Description
HIGHLIGHTS
- Follow in the footsteps of soldiers and photographers
- Employ wartime and postwar imagery to learn more about Antietam and Harpers Ferry, the Civil War and American history
- Special meet-and-greet with legendary photo historian William A. Frassanito
- Presentations by Dennis Frye, Bob Zeller, Tim Smith, Tom Clemens, John Banks, Bob Kalasky, Nick Picerno and Garry Adelman
- Visits to the Dunker Church, West and East Woods, The Cornfield, Sunken Road, Burnside Bridge and Sharpsburg, as well as Camp Hill and the Lower Town in Harpers Ferry
- Large 3-D boards that allow attendees to see windows into the past
- Access to restricted sites and other off-the-beaten sites
- Tours offer a full range of options for those who like to hike and those who are less mobile
- Indoor 3-D and other presentations to immerse attendees in the subject more meaningfully
- Free copies of the CCWP’s Antietam in 3-D and 99 Historic Images of Harpers Ferry upon arrival
NOTE: To keep registration costs down, there are no buses and no complete meals. Attendees drive or carpool to meeting locations and then break for meals. Tours will each run from 1-3 hours.
COST
- CCWP Members: Register by July 20: $155; register after July 20: $185
- Non-members: Register by July 20: $190; register after July 20: $220
ITINERARY
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30
- 9:00-11:55: Battle and battlefield: Dunker Church, the Epicenter and the Cornfield photo history hike. (Dennis Frye and Garry Adelman)
- 11:57-12:37: Rendezvous with original, postwar Antietam photos in the East Woods (John Banks and Nick Picerno)
Lunch on your own
- 2:37-5:18: Farmsteads and a Hike to the Sunken Road (Garry Adelman)
- 5:20-6:20: Carnage and Shadows: The Bloody Lane (Bob Kalasky)
Dinner on your own
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
- 8:45-11:30: Morning options: A) West Woods and optional Reel Farm history hike with Garry Adelman and Tim Smith. B) Sharpsburg—history and photographs, Dennis Frye with a CCWP team member.
Lunch on your own
- 12:50:-1:15: Headquarters and Photo History at the Pry Farm (Tom Clemens)
- 2:15-4:30. Lining up every known photo of Burnside Bridge (Garry Adelman and Tim Smith)
- 6:40-9:15: Evening activities (Evening activities at the old Shepherdstown train station): William A. Frassanito meet and greet, Silent auction, light food and drink, 3-D presentation by Bob Zeller, additional short presentations
SUNDAY, OCT. 2
9:30-10:45: The heavily photographed Camp Hill at Harpers Ferry (Dennis Frye and Garry Adelman)
11:00-1:00: Optional hike or meetup in lower town for photo-intense exploration (Dennis Frye with Garry Adelman)
