Fall Family Day at Spangler Farm, a free, one-day event, is set for Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital, according
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In the hot and humid morning of Wednesday, July 7, members of the National Society of Children of the American Revolution worked on various maintenance projects on the Spangler Farm, 488 Blacksmith Shop Road, Gettysburg. At left, Jacob Shadinger, of Chicago, president of the National Society of Children of the American Revolution, works alongside members of the organization The youngsters spread wood chips and gravel, stacked firewood and performed other tasks for the Gettysburg Foundation which maintains the site of a large field hospital during and after the battle of Gettysburg. Above, following a morning of hard work, the group relaxed in the cool of the farmâs barn and heard a presentation on the farmâs significance during and after the battle by Paul Semanek, the Spangler Farm site coordinator.John Armstrong/Gettysburg Times