W25-42 The George Spangler Farm and the Battle of Gettysburg: An Untold Story NEW
Class | Registration closed 12/15/2024
The George Spangler Farm in Gettysburg is truly a place of reverence on hallowed ground. In July 1863, their farm was nearly destroyed when the Union 11th Corps medical staffers took control of it, transforming the property into a field hospital for more than 1,900 wounded soldiers during and after the battle. This class will tell the heartbreaking and devastating story of the Spanglers and how their farm played a pivotal role in the battle: as a hospital, transportation hub, staging area and those who labored to save lives and those who suffered and died there. Other farms were the sites of more combat than the Spangler Farm, and some were literally destroyed, but no single farm played a more strategic and important role during the battle than the Spangler Farm.
Judi Slack
Judi Slack received her Bachelor's degree from Iowa State University and Master's degree in Education from Cleveland State University. Her early career days were as a psychiatric social worker. The remaining years of her career were spent as an elementary school teacher and then as an administrator. She has taught education courses at Cleveland State, University of Akron and Notre Dame. Tea has been a lifelong passion and she has four different certificates from the World Tea Academy: Tea Specialist, Tea Professional, Tea Sommelier, Tea Health Expert.