By Plane Harrisburg Airport (MDT) is 47 miles from Gettysburg. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is 78 miles from Gettysburg. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is 148 miles from Gettysburg. But if you are flying in, you probably want to use Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) which is 62 miles from Gettysburg. Taxi service and car rentals are available...

Summer is a busy time in Gettysburg with a lot of outdoor activities. Temperatures average in the mid to upper 80s and can feel warmer depending on humidity levels. It is recommended that you bring long pants to wear if you are planning to hike through the open fields of the National Park as southern Pennsylvania is prone to ticks. Getting Around Although Gettysburg is a very walkable city...

by Kass McGann of Reconstructing History - a great resource for costuming ideas, historic clothing patterns, reference books, help or inspiration. We are unbelievably privileged that Kass has written this costuming guide for the Browncoat Ball ! Every year, the famous Browncoat Ball  is held in a new city. You going? What’s that you say? You don’t have anything to wear and you don’t know how to...

Saris and Lehenga Choli by Kass McGann of Reconstructing History -- a shiny website for costuming ideas, patterns, historic clothing, reference books, help or inspiration. Everyone remembers that provocative scene in the pilot episode when Inara takes a sponge bath. But do you realize what she’s wearing is a sari?  Nothing complicated about this.  It’s just a sari wrapped to cover your ...

You have to be a little careful swearing in a Core world such as ours.  Alliance around here will write you a ticket for it due to our no-swearing ordinance . Or at least...they will if you swear in English. #1 in our opinion Shove All the Planets in the Universe Up my Ass (War Stories ) 太空所有的星球塞盡我的屁股 ・ Tai-kong suo-yo duh shing-chiou sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo Or perhaps... Stupid Inbred S...

At the Browncoat Ball 2016, the Utah hosts introduced the Guild Conclave as a way to provide a break-the-ice activity that would continue interaction throughout the weekend. Each Weekend Pass holder was inducted into a Guild, and then given a "passport" style book with places for recording various activities. Each Guild has a backstory placing it the 'Verse, and is associated with a specific location....

Drugs and Alcohol STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS MANDATE THAT DRUGS SUCH AS MARIJUANA, ECSTACY, COCAINE, HEROINE, AND OTHER, SIMILAR ITEMS ARE ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES. The Browncoat Ball (BCB) and the Pennsylvania Browncoats do not authorize or endorse the use of drugs while engaging in any BCB activities or in areas in use by the BCB event. We reserve the right to revoke BCB membership without refund for...