Winter Lecture Series 2026

Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians and authors from across the country, the popular Winter Lecture Series presented by Gettysburg National Military Park has once again returned to the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center in 2026.

The Gettysburg Foundation is honored to produce and provide the 2026 Winter Lecture Series in video format for you to watch or watch again at your leisure. Videos will be available on our YouTube channel as soon as possible following the live presentation.

Access the Winter Lecture Series on our YouTube channel or conveniently select a specific lecture from the thumbnails below to view as they become available.

Jan. 10, 2026	Jan. 11, 2026
Jan. 17, 2026	Jan. 18, 2026
Jan. 24, 2026	Jan. 25, 2026 LECTURE CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
Jan. 31, 2026 Something Abides: Controversies on the Early Gettysburg Battlefield Ranger Erica Uszak, National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center VIDEO COMING SOON	Feb. 1, 2026 The Union's Greatest Unsung General: Fighting With and Forgetting Alpheus Williams Historian Daniel Brennan, West Virginia University VIDEO COMING SOON
Feb. 7, 2026 If These Things Could Talk: Objects from the Collection of Gettysburg National Military Park Presenters TBA VIDEO COMING SOON	Feb. 8, 2026 Outside of Lincoln's White House: Civil War Era Men and Women of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Ranger Bryan Cheeseboro, Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C. VIDEO COMING SOON
Feb. 14, 2026 Captured at Gettysburg! The Prisoner of War Experience at the High Water Mark of the Civil War Ranger Christopher Gwinn, Chief of Interpretation and Education, Gettysburg National Military Park VIDEO COMING SOON	Feb. 15, 2026 "My heart yearns to have his remains": Dr. J.W.C. O'Neal and the Repatriation of the Confederate Dead at Gettysburg Ranger Dan Welch, Gettysburg National Military Park VIDEO COMING SOON
Feb. 21, 2026 A National Shrine: The History of Gettysburg National Cemetery Ranger Daniel Vermilya, Eisenhower National Historic Site VIDEO COMING SOON	Feb. 22, 2026 The Boy Major: Joseph W. Latimer in the American Civil War Historian Billy Griffith, Gettysburg Foundation VIDEO COMING SOON
Feb. 28, 2026 Finding R.H. Weakley Ranger Susan Ashman, Springfield Armory National Historic Site VIDEO COMING SOON	March 1, 2026 The Legends and Lies of Joe Hooker Ranger Karlton Smith, Gettysburg National Military Park VIDEO COMING SOON
March 7, 2026 One War at a Time: Diplomacy during the Civil War Ranger John Nicholas, Gettysburg National Military Park VIDEO COMING SOON	March 8, 2026 In Camp & Field 1861-1865: The Civil War Through the Lenses of the Stereopticon Tyrone & Sue Cornbower VIDEO COMING SOON
March 14, 2026 A Fragment Spared by Time – 1938 Reunion Richard Goedkoop, Licensed Battlefield Guide VIDEO COMING SOON

Schedule subject to change without notice

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Gettysburg National Military Park is a unit of the National Park Service that preserves and protects the resources associated with the Battle of Gettysburg and Gettysburg National Cemetery, and provides an understanding of the events that occurred there within the context of American history. For a complete listing of free ranger programs or additional information, visit Gettysburg National Military Park online at nps.gov/gett.

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