Philanthropy

  • Burkittsville Preservation Association Donation

    Among the Antietam Institute’s objectives are the support of other groups and nonprofit organizations with goals related to ours. On February 26, 2022, members of the Antietam Institute Board of Directors were honored to present the Burkittsville Preservation Association with a check for $2500 to support the restoration of the Hamilton Willard Shafer Farm,…

  • SHAF Donation

    The Institute provided a donation to Save Historic Antietam Foundation (SHAF) to help cover the cost of a recently-discovered map of Harpers Ferry. The map was drawn by Melvin Cole, a private in the 115th New York Infantry Regiment, immediately after the action. The map depicts the Battle of Harpers Ferry, prelude to Antietam,…