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Have “Coffee with a Historian”

Jun 23, 2023

The Gettysburg Foundation invites area residents and visitors to Gettysburg to purchase tickets for a new program at the Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad StationTM, now home to Ticket to the Past—Unforgettable Journeys, Gettysburg’s first virtual reality experience. Join local historian Mary Turk-Meena Sunday, July 16, 2023, at 9 a.m. for “Coffee with a Historian.”

The station located at 35 Carlisle Street in downtown Gettysburg—where U.S. history was made—offers an excellent backdrop for informal discussions on “All Things Gettysburg 1863” over a cup of coffee. Turk-Meena will lead discussions on Gettysburg-related history during the July 16 program. The program offers ticket holders the chance to ask questions pertaining to what they have always wanted to know about Gettysburg in 1863. Guests are encouraged to interact and join the conversation.


Mary Turk-Meena

Turk-Meena is a Licensed Battlefield Guide and a retired attorney. Turk-Meena specialized in employer-sponsored employee benefit plans and executive compensation for a broad range of companies, from Fortune 100, to mid-size companies, to startups. She was consistently recognized as one of the best lawyers in America by Best Lawyers. Designing and implementing change management strategies driven by acquisitions, divestitures and economic cycles and their effect on employees were a constant in her practice. Turk-Meena is a member of the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides Executive Council and a frequent speaker on Gettysburg and Civil War topics.

Featuring a different historian on Sunday morning once a month July through October 2023, the one-hour informal discussions will take place on the covered pavilion. Coffee and tea will be provided. Seating is limited and ticket reservations are required in advance. Limited to 30 attendees, the special “Coffee with a Historian” program is also offered on the following dates in 2023:

  • Sunday, Aug. 13, 9-10 a.m. | Featuring Rick Schroeder leading discussions
  • Sunday, Sept. 3, 9-10 a.m. | Featuring Rob Abbott leading discussions
  • Sunday, Oct. 8, 9-10 a.m. | Featuring Larry Korczyk leading discussions
To purchase tickets for “Coffee with a Historian” call 717-334-2436 or visit GettysburgFoundation.org. Tickets can also be purchased in advance at the ticket counters in Ticket to the Past—Unforgettable Journeys and in the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center located at 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, Pa. The virtual reality experience inside the station is open 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Event ticket holders can purchase tickets for an available showtime following the program to experience history in a virtual reality encounter with historic figures associated with the station during the 1863 battle and its aftermath.

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