Events

Upcoming Event

2026 Image Of War Seminar: Gettysburg, Pa. (Oct. 2-4)

  • Stand at the intersection of major events and the work of Civil War photographers.
  • Multiple 2-D and 3-D photo presentations provides an immersive and meaningful experience.
  • Seminar experts include Ron Coddington, Bob Zeller, Garry Adelman, and others.
  • Hands-on Wet Plate Walkthrough with Bob Szabo
  • Large 3-D boards that allow attendees to see windows into the past.
  • An open Mic for discoveries, theories, and more
  • Plus, our renowned silent auction, cool videos, great camaraderie and more!

All attendees receive copies of the CCWP’s booklet, Gettysburg in 3D, Expanded and Updated

NOTE:

To keep registration costs down, there is bus service only on Saturday and only one meal provided.

COST:

CCWP Members: Register by July 15: $210; register after July 15: $250
Non-Members: Register by July 15: $250; register after July 15: $290

BASE:

We do not have a seminar base but will spend the most time at Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg. We do not have a room block but there are several hotels in and around Gettysburg within a short drive

BASIC ITINERARY

(subject to change)

Friday, October 2

9:15–11:15 Optional (but cool!) experiences:
– Special Access to Ron Perisho historic photo exhibition (Gettysburg College)

Lunch on your own

12:45-1:15pm: Registration at Adams County Historical Society (ACHS)
-Museum exhibits open during this time

1:18pm:

Afternoon and evening events at ACHS

1:30     Welcome, Bob Zeller

1:45     Gettysburg in Detail (plus seminar logistics), Garry Adelman

2:30     Hands-on Wet Plate Walkthrough, Bob Szabo, Garry Adelman and ACHS

4:30     Musings of a Military Images Editor, Ron Coddington

5:30     Up-Close: Adams County Historical Society Photographic Collections

6:30     Banquet

7:20     AI and Civil War Photography, panel discussion, Ron Coddington, David Richardson, Garry Adelman, plus moderator.

8:15     Conclude

Saturday, October 3

By 8:10am Breakfast on your own.

8:26am: Battlefield tour, Garry Adelman with special guests

8:40     Mathew Brady’s McPherson’s Ridge in 3-D

10:00   Big Round Top and Devil’s Den: Gardner, Tyson, Weaver, Tipton and others

12:20: Lunch on your own (Steinwehr Ave)

1:50:     Tour continues: Brady, Gardner, Gutekunst, Tyson, Weaver, Tipton, Himes and others on East Cemetery Hill and the south end of town

3:45pm: Bus Tour concludes

(early) Dinner on your own.

5:15pm: Evening presentations at ACHS

5:15-7pm: Meet and Greet with William Frassanito and book signings (Frassanito, Adelman, Smith, Zeller, Richter, Coddington, Richardson)

*Civil War Photography videos playing inside for those who want to sit

7:15pm Gettysburg 1863: The Stereos presented by John Richter

Break

8:05     Silent Auction Results

8:20     Open Mic!  You have five minutes for show and tell, to showcase a discovery, or ask a question on any Civil War photography subject you’d like!

*Please bring your own visual aids/thumb drive with you.

9:00pm              Conclude

Sunday, October 4

Breakfast on your own.

9:30-11:30      Civil War Photography Location-Stations

50% off entrance to the Seminar Ridge Museum, available all day.

Seminar concludes

2023 Image Of War Seminar: Petersburg, Va. (Oct. 6-8, 2023)

Photos by Larry Kasperek

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