February 14, 2012
Annual Civil War Living History Weekend at Andersonville
Andersonville National Historic Site will host its annual Civil War Living History Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11, 2012. This educational program offers visitors the opportunity to gain a better understanding of what life was like between 1864 and 1865 at Andersonville, the infamous Civil War prison camp.
February 13, 2012
African American History Month program at Andersonville
Andersonville National Historic Site is proud to host its second annual African American History Month program at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2012 in the National Prisoner of War Museum auditorium.
December 14, 2011
Holiday Hours at Andersonville National Historic Site
During the upcoming winter holiday season, the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011; and New Years Day, January 1, 2012. The park entrance, prison site, and picnic area will also be closed on these two days. Beginning with the New Year, on Monday, January 2, 2012, the National Prisoner of War Museum will adopt new operating hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
November 19, 2011
National Prisoner of War Museum to Host Author John Siegfried
The National Park Service and Eastern National will be hosting author John Siegfried at the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site on Saturday, November 26, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
November 14, 2011
Holiday Hours at the Andersonville National Historic Site
During the upcoming winter holiday season, the National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011; Christmas Day, December 25, 2011; and New Years Day, January 1, 2012. The park entrance, prison site, and picnic area will be closed on these three days.
November 01, 2011
Wreaths Across America 2011 at Andersonville National Cemetery
Andersonville National Historic Site would like to invite you to join thousands of Americans to remember and honor our military veterans past and present by participating in the Wreaths Across America program. Sponsored wreaths will be laid on gravesites in National Cemeteries across the country, including Andersonville National Cemetery, on Saturday, December 10, 2011.
October 28, 2011
Seasonal Decorations at the Andersonville National Cemetery
As the changing color of the leaves outside denotes the arrival of cooler weather, the staff at Andersonville National Cemetery would like to remind the public of seasonal changes to the floral decoration policy.
October 03, 2011
Civilian Conservation Corps Exhibit Opens at Andersonville National Historic Site
Andersonville National Historic Site is pleased to announce the opening of its latest temporary exhibit, Andersonville's New Deal: The Civilian Conservations Corps. The exhibit introduces visitors to one of the most popular work programs of the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC. Company 1411 of the CCC established a tent camp at Andersonville in September 1934 and opened a more permanent camp the following month. The exhibit utilizes photographs, artifacts and text to show the impact of the CCC on Andersonville.
September 07, 2011
Andersonville National Historic Site to Host Teacher Workshop
On Saturday,October 22, 2011, Andersonville National Historic Site, in partnership with the Georgia Council for History Education (GCHE) will host its first ever teacher workshop. Intended for teachers representing grades 5 through 12, the focus of the workshop will be to offer various ideas for the enrichment of classroom curriculum as well as to introduce new educational materials and programs developed by park staff. The workshop will end with a tour of the park.
August 31, 2011
Vietnam POW Al Agnew to Speak at Sixth annual POW/MIA Convocation
National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Recognition Day is Friday, September 16,
2011. In honor of that day, the National Park Service, the Friends of Andersonville, and Georgia
Southwestern State University (GSW) are hosting the 2011 National POW/MIA Convocation at 11
a.m. September 14 in Jackson Hall Auditorium on the campus of Georgia Southwestern. The public is
invited.
August 17, 2011
2011 Prisoner of War Research Grant Program Announced
ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, home of the National Prisoner of War Museum, seeks applicants for an annual grant program which will provide financial assistance to support original research and writing leading to interpretive works on the history of American Prisoners of
War. These research grants are made possible through the generosity of the Andersonville Trust.
May 20, 2011
Historian Benjamin Cloyd to be Featured Speaker at Andersonville Memorial Day Observance
Historian Benjamin Cloyd will be the featured speaker on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at the annual Memorial Day Service at Andersonville National Historic Site beginning at 2:00 p.m.
