It shows Stevens in a long coat, walking forward, cane in hand; Stevens walked with a limp because of a club foot. The statue stands in front of the Adams County Courthouse in Gettysburg. “Right down ...

“Law are like sausages in that you should not watch them being made,” the German leader Otto von Bismarck observed in the 19th Century. And the truth of that observation is evident in the Steven ...

As Thaddeus Stevens lay dying in his Washington, D.C., residence on Monday, Aug. 10, 1868, two black ministers from the Israel Methodist Church paid a call. Standing by the deathbed, they told the ...

A new Thaddeus Stevens museum now has a home in Gettysburg.The Thaddeus Stevens Society announced Monday it has leased a storefront at 46 Chambers Street.The 815-square-foot space will display the ...

THE DEEPER I LOOKED INTO IT, THOUGH, THE MORE I LEARNED ABOUT THADDEUS STEVENS, THE MAN AND WHAT HIS POLITICAL CAREER REALLY HAD BEEN. I HAD REALIZED MANY, I THINK, NOW COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT HE ...

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It’s a perfect date for the museum, too. April 4 is Thaddeus Stevens’ 232nd birthday and the 25th anniversary of the Thaddeus Stevens Society. The more than 800 square foot space will feature the ...

In the American story, a few select individuals leave a lasting imprint that transcends their own time to shape the future. Thaddeus Stevens is one such figure. A fierce abolitionist, a member of the ...

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Ross Hetrick moved to Gettysburg just because Thaddeus Stevens once lived there. Hetrick opened a coffee shop in the small battlefield town in 1996 to join with other fans of the Civil War-era ...