G.A.R. Hall & Museum News
A Compact with the Whale: New Bedford Whalers & Confederate Commerce Raiders
Please join us via Zoom or in person for our lecture this Friday, April 14th at 7pm. Our speaker is Mark Mello, Pres. New Bedford Civil War Roundtable and Park Ranger. He will speak on “A Compact with the Whale: New Bedford Whalers & Confederate Commerce...
A Grand Project for the Grand Army Student Researchers
Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Museum curator Wendy Joseph helps Lynn Classical student Allyson De leon dig through Ancestry.com in search of the genealogy of a Lynn Civil War veteran. (Spenser Hasak) Lynn Classical students are tracking down descendants of Civil...
“What Goes Around Comes Around: Americans Interpret the Lincoln Assassination”
Please join us in person at the Lynn GAR or online for our monthly lecture series this Friday, March 10 at 7:00pm. Our speaker will present “What Goes Around Comes Around: Americans Interpret the Lincoln Assassination.” Zoom link:...
Joe Zellner Zoom Presentation, Friday, Feb. 10
Zoom Lecture this Friday, February 10 at 7 pm. Our Speaker is Joe Zellner, a member of the 54th MVIR, Co A. He will do a 3rd person presentation with documents in a PowerPoint program. Watch on Zoom:...
Ulysses S. Grant: A Man Galvanized
Join our Zoom presentation on Friday, January 13 at 7:00 pm. The speaker will be Ben Camp, Curator U. S. Grant summer home. His subject is “A Yankee galvanized; a man who fought on both sides.”...
Museum Tour with Robert Matthias on 12/9/22
On December 9, 2022 Robert Matthias, Curator Emeritus and GAR Trustee hosted a tour of the Grand Army of the Republic Hall & Museum in Lynn, Mass. We captured the entire event on video so you can watch it on YouTube or on our Videos page. If anyone knows the...
We’re #1!
The Grand Army of the Republic Hall and Museum is #1 in Lynn Main Streets’ list of places to visit! https://www.lynnmainstreets.org/visit →
Barbara Gannon talk on “Massachusetts and the GAR”
Please join us this coming Friday, September 9th at 7:00pm to hear Scholar and Author Barbara Gannon of the University of Central Florida speak on “Massachusetts and the GAR.” Watch the presentation on Zoom:...
Open House, Saturday, Sept. 17
Please join us Saturday, September 17th from 9 am to 4 pm at the General Lander Grand Army of the Republic at 58 Andrew St. in Lynn for our Open House, part of the Essex Heritage Trails & Sails event series.
Pine Grove Cemetery Event May 26, 2022
Pine Grove Cemetery Event, May 26, 2022, at 6:30pm, Civil War lot · Joe Zellner of the 54th Mass. Black Volunteer Regiment, guest speaker · Sponsored by Camp 5 Sons of Union Veterans
Two open houses, April 29–30
The Lynn G.A.R. Hall & Museum has open house hours on Friday, April 29, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, and Saturday, April 30, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. There is a free lecture and film screening of Amazon Prime’s Blood and Fury about John G. B. Adams — a member of G.A.R. Post #5!...
From Battlefield to Ballot Box Exhibit Opening Video
April 6, 2022
Author Scott Patchan lectures on the Battle of Cedar Creek
Friday, 8 April 2022 at 7:00 p.m. This is a remote event. Watch the Zoom lecture here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85948899210?pwd=ZVVPcFN3ZlEvRFFoVDZ3Um5iSWd4QT09
From Battlefield to Ballot Box
Meet Lynn’s GAR Men Who Became the Mayor Join us on Wednesday, April 6 at Noon at Lynn’s GAR Post #5 Hall & Museum at 58 Andrew St. as we preview our new exhibit. Our new exhibit showcases the Post #5 GAR members who went on to serve the City of Lynn as Mayors....
The Lincoln Image in American Pop Culture
The Civil War Institute announces: The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania will present Harold Holzer speaking on “The Lincoln Image in American Pop Culture” · Thursday 12/16/21 at 7pm EST See it on Facebook! Find Mr. Holtzer’s extensive work on Lincoln:...
Zoom Talk on Second Manassas, Friday, December 10
Please join us this Friday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. for a free Zoom meeting. Scott C. Patchan will speak on Second Manassas — Longstreet’s attack! Zoom Link:
Talk: The Burning of the Shenandoah Valley
Please join us to hear Teddy Heder, Director of Interpretation, Education and History, National Historic District of the Shenandoah Valley battlefields, speak on The Burning of the Shenandoah Valley this Friday, November 12, at 7 pm. Zoom link:...
G.A.R. Hall Open House, Sat. Sept. 25
The Trustees of the GAR present the Grand Army of the Republic Trails and Sails Open House on Saturday, September 25th from 9–5 https://trailsandsails.org/events/grand-army-of-the-repoublic-of-lynn-hall-museum-open-house/
Good News for Lincoln Fans!
FROM PRESERVATION MAGAZINE WINTER 2021 Outside of Lincoln's Summer Cottage photos by Erica Abbey Since 1842, the vestibule of President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C., has served as the primary gateway to the summer...
Coming March 11th at the Lynn Library at 6:30pm
A FREE show at the Lynn Library5 North Common St.Lynn, MA 01902 Original photos of Emily Mayo Ward & George Hull Ward Collection of Worcester Historical Museum