Meet Thaddeus Stevens, the greatest unknown person in American history! The Great Commoner (in the person of Ross Hetrick) will be at the G.A.R. Hall on Wednesday, August 6, to regale listeners with tales of his personal history. Learn about his role in the passage of the historic 13th Amendment, among other accomplishments.
The talk is part of Historic Gettysburg Adams County-HGAC’s 50th Anniversary Educational Speakers Series and is free and open to the public. The event will be held at the historic 2023-year-old G.A.R. Building at 53 E. Middle Street in Gettysburg. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the presentations will start at 7 p.m. No reservations are needed, and the hall is handicapped accessible.
Hetrick is the president of the Thaddeus Stevens Society and the founder of Thad’s Place, the first stand-alone museum dedicated to Stevens, which opened on York Street in Gettysburg last year.
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