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Doug Perks Talk: “All Quiet Along the Potomac” – The Civil War in Shepherdstown & Jefferson County

August 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join Historian Doug Perks as he speaks about the civil war in Shepherdstown and Jefferson County in a lecture entitled “All Quiet Along the Potomac.” This event is presented in conjunction with our August art exhibit “A Sense of Place” featuring the work of Diana Suttenfield, documenting places in and around Jefferson County.

Doug Perks is a Jefferson County native, a graduate of Charles Town High School, received a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University, and a master’s degree from James Madison University. He is currently the Historian of the Jefferson County Museum, a Harpers Ferry Certified Park Guide, Vice Chair of the Charles Town Historic Landmarks Commission, serves on the museum committee of the Historic Shepherdstown Commission, is a board member of the Harpers Ferry Park Association, and Historian of the Elmwood Cemetery Association, Incorporated.

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Date:
August 24
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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