SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2026 ... 2 PM ...
LOCATION: ST. ANDREW EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
THE ROAD TO GETTYSBURG
The Muncy Historical Society will host Pat Jordan and Bob Gleason in their 2-person performance, “The Road to Gettysburg”, on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 2 P.M. The location is St. Andrew Evangelical Church, corner of S. Main and E. Penn Streets, in Muncy.
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered his profoundly affecting Gettysburg Address, one of the most historically significant documents in our history. That day, just ten feet away, sat Anna Morris Holstein, the matron of Gettysburg’s Letterman hospital and nurse who served over three years in the bloody battlefield hospitals of the Army of the Potomac in the Civil War. Different roads—but both lead to Gettysburg. These are their stories.
Both were part of an armed conflict fought to assure the continuation of our country’s union and which would see the end of slavery in America. Both saw the terrible death and destruction that this war visited upon our nation. Both did all they could to help bring about an end to a violent altercation which tore our nation apart for four disastrous years. And both found themselves in attendance at the unforgettable commemoration at Gettysburg National Cemetery on the site of a battle which arguably marks the pivotal turning point of the Civil War.
Many roads led to Gettysburg where thousands gave their lives that July and now, four months later, 15,000 people assembled to honor those who fought the battle there. That day, hope was in the minds and hearts of everyone—two of whom included the 16th President of the United States and the other a woman determined to serve her country so long as she was needed and whose experiences ultimately would remain “graven in her memory as with a steel pen.”
Immediately following the one-hour performance, members of the Vintage Gatherers Quilters, a group operating under the auspices of the Quilts of Valor® Foundation, will present quilts to honor and gift to several well-deserving veterans whose service has been registered with the Foundation.
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