Celebrate National Donut Day with the NMCWM
Museum staff members will be brewing up a pot of genuine Civil War coffee to go with their donuts and discussing the importance of the beverage to Civil War soldiers.
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Digital Program
Switchel and Sunstroke Livestream with the NMCWM
Mix up a batch of switchel and learn about heatstroke in the Civil War
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Book Club for an online discussion of Susie King Taylor's memoir and Louisa May Alcott's Hospital Sketches
Civil War and a Titanic Tragedy: Livestream with the NMCWM
Museum staff members and Titanic buffs Rachel Moses and Tracey McIntire will be examining the surprising connections between the famous ship and the Civil War.
Toothpaste and Ticks–Personal Hygiene in the Civil War
Museum staff will be making toothpaste and discussing how soldiers dealt with their personal hygiene in camp and on the march.
Civil War Medicine in the Bay State Livestream with the NMCWM
Museum staff will be discussing some of the influential Bay Staters who contributed to the field of Civil War medicine.
Between the Lines Virtual Book Club Meeting
Join the Between the Lines Book Club for an online discussion of A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War by Stephen B. Oates
Recovering from the Maryland Campaign: Livestream with the NMCWM
Join National Museum of Civil War Medicine staff members as they reveal some of the tragic stories of soldiers who were wounded at the September 1862 battles of South Mountain and Antietam.
Spooky Stories of the Boo and Gray: Livestream with the NMCWM
Museum staff members will share spooky ghost stories from Civil War battlefields and other sites. Prepare to be shocked, scared, and amazed!
The Woman They Could Not Silence–Livestream with Author Kate Moore
Learn the inspiring story of one woman's efforts to prove her sanity and reform 19th century mental health care.
