Author Archives: SanK

Dobbin House

In the novel, “Witness to Tribulation,” the protagonist, Emily, is treated to a nice dinner at the Dobbin House (@dobbinhousetavern1776), a restaurant in #Gettysburg. She was seated at a table under a canopy that once belonged on a bed. If you read the book, you know the significance of that table. The kind staff there […]

Servant’s Olde Tyme Photos

I’m standing in front of Servant’s Olde Tyme Photos (@servantsoldetymephotos), a business in #Gettysburg that’s located inside a historic building. In the novel, “Witness to Tribulation,” this is the place where General John Reynold’s body was laid after he was killed during the first day of the battle. That’s absolutely true and noted on the […]

Meade & Lee Dining Room

#GeneralMeade’s painting presides over the Meade & Lee Dining Room at the #FarnsworthHouse in #Gettysburg. The building had been taken over by Confederate sharpshooters during the battle. One of them is said to have been responsible for firing the bullet that killed #JennieWade, the only civilian fatality of the three-day battle. #MeadeandLeeDiningRoom #WitnesstoTribulation #LizFinnegan

Farnsworth House Inn

The brick structure behind me, now known as the #FarnsworthHouseInn in #Gettysburg, was witness to the 1863 battle. The evidence is in a plethora of bullet holes seen here on the side of the building. In “Witness to Tribulation”, the restaurant within (@historicfarnsworthhouseinn) is noted as having “the best Peanut Soup north of Virginia.” #WitnessToTribulation […]

Gettysburg Visit

It’s been a working vacation for me. However, it was important to introduce my novel, “Witness to Tribulation” to the place that inspired the book: Gettysburg. More photos to follow. #LizFinneganAuthor #WitnesstoTribulation #Gettysburg