Monday, December 06, 2010
Civil War Christmas
KENTUCKY...
Visitors to a northern Kentucky museum next Sunday can experience Christmas as it was celebrated during the Civil War.
The James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Fort Wright is holding its sixth annual Civil War Christmas, and the 20,000th visitor is expected to pay a visit during the event, with prizes including books and posters from the gift shop.
Museum board Vice President Bob Clements told The Kentucky Enquirer that military records indicate the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery was stationed on part of what is now the museum grounds and would have celebrated Christmas there.
During the celebration, children are able to make ornaments from hardtack, a flour mixture resembling a large cracker and frequently the mainstay of Civil War soldiers' diets. On display will be 15 to 20 letters soldiers sent their families during the holidays. A cut tree will be decorated with ornaments that would have been used in the mid-19th century, and the tree will be donated to a local nonprofit group.
The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. EST.
Visitors to a northern Kentucky museum next Sunday can experience Christmas as it was celebrated during the Civil War.
The James A. Ramage Civil War Museum in Fort Wright is holding its sixth annual Civil War Christmas, and the 20,000th visitor is expected to pay a visit during the event, with prizes including books and posters from the gift shop.
Museum board Vice President Bob Clements told The Kentucky Enquirer that military records indicate the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery was stationed on part of what is now the museum grounds and would have celebrated Christmas there.
During the celebration, children are able to make ornaments from hardtack, a flour mixture resembling a large cracker and frequently the mainstay of Civil War soldiers' diets. On display will be 15 to 20 letters soldiers sent their families during the holidays. A cut tree will be decorated with ornaments that would have been used in the mid-19th century, and the tree will be donated to a local nonprofit group.
The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. EST.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:40 PM 
