GDG- HF & Shepherdstown tour - OT

[Tom Ryan]

Alice,

	Mark told us that when the house came on the market (someone else owned it
by this point in time), the school contacted Mary Tyler Moore and asked her
if she would be interested in buying her old family home and donating it to
the University as a CW Center.  She agreed and asked that it be named for
her late father George Tyler Moore.

	You are probably right about Mark staying there when he needs to stay over.

Tom

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Subject: Re: GDG- HF & Shepherdstown tour - OT


Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Tom,

The George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War is
headquartered in an historic house that Mary Tyler Moore donated to
Shepherd College for the center.  Mark probably stays there when he
can't make it to the 'burg.

Tom Ryan wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> Alice,
>
> 	Interestingly enough, he still does live in Gettysburg.  That's quite a
> commute.  He must make some kind of special arrangements, but not sure
what.
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com
> [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]On Behalf Of Alice J. Gayley
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 12:22 PM
> To: GDG
> Subject: Re: GDG- HF & Shepherdstown tour - OT
>
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> Tom,
>
> I attended one of Mark's 3-day seminars on the Civil War a few years
> ago.  A wonderful experience.  FWIW, at that time Mark lived
> in.....Gettysburg!
>
>
> Tom Ryan wrote:
>
>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>>
>>
>> To give you more info about our annual Round Table (the Central Delaware)
>> tour last Saturday, we decided this year to visit Shepherdstown and
>>
> Harper's
>
>> Ferry  (in recent years we had visited Brandy Station/Culpeper,
>> Chancellorsville, and Fredericksburg).  Following up on a recommendation,
>>
> we
>
>> contacted the George Tyler Moore Center of Shepherd University and
learned
>> that its Director, Dr. Mark Snell, gives regular tours of both areas.
>>
>> Our rented bus left Dover, DE at 6 a.m. on Oct. 28 and arrived at the
>> Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown at about 9:30 where we met Mark.  He took
>>
> us
>
>> on about a two-hour walking tour of the historic areas and discussed the
>> history of the town up to and incoluding the CW.  The tour included a
stop
>> at his CW Center where Mark's assistant, Denise Messinger, gave us a tour
>>
> of
>
>> the lovely old house which is now filled with shelves groaning with
>> collections of the OR's, Confederate Veteran, SHS Papers, etc., etc.
>>
>> After lunch we went down to Harper's Ferry, and heard an interesting
>> description of John Brown's raid and a discussion of Stonewall Jackson's
>> capture of HF during the Antietam Campaign.  We then took time to walk
>> through the streets of the town which is built on the side of a mountain.
>> Harper's Ferry has a rather breathtaking landscape.  I enjoyed standing
at
>> the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, and looking around
at
>> the Heights surrounding the town.  There was Maryland Heights acoss the
>> Potomac, Loudoun Heights across the Shenandoah, and Bolivar Heights.  It
>>
> was
>
>> easy to see why any force in that valley would have been intimidated by
>> forces occupying those heights.  It was also recognizable how difficult
it
>> would have been to attack a force sitting atop of Maryland Heights.
>>
>> It was an enjoyable day, and a tour that I recommend if any of the
members
>> or your Round Tables are looking for a place to visit.  You can reach
>>
> Denise
>
>> Messinger who sets up the tours at (304) 876-5429.  Mark Snell told us
>>
> that
>
>> he also conducts groups to Europe for WWI & WWII tours, and offers them
at
>> very reasonable rates.  Anyone interested in those should call and get
>>
> more
>
>> details.  He is doing one soon (not sure which war this time).
>>
>> Mark Snell is an excellent, knowledegable, lively tour guide.  We all
>> enjoyed the day immensely.   We stopped for a quick dinner at a buffet
>> restaurant in Frederick, and were back in Dover by 9:30 p.m.
>>
>> Regards, Tom Ryan
>>
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