Lomas Center Museum

05/04/2023

These guys are headed to visit the Lomas Center Museum, which is open today, May the 4th, from 10-4. Wookies, droids, and humans welcome, and admission is always free.

04/21/2023

When we're not telling the stories of our collection, we like to visit our neighbors for lunch. Yesterday, our curator hit up Dobbin House Tavern for the King's Onion Soup and datenut bread! Today feels like a good day for Abe's favorite fish tacos at Fourscore Beer Co. And, we're open, too, from 11-4! Swing by Lomas Center Museum and tell us your favorite Gettysburg Lunch spot, and we'll show you our favorite artillery piece!

04/20/2023

The Lomas Center Museum is open today, 11-4. Father Corby says it's free and a Gem in the Gettysburg experience, donchaknow.

04/19/2023

If you, like Mr. Burns here, have been waiting for the Lomas Center Museum to open, you're in luck! We're open from 11-4 today, April 19!

04/16/2023

It's a beautiful Sunday! Get out here! In one of our prints, you can see this woman attempting to get her man to visit the Lomas Center Museum with her today. Admission is free!

04/15/2023

Congratulations to the Adams County Historical Society at Gettysburg as they celebrate the opening weekend of their new Museum, featuring exhibits about Gettysburg's civilians and experience during and after the battle! Make time to visit their lovely new site on Biglerville Road, and when you stop here at the Lomas, show us your photos!

04/15/2023

The Lomas Center Museum will be open this weekend! Come visit our collections from 11-4 Saturday and Sunday, April 15 & 16, if you've got your taxes all straightened out. While your visit is free, your donation is not only appreciated, it's a write off! See your docent or curator for a receipt!

04/12/2023

Volunteers Wanted! Now seeking docents/guides...please contact us for more information or an application!

03/09/2023

This gun is smaller than its big brothers but still packs a punch! So this week's question is, what type of cannon is this?

02/28/2023

02/24/2023

02/16/2023

02/15/2023

Daily Motivation.

02/13/2023

Thank you, Pennsylvania Veterans!
Stop down to the Museum and see us!

02/08/2023

A thank you to every veteran of the United States. Today, we at the Lomas Center Museum wanted to specifically remember the US Army Regulars who served during the battle of Gettysburg. Although, State Volunteer units often take the spotlight, it is important to remember the discipline, professionalism, and courage so often displayed by the federal regulars that set a standard for others to follow. Thank you. HUZZAH!

02/03/2023

It is our pleasure, here at the Lomas Center Museum, to introduce our director, Dr. Michael Nelson. We are excited about his vision for the future and eagerly await the coming busy season. Call or message us today for a private tour and to schedule a meeting with our director! Thank you all!

01/30/2023

This is a complete and sectioned piece of a 24 lb shell. Below, you can see an example of case shot. Come, learn about the difference between solid-shot, shell, case shot, and canister here at the Lomas Center! We would love to show you around.

01/27/2023

Lomas Center Museum question of the week!
_ On what day of the battle of Gettysburg was Old No.1 captured by the Confederates?

Post answers below. Don't know? Come on down to the museum and find out! Schedule a private tour today!

01/23/2023

Come and see "Ole' No.1!!" The very FIRST, 3" Ordinance rifle purchased by the Union in 1861. Captured by Confederate forces here at Gettysburg on the first day. Recaptured at Spotsylvania Courthouse the following spring. What a Story! Come and see this one of a kind piece of history today!
Message or email to schedule a private museum showing. Admission is free! (Donations appreciated)

Winter hours by appointment only.

01/23/2023

Model 1841 six pounder field gun! Contact us to set up an appointment to see this and many more fascinating pieces at the Lomas Center Museum, here in wonderful Gettysburg, PA!

11/21/2022

We had a wonderful Remembrance Day week at the Museum. Lots of visitors, and David Kincaid's concerts were both awesome and well attended.
As part of our upcoming programing, we will be offering concerts, guest lecturers, Living Historians, and some new exhibits!! Our podcast will be starting in December too. In fact, if you have an idea of a great name for our show, please let us know!
Thank you to all who visited us this past week, and if you have not yet made it down to our museum, please consider stopping in!
Have a great week everyone!

