Beyond The Battle Named Gettysbur Best New Museum In U.S. Announces Gettysburg Museum Announced As Wi Of The 2024 USA TODAY 10Best Read
GETTYSBURG, Penn.— Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum, operated by the Adams County Historical Societ has won USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award for “Best New Museum” in the United States. Nominations for the competition were made by industry experts, including editors from USA TODAY and 10Best, as well as expert local contributors. Beyond the Battle faced off against stiff competiti from institutions located in major cities such as New York, Washington D.C., and Las Vegas, but ended up receiving the most votes. This accolade is a testament to the remarkable stories presented in Beyond the Battle Museum, which focuses heavily on ordinary citizens who lived through the Civil War’s deadliest battle. The
Caught in the Crossfire is a onetakes visitors into the home of a Battle of Gettysburg.
visitors to experience what it like for one local family to li through the harrowing events of July 1863. Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum: Gettysburg Beyond the Battle tells the remarkable sto of ordinary eyewitnesses and their extraordinary experiences before, during, and after the C War. Through twelve interactive exhibit galleries packed with r artifacts, the museum explores story of Gettysburg and its peo like you’ve never seen or heard it before. The Adams County Historical Society operates the
research room and archives, and a large event center overlookin the battlefield.
Change GETTYSBURG, Penn. —The Gettysburg Foundation Board
of Directors announced Jaunar 4, a leadership change for th Gettysburg Foundation. At the start of the new yea Wayne E. Motts assumed an important new position as the Gettysburg Foundation’s president emeritus and histor In this new role, Motts will continue representing Foundation through numerous significant educational interpretive initiatives. will also be, in many ways, the “historical face” of the Foundation. “It has truly been an honor and privilege to have led the Gettysburg Foundation,” said Motts. “I thank the Foundatio
Board, staff, volunteers, and National Park Service partner the support they have given m during my tenure as president CEO. I look forward to my new role and spending more time o the battlefield, the place I most.” A long-time resident of Ada County, Penn., Motts has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide Gettysburg National Military Park for 36 years. David G. Malgee began servi as the Gettysburg Foundation interim president and CEO. Malgee is a current Foundatio Board member (2018-present) and benefactor who has made
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