Meet the Author: Angela Schear

Join us for this virtual event LIVE on Facebook, Tuesday, April 13th at 7 p.m. with author Angela Schear and a presentation about her book, “Mercy in Disaster: Abby Hopper Gibbon’s Journals and Letters From Four Years of Civil War Nursing,” followed by a Q&A. Angela Schear was a pediatric ICU nurse for seven years and currently serves as an emergency department nurse. She enjoys following her ancestor’s footsteps in disaster relief, deploying multiple times beginning with a stint in Haiti in 2010, followed by stints in Israel, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Armenia, three COVID field hospitals with Samaritan’s Purse, and Ukraine in April 2022. Schear is a guest speaker for her local historical society and lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Purchase the book in our Museum store in Frederick, Maryland, or online: Mercy in Disaster