{"id":2497,"date":"2011-05-13T12:50:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T16:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/?p=2497"},"modified":"2014-06-23T10:22:36","modified_gmt":"2014-06-23T14:22:36","slug":"hd-launch-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/2011\/05\/13\/hd-launch-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Launches to Public Acclaim"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Civil War Carlisle<\/p><\/div>\n

The House Divided Project made its official launch on the weekend of April 15 – 16, 2011 as part of a series of events designed to commemorate the beginning of the Civil War 150th anniversary. The launch weekend included a documentary film festival<\/a>, K-12 teacher workshop<\/a>, augmented reality walking tours<\/a> of Civil War Carlisle, and a keynote address<\/a> by noted historian David Blight from Yale University.<\/p>\n

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Click on the link below to watch the video<\/h4>\n

WGAL (NBC) News<\/a><\/p>\n

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Press coverage from the House Divided Project launch:<\/h4>\n

Dickinson College Magazine <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Acclaimed House Divided web site uses new technology and a Dickinson lens to teach Civil War History.” Click here for the full article<\/a><\/p>\n

Dickinson College News & Events Features <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

“Held \u00a0the week that\u00a0the nation marked the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the launch included a film festival, an interactive teachers\u2019 workshop, app-assisted tours of a major Underground Railroad site and a lecture by a nationally noted historian.” Click here for the full article<\/a><\/p>\n

Harrisburg Patriot-News<\/em>, April 15, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Among places with a story are the Old Cumberland County Courthouse in Carlisle, where Dickinson College this weekend will kick off its Civil<\/p>\n

War 150th initiative, House Divided, a project five years in the making.”<\/p>\n

Click here for the full article<\/a><\/p>\n

Carlisle Sentinel<\/em>, April 16, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The trio of films, created as part of the House Divided Project the college has initiated for the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, told the stories of three very different men with very different backgrounds and their very different experiences during the Civil War.” Click here for the full article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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