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:109@harrisburgcwrt.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260123T213000 DTSTAMP:20251218T222741Z URL:https://harrisburgcwrt.org/events/neglected-and-forlorn/ SUMMARY:Neglected and Forlorn: The Legend of the Army Mule DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, January 23 as John S. Heiser recounts the l ong-neglected story of the critical role mules played in providing logisti cal support for the warring armies during the Civil War and subsequent con flicts.\nAs in any war\, there are heroes and villains\, the brave and the cowardly\, the stalwart leader and those who follow. \; Of all the&nb sp\;living beings who took part in the American Civil War\, there was one animal that embodied all of these characteristics that neither army could do without\, the mule. \; We'll take a closer look at this invaluable animal whose legendary service did not end in 1865.\nJohn S. Heiser served as a park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park for over 40 years.& nbsp\; He worked his way up through the ranks to the Historian’s positio n in the Division of Interpretation and Visitor Services. \; His battl e walks each July on the anniversary of the battle attracted hundreds of l oyal followers. \; His riveting presentation on the Army mule\, the la st lecture he gave before his retirement\, was delivered to a packed house during Gettysburg’s Winter Lecture Series in January 2020. \; He ha s kindly agreed to come out of retirement and give us an encore performanc e.\nDinner reservations for this event must be made by noon on Sunday\, Ja nuary 11. RSVP to our membership chair\, Michael Margolius\, at membership @harrisburgcwrt.org\nPlease pay in advance using PayPal or a credit card b elow\, or pay by check\, cash\, or credit card at the door. \; If payi ng below\, you may make reservations for multiple guests. After selecting the month and entering the name of each guest\, you will select the quanti ty on the next page.\nThose who are unable to attend this engagement in pe rson are invited to tune in to the lecture and Q&\;A session via Zoom.& nbsp\; Click on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86161843708.  \; No password in required. \; To dial in by phone\, call 1-301- 715-8592 or click on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/ 86161843708/invitations?signature=plhLDZrsgpjvMZf4qiVFm6WhCFqcmYZUx-iIBAOG 3XA. \; The meeting ID # is 861 6184 3708. \; Zoom participants sh ould join the meeting by 7:00 pm.\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 Novem ber\n \n \n December\n \n \ n January\n \n \n February\n \n \n March\n \n \n A pril\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 25/12/Heiser-photo.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