Nestor Cerpa
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[size=x-large][size=large]BOLLINGER COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY[/size][/size]
Museum hours for May 19 10a.m-4:30p.m
[size=large]Field Equipment of the Civil War Soldier[/size]
With Michael Comer
Michael Comer, of the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site in New Madrid, will have a Civil War presentation at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History on Saturday, May 19. Mr. Comer and his assistant will dress in period attire that will reflect what a Federal and Confederate Soldier in this part of the war would have looked like at the time. They will be wearing the uniforms and equipment of their respective sides and will have displays of gear and items used by the everyday soldier.
At 2:00p.m Mr. Comer will talk about the gear he and his assistant are wearing and what the day to day life of a soldier during the war would have been like. Mr. Comer will do musket firing demonstrations at various times during the day, to allow people to see how muskets would have been loaded and discharged during the war. People who attend this lecture will come away with a broader understanding of the equipment used during the Civil War era, as well as the everyday life of a Civil War Soldier.
The museum will be open from 10:00a.m-4:30 p.m. Mr. Comers displays will be available during this time period with his talk at 2:00 p.m. on Field Equipment of the Civil War Soldier and the everyday life of a soldier.
The museum will be celebrating Show Me Days on May 19. With Michael Comers Civil War Program, winning photos from the "Show Me Shots of Bollinger County Spring Photo Contest" on display, and kids can take part in our Missouri Symbol Scavenger Hunt throughout the museum.
Regular admission to the museum gets you all the activities of the day.
Museum hours for May 19 10a.m-4:30p.m
[size=large]Field Equipment of the Civil War Soldier[/size]
With Michael Comer
Michael Comer, of the Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site in New Madrid, will have a Civil War presentation at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History on Saturday, May 19. Mr. Comer and his assistant will dress in period attire that will reflect what a Federal and Confederate Soldier in this part of the war would have looked like at the time. They will be wearing the uniforms and equipment of their respective sides and will have displays of gear and items used by the everyday soldier.
At 2:00p.m Mr. Comer will talk about the gear he and his assistant are wearing and what the day to day life of a soldier during the war would have been like. Mr. Comer will do musket firing demonstrations at various times during the day, to allow people to see how muskets would have been loaded and discharged during the war. People who attend this lecture will come away with a broader understanding of the equipment used during the Civil War era, as well as the everyday life of a Civil War Soldier.
The museum will be open from 10:00a.m-4:30 p.m. Mr. Comers displays will be available during this time period with his talk at 2:00 p.m. on Field Equipment of the Civil War Soldier and the everyday life of a soldier.
The museum will be celebrating Show Me Days on May 19. With Michael Comers Civil War Program, winning photos from the "Show Me Shots of Bollinger County Spring Photo Contest" on display, and kids can take part in our Missouri Symbol Scavenger Hunt throughout the museum.
Regular admission to the museum gets you all the activities of the day.