The Evolving Legacy of Elizabeth Thorn

Please join Sue Boardman, author of Elizabeth Thorn: Wartime Caretaker of Gettysburg’s Evergreen Cemetery and Evergreen Cemetery caretaker Brian Kennell, producer of the book Evergreen: A Gettysburg Tale as they discuss the changing perspectives on Elizabeth Thorn, who buried the first soldiers from the Battle of Gettysburg in the rocky region of Evergreen Cemetery. The program will include interesting facts about the Thorn family and the historic Evergreen Gatehouse, the development of the Gettysburg Civil War Women’s Memorial (dedicated in November 2002) and an inside look of the making of the children’s book, Evergreen: A Gettysburg Tale. Both authors will sign books that will be available for sale following the program.

FREE/ACHS Members; $10/General Admission.

You may also like the following events from Adams County Historical Society at Gettysburg:

• This Saturday, 2nd August, 07:00 am, Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War: A Bus Tour in Gettysburg
• Next Saturday, 9th August, 11:00 am, Gettysburg Commercialism: Hotels, Motels, and Campgrounds with Tim Smith in Gettysburg
• Next Saturday, 9th August, 06:00 pm, Lee’s Headquarters and the Battle for Seminary Ridge: A Walking Tour with Tim Smith in Gettysburg

Also check out other Arts events in Gettysburg, Literary Art events in Gettysburg.