May 18, 2011
Andersonville National Cemetery and Others to Honor Private Benjamin, World War II Era U.S. Marine
At the wishes of his surviving family, Private James Howard Benjamin, US Marine Corps, will be reinterred to Andersonville National Cemetery on Saturday, May 28, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. with the coordination and support of the Patriot Guard Riders, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6442 (Oglethorpe, Georgia), West Mortuary, and the city of Montezuma, Georgia. Scheduled speakers at the committal service include the Honorable Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Representative from Georgia's 2nd Congressional District and a representative from the Montford Point Marine Association.
May 16, 2011
Echotaps to be Sounded in National Cemeteries to Salute Veterans - 2011
Armed Forces Day is Saturday May 21, 2011 and the solemn tune Taps will be sounded at every National Cemetery and U.S. Veterans cemetery worldwide (including Andersonville National Cemetery) at 11:00 AM.
May 13, 2011
Son of Andersonville Guard Visits Prison Camp Site
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April 30, 2011
Andersonville NHS is Seeking Youth Conservation Corps Applicants 2011
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April 29, 2011
Exhibit on the USS Pueblo opens at the National Prisoner of War Museum
Andersonville National Historic Site is pleased to announce the installation of Remember the Pueblo, a new temporary exhibit at the National Prisoner of War Museum.
April 11, 2011
Celebrate Junior Ranger Day at Andersonville National Historic Site
In conjunction with National Park Week, Andersonville National Historic Site will celebrate Junior Ranger Day on April 23, 2011. There is no charge for these programs and there is no need to register. A parent or guardian is asked to accompany each participating Junior Ranger. Each child who completes our program will earn a Junior Ranger badge, and certificate when they are sworn in as Junior Rangers. New Junior Rangers can also begin the Junior Civil War Historian program.
March 08, 2011
Two Authors to sign books at park’s Living History Weekend
The National Park Service and Eastern National will be hosting author Bob O’Connor at the
National Prisoner of War Museum at Andersonville National Historic Site on Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, March 11, 12, and 13th from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. His recent book, U.S. Colored Troops at Andersonville Prison, is a tribute to the soldiers who suffered the hardships of one of the most
notorious prisons of the Civil War.
On Saturday, March 12, Barry L. Brown, co-author of Crossroads of Conflict, a new guide to Civil War sites in Georgia, will be present to sign copies of his book. Based on a comprehensive survey of
sites identified by the Georgia Civil War Commission, Crossroads of Conflict covers 350 historic sites
in detail, bringing the experience of the war to life.
March 04, 2011
Team Up to Clean Up Andersonville National Cemetery for "Park Day" 2011
On Saturday, April 2, 2011, history buffs and preservationists from around the country will team up with the Civil War Trust to help clean and restore America’s priceless battlefields, cemeteries and
shrines. Volunteers are needed for
clean-up activities in the Andersonville National Cemetery in advance of the Memorial Day holiday.
Volunteers will meet at the Cemetery Administrator's Office and parking area adjacent to the Andersonville National Cemetery at 8:30 a.m.
February 18, 2011
Annual Living History Weekend to Return to Andersonville
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February 03, 2011
Dr. Frank Smith to speak at Andersonville National Historic Site for African American History Month
Andersonville National Historic Site is proud to host a presentation by Dr. Frank Smith, Jr. at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2011 in the National Prisoner of War Museum auditorium.
January 14, 2011
Young Visitors Invited to Become Junior Civil War Historians
Children ages six and older can earn a special Junior Civil War Historian patch by completing the Junior Ranger programs at two or three of the participating parks and/or completing special online activities.
December 15, 2010
National Prisoner of War Museum to be closed December 20th
The National Prisoner of war Museum located at Andersonville National Historic Site will be closed the morning of Monday, December 20, 2010 to allow for maintenance work. The length of the closure is anticipated to be approximately four hours.
December 13, 2010
Wreaths Across America Event held at the Andersonville National Cemetery
Sunny skies greeted over one hundred participants to the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Andersonville National Cemetery on Saturday, December 11.
November 19, 2010
2010 Holiday Hours at the Andersonville National Historic Site
The park announces holiday season closures of the National Prisoner of War museum and holiday access to the Andersonville National Cemetery.
November 15, 2010
Honoring our Fallen Veterans: Wreaths Across America
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September 21, 2010
POW/MIA Events Continue at Andersonville National Historic Site
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