10/26/2022

Rem Day is just around the corner, and we here at the Lomas Center have a full weekend planned! Don't forget that the David Kincaid concert is a ticketed event, and last year we sold out quick! So this year, we are offering concerts on both nights! A link to purchase tickets is in the comments below.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

10/22/2022

Hey everyone. Our Media Center now has the equipment we need to create audio (Podcast) and video productions. Michael Nelson, the Museum Director, will be posting a monthly Podcast on various topics on military history, firearm and cannon history, and current trends in Archaeology and Conservation. There will also be a museum blog where we will post upcoming projects, events, and exhibits at the museum. Stay tuned for awesome content!!

10/14/2022

Greetings guys! I'm sorry to announce that the presentation by Chris Bagley scheduled for October 15th at 2pm has been postponed. We will let you know as soon as we have information on the new exact time and date. Thank you so much for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you all next time!

10/11/2022

Notice! This event has been postponed! Please watch for the announcement of the new time!

It's getting close! You don't want to miss this opportunity to hear Gettysburg Historian and Licensed Battlefield Guide, Chris Bagley, in his presentation on the horses of Gettysburg! October 15th, 2pm.

With the advent of the industrial age, warfare changed dramatically, yet the role of the horse continued well into the twentieth century. Today the military horse and those who ride them have taken on more ceremonial duties. The Caisson Platoon and its equines, which is part of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, now provide funeral processions/escorts and carry deceased members of the military to their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery.

Horses are no longer called upon to aid armies in waging war. Yet in a time not long ago, armies such as the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia relied upon these animals. These two armies totaled nearly 165,000 men; The horse provided a lifeline for each. Some horses performed mundane service and hauled wagons filled with food, water, supplies, and munitions. Many carried commanding generals such as George Meade and Robert E. Lee as well as enlisted men that served as couriers. The cavalry of the Union and Confederate forces' existence was predicated on these animals. Wounded soldiers evacuated from the fields relied upon ambulances pulled by horses. Lastly, the artillery with its heavy guns, limbers, and caisson required twelve horses per cannon to function properly.

Horses impressed into service were expendable like the men who rode them. The soldiers have left us their accounts of the battles such as Gettysburg, yet the horse is often mentioned as a nonparticipant rather than the active part they played. Join us as we look at these unsung heroes, and the active role they played at Gettysburg.

10/08/2022

Devil's Den is open again!

https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/devils-den.htm

Devil's Den

10/05/2022

Major Jonathan Letterman (December 11, 1824 – March 15, 1872) was an American surgeon credited as being the originator of the modern methods for medical organization in armies or battlefield medical management. Letterman is known today as the "Father of Battlefield Medicine". His system of organization enabled thousands of wounded men to be recovered and treated during the Civil War. His reforms reduced mortality from battlefield injuries by 2/3 and were later adopted by all Union Armies, and most armies in the world.

Major General Dr. Paul Hawley, Chief Surgeon of the European Theater in the Second World War, said of Letterman, “I often wondered whether, had I been confronted with the primitive system which Letterman fell heir to at the beginning of the Civil War, I could have developed as good an organization as he did. I doubt it. There was not a day during World War II that I did not thank God for Jonathan Letterman.”

Living History presentation by Randall Krakauer, MD, FACP of the Confederation of Union Generals aka: Maj. Jonathan Letterman, Chief Surgeon, Army of the Potomac. November 19th at 11am.

Join us at the Lomas Center for Remembrance Day Weekend, November 18-19, 2022 for a weekend of programming and entertainment!

10/05/2022

Notice! This event has been postponed! Please watch for the announcement of the new time!

With the advent of the industrial age, warfare changed dramatically, yet the role of the horse continued well into the twentieth century. Today the military horse and those who ride them have taken on more ceremonial duties. The Caisson Platoon and its equines, which is part of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, now provide funeral processions/escorts and carry deceased members of the military to their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery.

Horses are no longer called upon to aid armies in waging war. Yet in a time not long ago, armies such as the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia relied upon these animals. These two armies totaled nearly 165,000 men; The horse provided a lifeline for each. Some horses performed mundane service and hauled wagons filled with food, water, supplies, and munitions. Many carried commanding generals such as George Meade and Robert E. Lee as well as enlisted men that served as couriers. The cavalry of the Union and Confederate forces' existence was predicated on these animals. Wounded soldiers evacuated from the fields relied upon ambulances pulled by horses. Lastly, the artillery with its heavy guns, limbers, and caisson required twelve horses per cannon to function properly.

Horses impressed into service were expendable like the men who rode them. The soldiers have left us their accounts of the battles such as Gettysburg, yet the horse is often mentioned as a nonparticipant rather than the active part they played. Join us as we look at these unsung heroes, and the active role they played at Gettysburg.