Historian Chris Calkins Will Manage Sailor’s Creek Battlefield
By Kathryn Jorgensen
RICE, Va. — Longtime National Park Service (NPS) historian Chris M. Calkins will soon end his split identity. Since last June he has spent part of his time getting Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Park ready to be an independent entity.

The Wills House Opens Feb. 12 In Honor Of Lincoln’s Birth
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — In honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday on Feb. 12, the restored David Wills House at 8 Lincoln Square will open as part of Gettysburg National Military Park.

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove Draft GMP Input Welcomed
MIDDLETOWN, Va. — The National Park Service welcomes public comments until Feb. 27 on its Draft General Management Plan (GMP) and Environmental Impact Statement for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park.

Public Input Is Invited For Chick-Chatt Park Planning
FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. — As part of the planning process for a new General Management Plan, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host two March meetings to obtain public input.

Survey Finds Evidence Of Civil War Action On Franklin Farm
By Gregory L. Wade
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The first archeological survey of Harlinsdale, the historic horse farm owned by the City of Franklin, turned up Civil War and other artifacts.

Mariners’ Museum Maritime Library Has Reopened At Nearby University
By Scott C. Boyd
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The largest maritime library in the Western Hemisphere has celebrated its move to a new, bigger and better home in a neighboring university.

New Exhibit Focuses On Fredericksburg Area Residents
By Scott C. Boyd
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Try to imagine the sights and sounds of 100 artillery rounds per minute crashing into a small town where some 5,000 people lived before the war. Almost every building is hit and nearly 100 are destroyed.

Updated 2/11/2009 - archived articles added 5/6/09