Program Schedule

Gettysburg's America250PA – Adams County Event:
The Re-creation of the Gettysburg Address November 18-19, 2026

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 – Event Kickoff on the Gettysburg Square

3:00 p.m.
President Lincoln arrives at the Gettysburg Lincoln Train Station.

Lincoln will walk around the inner Square to the David Wills House, where he will be greeted by David Wills. President Lincoln will greet the public and wave from the steps of the David Wills House.

4:00–5:30 p.m.
David Wills House: Open House

5:30–7:00 p.m. Welcome Ceremony: "Conceived in Liberty"
Presented by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania

7:00–8:30 p.m. The Gettysburg Address Considered

• The Gettysburg Address in 1863: "We Are Met on a Great Battlefield"
• The Gettysburg Address in 2026: "The Unfinished Work"
• The Gettysburg Address in the Future: "Shall Not Perish From the Earth"

8:30 p.m. Cascading Taps around Lincoln Square
Students call for Lincoln.

8:45 p.m. Inside the Wills House

9:00 p.m. Sewards Impromptu Remarks

All events are FREE but you must have a ticket to enter the event area.

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Thursday, November 19: Gettysburg Square and Gettysburg National Cemetery

6:40 a.m.
Lincoln, Seward, and Hay meet in front of Majestic Theater on Carlisle Street. They are driven out to the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center.

7:00 a.m.
President Lincoln, Secretary of State Seward, and John Hay tour the battlefield on Seminary Ridge Road by foot.

7:30 a.m.
Lincoln, Seward, and Hay are driven back to Majestic Theater.

10:00 a.m.
The town bells will ring (the bells ring for 2 minutes and 50 seconds) to alert the public that the procession has started.

10:00-11:00 a.m.
Procession leaves Wills House/Lincoln Square for the Soldiers' National Cemetery

12:00-2:00 p.m.
Arrive at Soldiers' National Cemetery.Participants gather on rostrum. Program commences.

2:30 p.m.
Selected participants stop at Gettysburg Presbyterian Church (200 people)

3:30-4:00 p.m.
Lincoln waves goodbye at the historic David Wills House.

No tickets are required for this day.

Additional Programming

Monday, November 16

The David Wills House will be open for tours throughout the event!

TIME	PERSON/ORGANIZATION	PROGRAM TITLE
7:00-10:00 p.m.	Lincoln Fellowship	Square Dance on the Square

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Tuesday, November 17

The David Wills House will be open for tours throughout the event!
Licensed Getttysburg Town Guides will be available for tours.

TIME	PERSON/ORGANIZATION	PROGRAM TITLE
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.	Dennis Fowler/Ray Owen	Children’s Storytime – Abraham Lincoln’s Friend
12:00 p.m.	Jari Villanueva	Music of 1863
1:00 p.m.	Presidential Descendants: Massee McKinley, Tweed Roosevelt, Ulysses Grant Dietz	TBD
2:00 p.m.	Jeff Shaara and Andrew Dalton	Special Program courtesy of Gettysburg History
3:00 p.m.	Christopher Oakley/Brian Kennall	Children’s Storytime- Evergreen: A Gettysburg Tale
4:00 p.m.	Shannon Brown	Lincoln’s Funeral Train
5:00 p.m.	Codie Eash: Director of Educational Interpretation-Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center	“That Marvelous, Undying Utterance’ : Abolitionists’ Reflections on the GettysburgAddress”
6:00 p.m.	Carolyn Ivanoff	Pres. Lincoln’s War Correspondent Soldier: Journalist Henry E. Wing
7:00 p.m.	Music by Laura Bielan: Local music teachers	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKfvx0RFho8
8:00 p.m.	Jari Villanueva	Civil War music

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Wednesday, November 18

TIME	PERSON/ORGANIZATION	PROGRAM TITLE
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Chambersburg Street Tent	Where did Lincoln stand during the Gettysburg Address?

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