A Trip to New Market

From our treasurer and traveling historian Tom Holtz. Yesterday I spent the morning on the New Market Battlefield in New Market Virginia. The site contains the battlefield and the Virginia Museum of the Civil War. The museum is state of the art with exhibits, dioramas, interpretive maps and artifacts including an extensive weapons collection. A … More A Trip to New Market

APG donates to the American Battlefield Trust for Gettysburg property.

Last week, the APG Board of Directors authorized a donation of $7500 to the ABT for the purchase, restoration, and preservation, of key Pickett/Pettigrew Charge property. The property, currently the site of “General Pickett’s Buffet”, is relocating to a new site off of the battlefield. From the ABT “We have an unparalleled preservation opportunity to help … More APG donates to the American Battlefield Trust for Gettysburg property.

Back to Gettysburg.

Last week, just prior to the MMSI Show, we were notified by Greg Goodell that the National Park Service (NPS) and the Gettysburg Foundation (GF) have agreed to our proposal for an exhibit next August 2023. The exhibit will be held at the Visitor Center and mirror what we did in Philadelphia this past June. … More Back to Gettysburg.

Thank you

A big thank you to everyone that participated in our auction at the MMSI Show last weekend. The auction was very successful and will help us continue to fund more preservation efforts in the future. I’d also like to thank all of those that purchased figures from the table and made cash donations. Again, the … More Thank you

Dutch Musket for the Sons of the American Revolution Museum.

This Wednesday, the APG Board of Directors approved funding the purchase of a rare ca 1730 Type II Dutch musket for the Sons of the American Revolution Museum being built in Louisville, KY. According to Zac Distel Curator and Exhibits Director for the SAR obtaining this musket was a high priority for them. As a … More Dutch Musket for the Sons of the American Revolution Museum.