G.A.R. Hall & Museum News

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...

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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.”...

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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...

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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 →

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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.

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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

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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!...

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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....

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The Lincoln Image in American Pop Culture

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:...

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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:...

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G.A.R. Hall Open House, Sat. Sept. 25

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/

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Good News for Lincoln Fans!

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...

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