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Author Archives: Terry Rensel
Saving History Saturday: Preservation Projects
This month Saving History Saturday is looking at some current battlefield preservation projects. The American Battlefield Trust (ABT) has several preservation projects ongoing. One of the most recent ones is to preserve 128 acres at Antietam and Shepherdstown. This consists … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Preservation
Tagged ABT, American Battlefield Trust, Antietam, Battle of New Market, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, Chancellorsville, CVBT, jackson's flank attack, Saving History Saturday, Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, Shepherdstown
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Wilderness Battlefield Coalition to Host Town Hall Meeting
Wilderness Crossing Town Hall Locust Grove Middle School 6368 Flat Run Road, Locust Grove, Virginia 22508 October 25, 2022 @ 6 p.m. For over 10 years, a coalition of historic preservation organizations, Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), and the National Park Service … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Preservation
Tagged American Battlefield Trust, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, Friends of the Wilderness Battlefield, Journey Through Hallowed Ground, National Parks Conservation Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Piedmont Environmental Council, preservation virginia, Wilderness Battlefield
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Saving History Saturday: Museums
This month Saving History Saturday is looking at what’s happening in the world of Civil War museums. The Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation (SVBF) owns and runs the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum in Winchester, Virginia. SVBF recently received a $150,000 … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Preservation Education
Saving History Saturday is transitioning to a monthly column, which will be a wrap up of what is happening with various aspects of preservation. Each month the focus will be on a different aspect of preservation. With the beginning of … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: American Battlefield Trust Targets Three Civil War Battlefields for Preservation
The American Battlefield Trust (ABT) is targeting 52 acres on three battlefields for preservation. The battlefields are Chancellorsville in Virginia, Gilgal Church in Georgia, and Corinth in Mississippi. The first tract consists of three-acres on part of the … Continue reading
Erie County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial
The Erie County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial sits on the west side of Perry Square, at West 6th and Peach Streets, in downtown Erie, PA. The sculpture, designed by Martin Milmore, is made from bronze, and sits upon a granite … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Monuments, Photography
Tagged Civil War Monument, Erie, soldiers and sailors memorial, Union Casualties
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Saving History Saturday: Battlefield Acquisition Grants Awarded to Three Civil War Battlefields
Earlier this month, the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) announced the awarding of $820,612.66 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants to three Civil War preservation projects. The grants were awarded to state and local government agencies in North … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Wilson’s Creek Foundation Donates Artifact Collection
On August 1o—the 161st anniversary of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek—the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Foundation officially signed over ownership of newly acquired artifacts to the battlefield. The ceremony took place in front of the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Visitor … Continue reading
Saving History Saturday: Adams County Historical Society Receives $1 Million Challenge Grant
The Adams County (PA.) Historical Society recently announced that they have received a $1 million challenge grant towards their new history center. Gettysburg residents Pauline and David LeVan have issued the “all-or-nothing” challenge. This means that if ACHS can raise … Continue reading
Posted in Preservation
Tagged Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, Museum, Saving History Saturday
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Saving History Saturday: 28 Acres of New Market Heights Battlefield Donated to the Capital Region Land Conservancy
The owners of Four Mile Creek Farm, a core part of the New Market Heights Battlefield, donated 28 acres of the 73-acre farm to the Capital Region Land Conservancy, to be preserved forever. The remaining 45-acres will be conveyed to … Continue reading
