A Heartwarming Tradition Continues for America’s Warriors

September 14, 2019, will be a special day as we renew an annual tradition. We will be having a community luncheon in Sharpsburg for the cohort of Wounded Warriors and their families that participate in our series of Wounded Warrior tours. For about eight years, the good folks of Keedysville and Sharpsburg have prepared lunch for … Read more

Behold BGES’s 20th Monograph!

After a nearly thirteen-year break, BGES Executive Director Len Riedel is editing the twentieth monograph in The Papers of the BGES series. Historian Parker Hills drafted the tome, his second in the series—the last one being the second in the series back in 1995. It is slated to be released later this fall. The monograph details … Read more

Historic Evidence Trunk Acquired by BGES!

As BGES digs in to helping restore the Lincoln Conspirators’ Courtroom at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., two exciting new artifacts have been discovered. We caught up with BGES member Paul Severance, who is helping to lead the project, to ask a few questions about these intriguing relics of history. BGES Blog: What are the items, … Read more

Introducing Our New BGES Van!

For a non-profit that drives its members around the USA more than 25,000 miles a year, visiting one fascinating historic site after the next, the Blue and Gray Education Society is proud to announce a new member to our family: A beautiful 2014 Ford Ecoline 15-passenger van swathed in a personalized wrapper.   Sponsored by … Read more