Monday, June 17, 2013
BCHS Members to Receive Semi-Annual Society Journal
If you are a member of the Bradford County Historical Society, you will soon be receiving another benefit as part of your membership dues. We have greatly improved and expanded our newsletter, and will begin to publish it again as an 8-page, full color mailing. This newsletter, known as the Society Journal, provides details about what is going on at the Bradford County Historical Society behind the scenes, including news about upcoming events, photos from past events, columns from historical society staff, recent additions to our collection, new exhibits, and much more. This publication will be printed in the spring and in the fall. The current issue is about to go to the press.
BCHS to host "The Rifled Musket in the Civil War," June 21
The Bradford County Historical Society will host a free program entitled "The Rifled Musket in the Civil War" scheduled for Friday, June 21, 2013 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Although the event is free to attend, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at info@bradfordhistory.com.
Join the Private Silas Gore Camp for a program detailing the Civil War rifled musket. Learn how the soldiers cared for their weapons, how they were taught the School of the Soldier and how they learned to handle their weapons in concert with each other.
The program will include demonstrations that will appeal to all ages. Come and enjoy this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the Civil War.
This program will be presented by members of Private Silas Gore Camp #141 of the Sons of Union Veterans. More information about this group can be found at www.silasgorecamp.org.
This program is part of the 2013 "Friday Night at the Museum" programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Free refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open prior to the event.
Other Friday Night at the Museum programs scheduled for 2013 include: Something for Everyone: A Concert by Carrie Hooper, July 19; Tales from the Jail, August 16; Unusual News of Bradford County, September 20; Towanda On Fire, October 18.
The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.
Join the Private Silas Gore Camp for a program detailing the Civil War rifled musket. Learn how the soldiers cared for their weapons, how they were taught the School of the Soldier and how they learned to handle their weapons in concert with each other.
The program will include demonstrations that will appeal to all ages. Come and enjoy this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the Civil War.
This program will be presented by members of Private Silas Gore Camp #141 of the Sons of Union Veterans. More information about this group can be found at www.silasgorecamp.org.
This program is part of the 2013 "Friday Night at the Museum" programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Free refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open prior to the event.
Other Friday Night at the Museum programs scheduled for 2013 include: Something for Everyone: A Concert by Carrie Hooper, July 19; Tales from the Jail, August 16; Unusual News of Bradford County, September 20; Towanda On Fire, October 18.
The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.
Friday, June 14, 2013
141st PA Volunteer Infantry to Hold Ceremony July 2 at Gettysburg
Bradford County Civil War re-enactors will hold a ceremony in the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 2, 2013, at 6 PM. The observance is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the
battle where 200 men, who were in the 141st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, fought against
overwhelming odds.
Local re-enactors, in full uniform, will be on hand to form an honor guard for this solemn occasion.
Appropriate remarks will be voiced as well as several Civil War era poems. A wreath will be laid at the
base of the 141st's monument prior to calling the roll of all the 141st soldiers who fought on that bloody
day.
The event is open to all. Further information can be gleaned by following these re-enactors online at
141PVI.us or by calling 1st Lieutenant Kurt D. Lafy, (570) 637-5103.
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