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2025-26 Scholarship Recipient
We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the Antietam Institute 2025-26 Scholarship is William Faith. William is a senior at Shepherd University completing a degree in Historic Preservation/Public History, with a minor in Business Administration. Born and raised in Hagerstown, Maryland, William spent a great deal of time growing up surrounded by…
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2024-25 Scholarship Recipient
We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the Antietam Institute 2024-25 Scholarship is Aaron Walker. Aaron is a senior at Shepherd University completing a degree in History and a minor in Education. Aaron hails from Strasburg, Virginia, and graduated from Strasburg High School. Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, Aaron has a…
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What I learned at the Spring Symposium
Our Spring Symposium scholarship recipient was Shepherd University Freshman, Hayden Kreitzer. Here is he’s recap of the Symposium. I would consider myself comparatively well versed in American History, but not particularly the Civil War. The conflict was, in most teachings in my school, dully and sometimes inaccurately summarized: The South had the better…
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2024 Summer Internship
We are excited to announce the start of a new internship with Shepherd University at the Antietam National Battlefield. The intern will be assigned to the Resource Education and Visitor Services Division at Antietam National Battlefield under the direct supervision of the Division Chief, Park Ranger Keith Snyder. Working with Dr. James Broomall, Director…
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My Experience at the Fall Conference
Once again, we were fortunate to have a sponsored student attend our Fall Conference, October 27-29. This year, Roy McCord a freshman at Shepherd University was selected and we asked him to tell us about his experience of the weekend. This weekend was the best one that I have had in a while.…