tirelessly on the cemetery project\, inc luding the proposition of holding a dedication ceremony and supplying Pres ident Abraham Lincoln a quiet room to finish his "few appropriate remarks. " \; Discover Wills' important work in the creation of the Soldiers' N ational Cemetery at Gettysburg.\nDan Welch is Lead Ranger at Gettysburg Na tional Military Park. \; He formerly served as an educator with a publ ic school district in northeast Ohio. \; Previously\, he served as the education programs coordinator for the Gettysburg Foundation\, and as a s easonal park ranger at Gettysburg. \; Dan is the editor of the long-ru nning \;Gettysburg Magazine \;and \;has been a contributing me mber at Emerging Civil War for over nine years. \; He is the coauthor of two works in the Emerging Civil War Series: \;The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign\, 1863 \;and \;Never Such A Cam paign: The Battle of Second Manassas\, August 28-30\, 1862. \; Welch c o-edited several volumes in the Emerging Civil War’s Tenth Anniversary S eries. \; He is also the co-author of \;Ohio at Antietam: The Buck eye State’s Sacrifice on America’s Bloodiest Day \;with the Histor y Press. \; Dan resides with his wife\, Sarah\, in Gettysburg. \; He last spoke to our Round Table in 2023 on George Sears Greene’s Brigad e’s defense of Culp’s Hill.\nDinner reservations for this event must b e made by noon on Sunday\, November 2. \; RSVP to our membership chair \, Michael Margolius\, at membership@harrisburgcwrt.org. \; In your RS VP\, please indicate whether you or your guest(s) have ever served in the military.\nPlease pay in advance using PayPal or a credit card below\, or pay by check\, cash\, or credit card at the door. \; If paying below\, you may make reservations for multiple guests. After selecting the month and entering the name of each guest\, you will select the quantity on the next page.\nThose who are unable to attend this engagement in person are i nvited to tune in to the lecture and Q&\;A session via Zoom. \; Cli ck on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83367266856.  \; N o password in required. \; To dial in by phone\, call 1-301-715-8592 o r click on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdx2xAd0By. The m eeting ID # is 833 6726 6856.  \;Zoom participants should join the mee ting by 7:00 pm.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please select the month for your dinner reservation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n September\n \n \n October\n \n \n November\n \n \n December\n \n \n Ja nuary\n \n \n February\n \n \n March\n \n \n April\n \n \n May\n \n \n June\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please enter the name of each guest\, separated by a comma.\n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://harrisburgcwrt.org/wp-content/uploads/20 25/08/IMG_0498.jpg LOCATION:Central Penn College Conference Center\, 600 Valley Rd.\, Summerda le\, PA\, 17093\, United States GEO:38.272689;-77.34375 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=600 Valley Rd.\, Summerdale \, PA\, 17093\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Central Penn Coll ege Conference Center:geo:38.272689,-77.34375 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR