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The Gettysburg Museum Of History

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History Museum In the heart of historic Gettysburg

Strange Relics of the Man Who Shot LEE HARVEY OSWALD!!! | American Artifact Episode 54 youtube.com/watch?v=uwVzd3… The assassination of JFK has and will probably always be the stuff of mystery. Part of the reason that many questions will forever go unanswered is because of man named…

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A WEIRD 4 Bullet Clump Found in Gettysburg on Culp's Hill!!! | American Artifact Episode 150 youtube.com/watch?v=AfWbP3… There's no place on the Gettysburg battlefield that saw more sustained combat than Culp's Hill. As you can imagine, there were A LOT of bullets flying around there…

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Hello, We really need your help to meet our goal. We are way behind this trip and this is the LAST trip for the WWII Veterans by The Rifle Project. The 80th anniversary of the Battle Of The Bulge is the last hurrah and the last time to honor those few remaining WWII veterans!…


The BLOODSTAINED Leather of the JFK Death Car!!! | American Artifact Episode 53 youtube.com/watch?v=Fogf2g… November 22, 1963 witnessed one of the most dark and tragic days in American history when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. In this episode, we're…

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161 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln was in Gettysburg delivering the Gettysburg Address. On exhibit at The Gettysburg Museum of History Abraham Lincoln's wallet from the time he was in Gettysburg. For a video see: youtube.com/watch?v=BPV1BR… For more see: gettysburgmuseumofhistory.com

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Crickets & the CRAZIEST Paratrooper on D-Day | American Artifact Episode 106 youtube.com/watch?v=IDai0O… One of the iconic pieces of gear that men of the 101st Airborne carried with them on D-Day was the cricket. In this episode, we're bringing a cricket from The Gettysburg Museum of…

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Looting WWII's MOST VALUABLE Silver!!! | American Artifact Episode 2 youtube.com/watch?v=ZGWBMv… In this episode, Erik Dorr is walking us through the ins and outs of some of these most sought after items during WWII. Much to learn!!! This episode was produced in partnership with The…

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From Gettysburg to the National Rifle Association | American Artifact Episode 149 youtube.com/watch?v=kj2ITj… The stories from the Battle of Gettysburg are seemingly endless. In this episode of American Artifact, we're taking a look at an artifact belonging to a soldier from the…

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D-Day: The Tragic End of a Soldier Who Landed on Omaha Beach | American Artifact Episode 105 youtube.com/watch?v=VvQogq… We've spent some time exploring Omaha Beach in past episodes, but there's a section of Easy Red that we haven't visited on the channel. In this episode, we're…

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Thinking of my ancestors that served on this Veteran's Day. Wallace Ziegler Drummer Boy 101st PA. Union Army Civil War my G.G.Grandfather. Fred G. Pfeffer my Grandfather WWI photo taken on Gettysburg battlefield. Col. Russel Dorr U.S. Army WWII my Grandfather with my Father…

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The Rarest Battle Relics of Gettyburg's High Water Mark | American Artifact Episode 148 youtube.com/watch?v=_fkJN7… One of the most visited places on the Gettysburg battlefield is the High Water Mark where the Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge ground to a halt on the third day of…

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On exhibit at The Gettysburg Museum Of History. An early desks set made from Gettysburg battlefield relics. These sets were made by Edward Woodward, the Danner Museum, and John Good. Some of the first Gettysburg relics sold to tourists in Gettysburg. The last photo is a gavel…

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D-DAY: A Ranger Wounded at Pointe du Hoc | American Artifact Episode 104 youtube.com/watch?v=GBYjWX… One of the most dramatic actions on D-Day occurred between Omaha & Utah Beaches where the U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion scaled the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc to take out a battery of 155mm…

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The Bizarre & Curious History Behind SHRUNKEN HEADS!!! | American Artifact Episode 128 youtube.com/watch?v=5rcV8b… This episode was produced in partnership with The Gettysburg Museum of History. See how you can support history education & artifact preservation by visiting their…

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Confederate Bullets, Union Flesh & Alonzo Cushing at Gettysburg | American Artifact Episode 147 The story of Alonzo Cushing at the Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most harrowing accounts of July 3rd when the divisions of Pickett, Pettigrew & Trimble of Lee's Army of Northern…

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THE ANTIETAM RELIC THAT AMERICAN PICKERS COULDN'T PICK!!! | American Artifact Episode 50 youtube.com/watch?v=-Q15Ii… In the early days of The Gettysburg Museum of History, the guys from American Pickers went out on the road to help track down some Civil War artifacts. While in the…

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On exhibit at The Gettysburg Museum of History. Original WWII D-Day signaling devise also know as a "Cricket". These metal clickers were used by the 101st Airborne Paratroopers on D-Day as an alternative to verbal "passwords". When a Trooper would encounter someone he was to…

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