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Confederate “Greybacks” Donated
The Antietam Institute recently helped facilitate the donation of four Confederate notes to the Sharpsburgh Museum of History. We received an email in late April from Mr. Larry Lauer stating that he had a number of Confederate notes and wanted to donate them to an organization for preservation. The notes he had were $100,…
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Scholarship Donation
In late, rainy September 2022, a small group of Princeton University Alumni came to the Antietam National Battlefield with a special guide, Professor James M. McPherson. They have previously been on a tour of Gettysburg with Professor McPherson and at the end of that tour, McPherson answered their question of what battlefield should we…
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Antietam Institute Donates Funds for Artillery Marker Refurbishment at Antietam National Battlefield
This past week we were honored to present Superintendent Susan Trail and the Antietam National Battlefield a $1,000.00 donation to support the refurbishment of the sixteen artillery display plaques that mark key artillery positions across the Antietam battlefield. (Photo: L-R Keith Snyder, Chris Vincent, Susan Trail, and Miriam Cunningham) This donation was presented in…
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American Battlefield Trust donation for restoration of Antietam
The Antietam Institute donated $2,500 to the American Battlefield Trust (ABT) specifically targeting removal of the non-period structures on the Katie Poffenberger farm on the Antietam battlefield.
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Philanthropic Goals for 2022
The Antietam Institute Board of Directors approved its 2022 operating budget in February, including decisions for philanthropic donations. These donations will support the goals and objectives of the organization as found in our by-laws. The recipients for 2022 are: The Burkittsville Preservation Association – The Antietam Institute presented a one-time $2,500 donation on February 26…