History of the Civil War Museum
of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library -
Captain Thomas Espy Post No. 153,
Grand Army of the Republic

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NOTE: The Wednesday evening tours, begun in July of 1999, have been so successful, Wednesday evening tours will now continue throughout the year, except for holidays. Since these tours are given by volunteer Docents, whose employment schedules may vary, it would be advisable to telephone the Library[(412) 276-3456] on the afternoon of the Wednesday you wish to visit, prior to that Wednesday evening.

SPECIAL NOTE: NO CIVIL WAR MUSEUM TOURS ON THE WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE THANKSGIVING DAY;
this particular Wednesday, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library closes, early, at 5:00 p.m.

Public Visiting Hours

May, June, July, August -

September -

October -

November -

December -

Other times by appointment - contact Glenn A. Walsh:

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Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall
300 Beechwood Avenue
Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106-2699
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Disclaimer Statement

Address for this Web Site:
History of the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library -
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number 153, Grand Army of the Republic:
http://garespypost.tripod.com
Electronic Mail Regarding This History Web Site: gawalsh@andrewcarnegie.cc

Address for Official Web Site of the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library -
Captain Thomas Espy Post Number 153, Grand Army of the Republic
(co-sponsored by the Ninth Pennsylvania Reserves Civil War Reenactment Group
and the Andrew Carnegie Free Library):

http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~jw3u/round/garroom.htm

Artifact No. 2000-3 - Abe Lincoln of Pigeon Creek, a novel by William E. Wilson.

In the case of many periodicals, these news articles would then be available only from a specific free-of-charge or a pay-per-view archive sponsored by that periodical [or the periodical's commercial archive service]. Hence, those articles which cannot be read from this web page could be accessed by accessing the archive of the particular newspaper or magazine of interest.

In the case of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a pay-per-view archive is used for articles written more than three years ago, back to 1990 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette articles date back to 1993; articles from The Pittsburgh Press, which suspended publication permanently in 1992, date from 1990 to 1992). Check
< http://www.newslibrary.com/nlsite/region_pgs/pa_search.htm > for this archive. HOWEVER, if you have an Electronic Information Network public library card issued by The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh or one of the suburban libraries in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [with the possible exception of the Monroeville, Northland, or Upper Saint Clair Public Libraries], you may receive free-of-charge access to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette news archive by going to the following web page and entering your library card number: < http://infoweb.newsbank.com/cgi-bin/welcome/libcard.pl/einetwork >. More recent articles are accessible for no charge; hence the articles below, less than three years old, should have active links.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is one of the few major metropolitan daily newspapers which has a free-of-charge archive, back to 1988. Check the following Internet address for the archive page: < http://library.triblive.com >.

Otherwise, these articles could be read from microfilm archives, for no charge, at many of the Carnegie Libraries in the Pittsburgh region.

However, there are active links to the majority of articles cited.

Colimore, Edward. "Could Confederate surrender paper be original?"
Philadelphia Inquirer 2008 Aug. 7.

Robrish, Dan. "Museum: Civil War surrender document no photocopy."
Google.com/AP 2008 Aug. 2.

Prout, Lloylita. "Phila. Civil War museum holds open house before closing."
Philadelphia Inquirer 2008 Aug. 1.

Rodgers, Ann. "Saturday Diary: Living in the 19th century."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2008 July 12.
Re-enactor who assists with Civil War Museum in Andrew Carnegie Free Library.

Salisbury, Stephan. "Civil War history gets an inventory in Philadelphia."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/The Philadelphia Inquirer 2005 March 23.

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Also, see -

Ninth Pennsylvania Reserves Civil War Reenactment Group.

Photo Album of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library

History Cover Page of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library

Official Web Site of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall, Carnegie, Pennsylvania

Official Web Site of the Civil War Museum of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library, Carnegie, PA
Captain Thomas Espy Post, Number 153, Grand Army of the Republic

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