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	<title>Save Historic Antietam Foundation</title>
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	<description>SHAF has been preserving and protecting historic sites related to the Battle of Antietam, the Maryland Campaign, and other Civil War activity in the region since 1986. We need your help to keep it going.</description>
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		<title>Tour Phase I of the Maryland Campaign of 1862</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 by SHAF board members Dennis Frye, National Park Service Chief Historian at Harper’s Ferry, and Dr. Thomas Clemens, editor of Ezra Carman’s “The Maryland Campaign [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2010/06/17/tour-phase-i-of-the-maryland-campaign-of-1862/</link>
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		<title>Antietam Park Workday 3/27/2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reminder for all about SHAF’s next Battlefield Work Day. new trees at Antietam (2008) It is set for Saturday, March 27th, 2010, and we’ll meet at the Visitor’s Center Parking lot at 9 o’clock am. Bring gloves, water, and dress for both the work and the weather. We plan to work for 3 or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2010/02/20/antietam-park-workday-3272010/</link>
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		<title>From the Archives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(from the December 2009 SHAF Newsletter) by Tom Clements, SHAF President In hopes that it may interest our readers, and to give them a taste of the memoirs of many veterans of the battle, we will from time to time run a few letters from men who survived the battle.  These letters come from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2010/01/10/from-the-archives/</link>
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		<title>Restoration of the East Woods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(from the December 2009 SHAF Newsletter) by Tom Clements, SHAF President A misty and cloudy day did not dampen the spirits of 15 SHAF members who gathered on Saturday November 14 to replant a section of the historic East Woods.  The last of the three major woodlots on the northern end of the field, East [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2010/01/09/restoration-of-the-east-woods/</link>
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		<title>John Brown Sesquicentennial at Harpers Ferry October 16th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; dramatic productions, exhibits, academic lectures, special tours and much more. (logo from johnbrownraid.org) SHAF members are encouraged especially to act as volunteers to assist visitors gathering for and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2009/10/10/sesquicentennial-john-brown-at-harpers-ferry-october-16th/</link>
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		<title>SHAF Workday at the Battlefield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A reminder for all about SHAF&#8217;s next Battlefield Work Day. It will be Saturday, November 14th, and we&#8217;ll meet at the Visitor&#8217;s Center Parking lot at 9 o&#8217;clock am. Bring gloves, water, and dress for both the work and the weather. We plan to work for 3 or 4 hours but will cancel if there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2009/10/10/shaf-workday-at-the-battlefield/</link>
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		<title>SBPA Battlefield Tour spots filling up – reserve yours now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The September 19 tours of the Shepherdstown Battlefield, sponsored by the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association and including a guided wading of the Potomac at Boteler’s Ford, are filling up fast. Reservations are required. Make a reservation now by visiting http://www.battleofshepherdstown.org/Hats.html. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RIVER WADING SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 2:30 Wading &#8211; Please arrive at 132 Trough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2009/09/04/sbpa-battlefield-tour-spots-filling-up-%e2%80%93-reserve-yours-now/</link>
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		<title>President&#8217;s message &#8211; July &#8217;09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(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 park have been updated. After much careful research and discussion, new plaques had been placed which aid greatly in enhancing the visitor’s experience. By and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2009/08/30/presidents-message-july-09/</link>
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		<title>Private Ara W. Adams, Company F, 9th New Hampshire Infantry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(from the July 2009 SHAF Newsletter) by Joseph Stahl One of the soldiers at Burnside&#8217;s Bridge September 17, 1862 was Private Ara W. Adams of Company F of the 9th New Hampshire Infantry. Private Adams had mustered in on August 5, 1862, joining Company F at Concord New Hampshire. He enlisted for 3years and was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2009/08/29/private-ara-w-adams-company-f-9th-new-hampshire-infantry/</link>
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		<title>SHAF Profile: John W. Howard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(from the July 2009 SHAF Newsletter) As superintendent of Antietam National Battlefield and National Cemetery, John Howard is responsible for managing 3,288 acres of the National Park Service’s resources; he also offers direction to fifty-four full-time employees and sixty-four part-time while managing a $3.4 million budget each year. It is a far cry from one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shaf.org/2009/08/28/shaf-profile-john-w-howard/</link>
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