Erik is the 4th generation of his family to reside at the home on 219 Baltimore Street in downtown Gettysburg, PA.  He grew up hearing stories of the great Battle of Gettysburg from his grandfather and former Mayor of Gettysburg, Fred G. Pfeffer.  A number of the American Civil War battlefield relics in the Gettysburg Museum of History were found on the family’s Ziegler’s Grove farm after Pickett’s Charge. Erik opened up his former family home to the public and transformed it to the Gettyburg Museum of History. 

At an early age, Erik L. Dorr began collecting historical relics from throughout history. At the age of nine years old, he obtained his first collection of World War II relics from his elementary school janitor, a World War II veteran.  He has spent his entire life buying and selling some of the world’s most enthralling historical artifacts. Although rooted in his passion for the American Civil War, Erik L. Dorr has collected relics that span American history from George Washington to the present day. He is a “historian’s historian.” He loves history for its pureness, honesty and great enjoyment and is the Co-Host of the American Artifact series on You Tube's "The History Underground".

Erik also became widely known as the author of the best-selling books "Hang Tough - The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters", as well as "Fierce Valor - The True Story of Ronald Speirs and his Band of Brothers". Both books have been co-authored with Historian Jared Frederick and can be purchased using the buttons above.