GDG- a sad state of affairs

[Molly and Walter Wells]

My wife and I stay regularly at the Travelodge - will do so this Friday - and I pointed out this discrepancy to the manmager, in a jovial way. He just stared at me for a bit and said: "Oh, right." and walked away. Sigh indeed..................

Walter



-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Avery <chiefthawk at cox.net>
>Sent: Oct 31, 2006 11:12 AM
>To: GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>Subject: RE: GDG- a sad state of affairs
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>Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>At the Gettysburg Travelodge on the small table in the lobby you will find
>framed pictures of Lee and Grant next to each other. Not a mention of Meade
>to be found in the room. If I had not seen that picture I would not have
>known that Grant opposed Lee at Gettysburg! *sigh*
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com
>[mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]On Behalf Of Tom Gilbert
>Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 6:51 AM
>To: GDG
>Subject: RE: GDG- a sad state of affairs
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>Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>That's for sure .. one of the most frequent questions I get when talking
>about Gettysburg, is, "Who is this 'Meade' and where was Grant?" .. I must
>admit, however, that about 40 years ago, when I first starting reading about
>the CW, I was also surprised that Grant wasn't at Gettysburg! .. so I guess
>there is a bit more for us to do in trying to bring our friends and
>neighbors up to speed (or at least those who show a spark of interest)! .. I
>had one very encouraging moment yesterday, at a family gathering .. a little
>great-niece who is just entering middle school told me she is very
>interested in American history and wants to be a college professor some day
>.. I tried to encourage her as much as possible and will continue to do so..
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>"Joy, Mark" <joy at jc.edu> wrote:  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>Stephen wrote:
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>in a survey in the 1990s, seniors at 50 leading american colleges and
>universities were asked to name the victorious american general at the
>battle of yorktown. 34%correctly named washington;37% came up with
>ulysses
>s grant. its so sad.
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>It is sad. They should know that Grant won the battle of Gettysburg,
>not Yorktown!
>
>Mark S. Joy
>Jamestown College
>Jamestown, North Dakota
>joy at jc.edu
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