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Historical Preservation

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Charles Sumner Post #25 / Event / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / History / KCAC News

Rev. Henry Highland Garnet’s Historic Speech Commemorated

On February 12, 1865, – 150 years ago  – Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and now pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., became the …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / KCAC News

Charles Sumner Post #25 Renovation Team 1999 – 2014

We are celebrating the completion of a 15-year journey that transformed an abandoned, vine covered structure into a nationally significant historic landmark. Preservation Incorporated acquired the building in 2002 after …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Event / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / History / KCAC News

A Rare Civil War Veterans Post to Celebrate Reopening

The Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) established in Chestertown, Maryland in 1882, will reopen as an educational center, museum and performance space on Saturday, June …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Event / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / KCAC News

Charles Sumner Post #25 Ribbon Cutting

Saturday, June 21, 2014 Grand Reopening of the Charles Sumner Post #25 Grand Army of the Republic Festival 10 am to 7 pm Ribbon Cutting 4 pm This Juneteenth celebration …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / KCAC News

Request For Proposal Documents for GAR Charles Sumner Post #25 Phase 2

Request For Proposal Documents for the Grand Army of the Republic Charles Sumner Post #25 Phase 2: Exterior Restoration & Interior Finishes 206 S. Queen St. Chestertown, MD 21620 Bids …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Event / Historical Preservation / History / KCAC News

Charles Sumner Post #25 Restoration Begins

The moment finally arrived – ground-breaking for the restoration of the Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic. With permits and approvals in hand, we celebrate the digging …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Event / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / History / KCAC News

100 Years Since the Death of Harriet Ross Tubman

SATURDAY, March 9, 2013 — 100 years since the death of Harriet Ross Tubman Narrow roads wend through flat expanse of bare fields. An occasional distant farm house can be …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / KCAC News

2013 Legacy Grant Allows Restoration to Continue on Charles Sumner Post #25

A $125,000 Legacy Grant for 2013 Allows Restoration to Continue on the Charles Sumner Post #25, G.A.R. in Chestertown, Maryland On January 1, 2013, as we celebrate the monumental 150th …

Charles Sumner Post #25 / Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / KCAC News

Kent County Arts Council Acquires Historic Charles Sumner Post #25

Kent County Arts Council, Inc. and its new partner organization, G.A.R. Post #25, Inc. proudly announce the acquisition of the Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). …

Friends of G.A.R. / Historical Preservation / KCAC News

Radio Interview about KCAC’s Preservation of the Charles Sumner Post #25

Joyell Johnson and Leslie Prince Raimond were pleased to participate in a web-based radio talk show, The Gist of Freedom, hosted by Lesley Gist. They were interviewed by Gary Jenkins …

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