Andy Waskie will guide us on our trip to Laurel Hill Cemetery. Laurel Hill Cemetery is the cemetery with many Civil War heroes including Major General George G. Meade. After touring the cemetery from 10:00 - 12:30, we will go to McGillin’s Old Ale Pub for lunch. The restaurant has provided food and drinks for many US soldiers and the infamous, John Wilkes Booth. After our lunch, we will go to the Union League. A private tour will be provided by Andy. We will leave the Union League and return home that same day.
Andy Waskie is a retired History professor at Temple University. He is an author of the book, “Philadelphia and the Civil War: Arsenal of the Union”. He is a 40-year member of the Board of the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery. He has written a history of Laurel Hill and conducted tours at this cemetery for 40 years. While Andy will not take a payment, he requests a donation to the Laurel Hill Cemetery for $20.00. So the more folks who go, the less the price will be. The price for the Union League will be a donation of $100.00 to the friends of the Union League. Again, the more that go, the lower the price. Naturally, our lunch will be on us and the parking when we are downtown. Andy estimates the buffet to be approximately $16.00. The only add-on is I would like to collect just a little more than the cost of admission in order to treat our guide to lunch.
I will pass around a sign-up sheet tonight and request a $10.00 non-refundable deposit. We will also place the flyer on the website and in the newsletter. However, you must sign up with me (Claire). If you have any questions, concerns, please contact me at clkuk@ptd.net