From the Director
"The Shrivers' Story Eyewitness
to the Battle of Gettysburg"
Due to be
introduced during our ninth annual “Confederates Take the Shriver House”
living history program on July 5th, The
Shrivers’ Story: Eyewitnesses to the
Battle
of
Gettysburg
is the true story of one family who called
Gettysburg
their home in 1863 and how the Civil War dramatically changed their lives
forever. The story of George and
Hettie Shriver, although certainly fascinating and unique in its own way, is
typical of the average citizen, and by extension, reveals the harrowing civilian
experience itself.
Very little was known
about the Shriver family prior to the restoration of their home in 1996. But
after twelve years of researching the family, though there are still many
unanswered questions, much has been learned about George and Hettie Shriver and
their two children Sadie and Mollie.
To
enter the Shrivers’ home today at
309 Baltimore Street
in
Gettysburg
, is to step back in time. Those who
walk through all four levels of the house - from cellar to attic and some seven
rooms in-between - are able to visualize what life was like back in mid-1800,
south-central Pennsylvania. So much
more is now known than can be told during a thirty minute tour of their home.
In response to numerous requests over the years for more information
about the Shriver family, we are happy to announce the up-coming publication of The
Shrivers’ Story: Eyewitnesses to the Battle of Gettysburg.
Other
News:
Candlelight
Christmas Tour of the Shriver House Museum
CSI to
visit Shriver House Museum
BBC
films at the Museum
Shriver
House Museum featured on TV show "If Walls Could Talk"
New Photo Exhibit Opens
at the Museum
Shriver
House Museum Expands
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