{"id":2985,"date":"2010-03-22T01:21:11","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T05:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=2985"},"modified":"2010-03-22T01:21:11","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T05:21:11","slug":"gettysburg-get-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=2985","title":{"rendered":"Gettysburg get away"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0Can you believe it’s finally here?\u00a0 Spring!\u00a0 Glorious Spring!<\/strong> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

While my parents took the older boys skiing one last time in WV, we took the younger guys on a trip to Gettysburg for the day.\u00a0 It was warm and just\u00a0the perfect day for\u00a0milling about outside.\u00a0 This might be the first time I went to PA without doing at least a teeny bit of antiquing, but this time it was strictly the Gettysburg battlegrounds and museums.\u00a0 First we had a picnic….first of many more to come now that Spring is here!<\/p>\n

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I’ve found that I’m really drawn to Civil War history.\u00a0 Maybe it can’t be helped considering we are surrounded by reminders of the past living in Virginia.\u00a0 I’ll never be a Civil\u00a0 War buff per se, and its not military strategy that interests me.\u00a0 I’m fascinated by the individuals, <\/em>whether its the tale of a soldier or of a “civilian” whose life was touched in some profound way during the war.\u00a0 While visiting the Gettysburg National Park Museum, the photo of a girl caught my eye.\u00a0 The caption beside the picture described her feelings of anguish, helplessly watching her favorite horse being taken away by a Confederate soldier.\u00a0 The picture was of Matilda “Tillie” Pierce<\/a>.\u00a0 As it turns out, Tillie later went on to\u00a0write a book\u00a0about her experience during the battle at Gettysburg.\u00a0 First-hand accounts such as Tilllie’s are ones that I am compelled to read.\u00a0 When leaving town later, we happened to drive right by her house (which is now a bed and breakfast)…. we stopped the car so I could take a picture.<\/p>\n

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One day is just not enough to take in all of the history here.\u00a0 We visited last summer <\/a>and I’m sure we’ll be back again soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Thank you for stopping by…. and if you haven’t already done so,\u00a0you can still enter the\u00a0give away for Kerry Bogert’s new book, Totally Twisted<\/strong>!\u00a0 You can enter here<\/a> through Tuesday night!<\/p>\n

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