To all our Members and Friends...
2007 proved to be a very busy and exciting year for Hunterstown
and 2008 will be no different!
Our first-ever monument in Hunterstown will be dedicated on Wednesday,
July 2nd, 2008 at 11: 00
am.
To read more about this
event, please check our website
where
our schedule of events is posted.
The Churchill Family and the Michigan Wolverines
are busy raising the monies for this monument
which is being made by
Codori
Memorials in Gettysburg. What a beautiful memorial it will be!
HHS
had a booth at the Gettysburg Reenactment in 2007
as well as a table set right out front of the Dobbin House
for the Remembrance Day Parade.
We met many of our friends that day
and gained a few
new members as well!
General
Grant, General Lee and even General Custer stopped by
and promised their support at our Annual Walking Tour in July.
Our THANKS to Jim Phelps, panoramic photographer, Linda
Cleveland,
local
historian, and John Horner for their help manning the tables.
Also
in November, The Historic Tate Farm hosted
"An Evening with the Grants", a 3 part play,
Larry and Connie Clowers,
an outstanding couple who are experienced
re-enactors, actors, and living historians
have graciously donated their time
in support of our efforts here in Hunterstown.
Our THANKS to them, and also Mark and Shelia
Gladfelter,
and my husband,
Roger, all who had
"speaking parts" in the performance
as well as lending a helping hand on the set and with the costumes.
Proceeds from the performance were donated
to the Churchill/Custer Monument fund.
Also in the fall, we saw Straban Township step up and put some wording
to our "Historic Village Overlay",
which will go a long way to help protect our
town.
Our THANKS to Fred
and Marcie Kammerer for their help
in expediting this project!
Congratulations
are in order for one of our members, Sharon Hamm,
who ran for Township Supervisor and was voted in!
Sharon will be a great advocate for Hunterstown!
Nationally
known civil war historian, Ed Bearss,
visited the Historic Tate Farm last November
and then took a walking tour
of the battlefield.
Dean
Schultz, of the Adams County Land Conservancy,
was instrumental in
bringing the tour to Hunterstown.
Our THANKS to Dean!
Word
is spreading around town as Hunterstown Historical Society
has been asked to send speakers out to other groups.
In January, Roger and I spoke at the Biglerville Historical Society.
Troy Harman spoke in Michigan last fall and just recently,
Troy also spoke at the Gettysburg Civil
War Roundtable.
Mike
Vallone will also be traveling to the Lancaster
Civil War Roundtable in May
to speak about "The Battle of Hunterstown."
In June, Historic Gettysburg-Adams County will host an evening
meeting
at the G.A. R. Building
in Gettysburg with "Hunterstown" being the topic
of discussion. We will post these events on our website.
Civil
War Preservation Trust in Washington has been working with the
Adams County Land Conservancy
to put Hunterstown on a high priority list
because of the imminent threat of development.
Dick Montfort, president
of The Land Conservancy
has
been a great advocate for Hunterstown.
We
are most appreciative for all their efforts
on behalf on Hunterstown. THANK YOU!
Speaking
of "supporters", HHS is honored to have J. D. Petruzzi,
"Plenty of Blame to Go Around" author, as a new member!
J. D. will be here in Hunterstown, with
Mike Nugent,
for the
monument dedication in July
and
will also be signing copies of his new book.
Our THANKS to David!
With
us also will be Dick Hamilton Author, "Oh Hast Thou Forgotten",
Michigan Cavalry in the Civil War: The Gettysburg Campaign,
and Frank Meredith, author of "The Unfinished Work."
Also, we have two new members from the UK. Barry and Steven Dawson.
They visited Hunterstown last year
and wanted to know how they could support us.
Both father and son became new members
AND both donated monies to the monument fund!
We will meet them both in July, here in Hunterstown!
THANK you SO MUCH!
So as you
all can see, great strides our being made to save
and protect our historic village of Hunterstown.
Our THANKS to all our dedicated members and friends,
both near and far,
without ALL of you, and your continued support and membership,
we would not see such great success here in HUNTERSTOWN!
There is nothing better than to leave a LEGACY for future generations.
Sincerely,
Laurie Harding, President
