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:78@harrisburgcwrt.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T213000 DTSTAMP:20231022T193450Z URL:https://harrisburgcwrt.org/events/all-the-boys-in-our-place-were-ready -hardly-anyone-who-could-shoulder-a-musket-stayed-home-south-central-penns ylvanians-in-the-54th-massachusetts-infantry/ SUMMARY:"All the Boys in Our Place Were Ready\; Hardly Anyone Who Could Sho ulder a Musket Stayed Home": South Central Pennsylvanians in the 54th Mas sachusetts Infantry DESCRIPTION:In honor of Black History Month\, please join us on Friday\, Fe bruary 16\, as National Park Service Ranger John D. Hoptak pays a special tribute to the many South-Central Pennsylvanians who fought in the storied 54th Massachusetts Infantry. \;  \; \; \; \;\nThe 54t h \;Massachusetts remains one of the most famous fighting units of the Civil War. One of the first African-American regiments recruited during t he war\, their story was told\, in part\, in the award-winning 1989 movie& nbsp\;Glory. \; However\, many will be surprised to learn that when th e 54th \;Massachusetts \;was first organized and first marched off to war\, there were more men from Pennsylvania in the ranks of this stori ed regiment than from any other state\, including more than 100 men who ha iled from South Central Pennsylvania\, from places like Mercersburg\, Ship pensburg\, Carlisle\, Middletown\, Columbia\, and Harrisburg. \;\nMr. Hoptak \;has worked as an interpreter and educator with the National P ark Service since 2006\, first at Antietam National Battlefield and\, sinc e 2012\, at Gettysburg National Military Park. A native of Schuylkill Coun ty\, Pennsylvania\, he is also the author of numerous articles and several books including \;The Battle of South Mountain\, \;First in Defen se of the Union\, \;Confrontation at Gettysburg\, and \;Dear Ma: T he Civil War Letters of Curtis Pollock. \;  \; \; \;\nThos e who are unable to attend this engagement in person are invited to tune i n to the lecture and Q&\;A session via Zoom. \; Click on the follow ing link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83649612237. \; No password in req uired. \; To dial in by phone\, call 1-301-715-8592 or click on the fo llowing link: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kGfRjpDmv. The meeting ID # is 836 4961 2237. \; Zoom participants should join the meeting by 7:00 pm.\n \n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://harrisburgcwrt.org/wp-content/uploads/20 23/08/Hoptak-01.jpg LOCATION:Central Penn College Conference Center\, 600 Valley Road\, Enola\, PA\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=600 Valley Road\, Enola\, P A\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Central Penn College Conferen ce Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR