Saturday, October 15, 3:00 p.m. and Sunday October 16, 3:00 p.m.
Timothy R. Snyder, author of Trembling in the Balance: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal during the Civil War.
Long a student of C&O Canal history, Timothy Snyder grew up in Williamsport, MD about a half mile from the canal. His new book is the story of a canal company’s struggle to operate a significant business enterprise in one of the nation’s major theaters of war. Since the C&O Canal was located on Maryland’s southern border with Virginia, it experienced much of the war firsthand.
Sunday, October 16th, 1:30 p.m.
Cathy Baldau, editor of The Harpers Ferry Anthology: Civil War Stories by Park Rangers and Volunteers published by the Harpers Ferry Historical Association in memory of David L. Larsen, Interpreter.
The diaries, letters and memoirs of the civilians and soldiers who experienced the war in Harpers Ferry have provided park interpreters an invaluable tool for transporting park visitors to the past. Here are 24 stories written by 17 interpreters, volunteers, rangers and interns that recreate six harrowing years of a town under attack. |