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This is the Shields Museum. It was on the Gettysburg battlefield, along Chambersburg Pike, near the Buford and Reynolds monuments (you can see them in the background)across from the McPherson barn.
Mr. Arthur Shields was a collector of Gettysburg Civil War relics and memorabilia. He opened his museum in Gettysburg in 1925 and the museum featured many items recovered by Mr. Shields and others from the Battle of Gettysburg. The contents of the museum were sold in November, 1985 and most of the items are now in private collections.
Glenn (son of Arthur) noted that some of the relics were collected by farmers and town residents right after the two armies left on July 04, 1863. "The people wanted to sell it and my father bought it from them." Arthur Shields collected and sold artifacts until he died. After their father's death, Ellen continued to operate the concession stand, Glenn and Wayne maintained the displays. Glenn, Wayne, Ellen siad the park service had asked about buying the property when their father died, and again when their mother died. Genn said he will hold on to his memories of the museum. He chuckled as he recalled not being able to get up into the attic because "stacks" of muskets, rifles and artifacts stored there. Ellen said she recently took over 150 photographs of the building and the collection before it was closed. The photos will be mounted in an album to be peserved for the family. Glenn, Wayne and Ellen said their favorite items in the collection are the bullet-ridden door from the McPherson Barn, a Spencer rifle, and the remains of a wooden cannon carriage.
Source: The Gettysburg Times Newspaper for Pennsylvania, Dated: Friday, November 15, 1985 on page 17
Mr. Arthur Shields was a collector of Gettysburg Civil War relics and memorabilia. He opened his museum in Gettysburg in 1925 and the museum featured many items recovered by Mr. Shields and others from the Battle of Gettysburg. The contents of the museum were sold in November, 1985 and most of the items are now in private collections.
Glenn (son of Arthur) noted that some of the relics were collected by farmers and town residents right after the two armies left on July 04, 1863. "The people wanted to sell it and my father bought it from them." Arthur Shields collected and sold artifacts until he died. After their father's death, Ellen continued to operate the concession stand, Glenn and Wayne maintained the displays. Glenn, Wayne, Ellen siad the park service had asked about buying the property when their father died, and again when their mother died. Genn said he will hold on to his memories of the museum. He chuckled as he recalled not being able to get up into the attic because "stacks" of muskets, rifles and artifacts stored there. Ellen said she recently took over 150 photographs of the building and the collection before it was closed. The photos will be mounted in an album to be peserved for the family. Glenn, Wayne and Ellen said their favorite items in the collection are the bullet-ridden door from the McPherson Barn, a Spencer rifle, and the remains of a wooden cannon carriage.
Source: The Gettysburg Times Newspaper for Pennsylvania, Dated: Friday, November 15, 1985 on page 17
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