Norman Gasbarro | January 23, 2012
For the purpose of determining whether it was possible for Laura Keene to move through a crowded theatre on the night of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and get to the State Box, actual architectural renderings of the theatre were located and examined. In 1963, in conjunction with a major restoration of the theatre, […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 1, 2012
Happy New Year 2012, from Gratz, Pennsylvania. A selection of editorial comments from Pennsylvania newspapers is presented here to show the mood in the state and nation at the start of the New Year 1862, 150 years ago! First, from the North American and United States Gazette, 1 Jan 1862: THE NEW YEAR This day […]
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 24, 2011
Today is Thanksgiving 2011. One hundred fifty years ago, during the Civil War, Thanksgiving was celebrated at the call of the governors of the various states, with Pennsylvania’s recognition of the day being on 28 November 1861, which was at the call of Gov. Andrew Curtin. It was the first opportunity he had to call […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 23, 2011
More proclamations and editorial opinions are presented here on how Thanksgiving 1861 should be celebrated while the country was at war. The first of these is from the North American and United States Gazette (Philadelphia), of 28 November 1861: THANKSGIVING By the proclamation of Governor Curtin this day has been set apart to be observed […]
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