The Historical Importance of Newly Preserved Land at Antietam
On the southern side of the town of Sharpsburg the Antietam National Battlefield’s boundary is on the east side of the Harpers Ferry Rd. This fact leads to the mistaken […]
Film Supports SHAF
Support quality history-based filmmaking and Antietam at the same time! The well-received short film “Hold My Horse”, based on the life of Gen. Israel Richardson, is a perfect diversion for […]
SHAF presented with award by the American Battlefield Trust
“The Trust presented its Brian C. Pohanka Preservation Organization Award to the Save Historic Antietam Foundation (SHAF), a nonprofit group established in 1996 to preserve more of the Antietam battlefield’s […]
SHAF Wins Preservation Award!!
Preservation Maryland will be presenting their 30th annual awards on Thursday May 21 in a ceremony in Baltimore. This year SHAF will be receiving their Volunteerism Award in recognition of […]
2013 Harsh Award Results
Our 2013 Joseph L. Harsh Award winner, Jamesina Thatcher, created a detailed study of the maps accompanying Gen. Ezra Carman’s maps of the battle of Antietam. Below are links to […]
SBPA Potomac River Crossing 2010
To honor the 148th Anniversary of the Battle of Shepherdstown, the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association (SBPA) has scheduled a Battlefield Tour including a wading of the Potomac River. The tour […]
Tour Phase I of the Maryland Campaign of 1862
On Saturday, July 31, 2010, the Save Historic Antietam Foundation (SHAF) will sponsor a tour of “Phase I” of the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862. The tour will be led […]
John Brown Sesquicentennial at Harpers Ferry October 16th
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the 150th Quad-State Committee, from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland, are planning and coordinating a range of commemoration events … dramatic productions, exhibits, […]
President’s message – July ’09
(from the July 2009 SHAF Newsletter) I am happy to tell you about some exciting changes at Antietam National Battlefield. The wayside exhibits at the various tour stops in the […]
Battlefield Work Day, November First, 2008
Please join SHAF members and other volunteers for the Work Day at Antietam National Battlefield (ANB) Park on Saturday, November 1, 2008. We’ll be doing battlefield scene restoration work. Piper Barn, […]
