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 Posted: Tue Oct 21st, 2008 08:08 pm
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j harold 587
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Mana: 
 Just got back from the 'berg for the Friends of Gettysburg fall Muster. Did go to the visitor center. Cost to see the film, cyclorama, and museum $7.50 for my wife, as a member I was admitted at no cost.  As stated in an earlier post due to reflections some of the identification was dificult to read. Possibly due to wearing glasses.  My biggest complaint was I would have liked to have had more time to view the cyclorama with all the lights up. The painting was a real joy had a great audio and light presentation. I would have liked to see more emphasis on the battle however the emphasis on revelancy to the entire conflict was probably more educational.

I can see how parking at high use times would be a problem. I also understand that once demolition of the old visitors center and cyclorama building are completed the parking there will also be gone. 

The book store is a lot more tourist oriented (trinkets & low cost kid friendly), but also had an antique music box @ $9,999.00 and you could buy new disks for it as well.  The number of books was about the same however the variety of subjects was not there. I am particulary interested in Chaplains and Ohio units and found none.