Norman Gasbarro | May 22, 2012
National Train Day was celebrated on 12 May 2012 at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Railroad Station. There were rail equipment displays, model railroads, and exhibits designed to focus on the importance of railroads past, present and future. One exhibit worth noting that related to the Civil War was presented by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 12, 2012
The United States Army Heritage and Education Center, at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has several outdoor exhibits pertaining to the Civil War. On the grounds in close proximity to the Visitor and Education Center is a reconstruction of several types of winter quarter buildings used by soldiers who usually were in a hiatus from fighting during the […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 8, 2012
Joseph Louden, who was the subject of a previous post here entitled, Death of Joseph Louden in Soldiers’ Home in Dayton, Ohio, is buried in the Dayton National Cemetery, Montgomery County, Dayton, Ohio. In the previous post, it was mentioned that no picture was available of his grave marker. A reader of this blog, MSgt. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 16, 2011
The Garden State Central Model Railroad Club (New Jersey) held a meeting at member Thom Radice’s Civil War era HO model railroad layout on October 13th 2009. This layout was the cover feature of the October 2009 edition of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine. The layout depicts the Western and Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 1, 2011
During Gratz Fair Week, 18-24 September 2011, there were a number of Abraham Lincoln sightings in and around the Gratz area. At the Fair’s Agricultural Hall, across from displays of prize-winning apples, was a gold-framed portrait of Lincoln. In the art exhibit in one of the exhibition buildings, a portrait of Lincoln was hanging amid […]
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