Friday nites are the time to let loose and have some fun. The week is over and Saturday is coming. Fridays are a symbol of freedom from work . . . unless you are like me, and have to work on the weekends. None the less, Fridays are a great time to relax and hang out with your friends. I know you may be thinking “What does this have to do with the museum?” Well, Friday is the day we like to have fun too. Once a month we host our “Evening With . . .” program which highlights an aspect of the Revolutionary War!
I realize the end of that paragraph was a buzz-kill for some of you but not for me. Like all the other volunteers at the museum the Rev. War is our passion and we jump at the chance to learn something new. Over the past three years visitors have been coming out to our little museum to hear speakers share their expertise about a certain topic. The group has grown so much that the program has been moved across the hall to the board room. The local community really loves what we are doing. Or, maybe it is the chicken sandwiches and other refreshments we occasionally serve afterward.
Food aside, “Evening With . . .” is our most successful event with over 20 visitors each time. This year we have lined up a speaker for each month including local authors Joe Epley who wrote “A Passel of Hate” and Sheila Ingle who wrote about the life of President Andrew Jackson’s mother, Elizabeth. With local historians sharing local history in this way we are able to reach the audience on a more personal level. The average visitor may know some key facts about the war but it means a whole lot more when you can bring the story home to them.
Our “Evening With . . .” takes place every third friday at 7p.m. in the museum. You should come on out with a friend and hear some exciting tales from the past. And you never know, you may come on a nite when we received a nice donation from one of our local restaurants!
I realize the end of that paragraph was a buzz-kill for some of you but not for me. Like all the other volunteers at the museum the Rev. War is our passion and we jump at the chance to learn something new. Over the past three years visitors have been coming out to our little museum to hear speakers share their expertise about a certain topic. The group has grown so much that the program has been moved across the hall to the board room. The local community really loves what we are doing. Or, maybe it is the chicken sandwiches and other refreshments we occasionally serve afterward.
Food aside, “Evening With . . .” is our most successful event with over 20 visitors each time. This year we have lined up a speaker for each month including local authors Joe Epley who wrote “A Passel of Hate” and Sheila Ingle who wrote about the life of President Andrew Jackson’s mother, Elizabeth. With local historians sharing local history in this way we are able to reach the audience on a more personal level. The average visitor may know some key facts about the war but it means a whole lot more when you can bring the story home to them.
Our “Evening With . . .” takes place every third friday at 7p.m. in the museum. You should come on out with a friend and hear some exciting tales from the past. And you never know, you may come on a nite when we received a nice donation from one of our local restaurants!