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History will come alive at Journey's annual meeting
The Majestic Theater in Gettysburg, Pa., will host the annual meeting of The Journey Through Hallowed Ground July 15-17. The three-day history extravaganza is open to the public and includes movies, talks, discussions and some rare restorations of 3-D Civil War photography.
The theme of this year's meeting is “Switching the Lens: A New Perspective on History,” with a focus on the lives and contributions of Native Americans, African-Americans and women on the four-state Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area that runs from Gettysburg to Monticello. It follows U.S. 15 through Loudoun County and includes historic venues from Ball's Bluff and Oatlands to Oak Hill, home of the fifth president.
Historian Deborah Lee's 248-page “Honoring Their Paths: African American Contributions Along the Journey Through Hallowed Ground” will be released at a special session July 16 at noon. The book, researched with assistance from 34 historians, shines a light on the realities of slave life, freemen, nationally acclaimed artists and civil rights leaders over 300 years.
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership brings businesses, developers, preservationists, farmers, students, teachers and others to the table to celebrate American heritage in the corridor known as “Where American happened.”
The presidents of Harvard University, Gettysburg College and the University of Richmond will offer their perspectives on the Journey. Director and producer Ron Maxwell will introduce screenings of his film, “Gettysburg,” and participate in the discussion that follows.
Tourism experts from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania will offer their approaches to heritage tourism and its effects on the economies of the towns and rural residents along the route of the Journey.
For a complete agenda and to sign up for any of the sessions, go to www.hallowedground.org.
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