Event Name:
WWI & WWII Exhibit
Description
The Virginia WWI and WWII Profiles of Honor Tour/ mobile museum, which is free and open to the public, features stories and artifacts from dozens of Virginians who served in World War I and World War II, as well as a full-scale model of an M5A1 Stuart tank. The tour, which brings to life Virginia’s integral role in world history, is part of a statewide commemoration marking the 100th anniversary of World War I and the 75th anniversary of World War II.
The mobile tour will bring document scanning equipment, supported by the Library of Virginia, to each site it visits. Visitors are invited to bring World War I and World War II-related images, letters, and documents to be scanned, preserved, and made publicly accessible in the Library of Virginia’s archives.
Col. (USAF ret) Cary Broadway of Merry Point learned of the traveling WWI and WWII museum about eight months ago and proposed it to Vice Mayor Rebecca Nunn as something Kilmarnock might want to obtain for a two-day appearance. Nunn introduced the subject to the town council and they were quite excited about the possibility and wanted to try to get the museum here to coordinate with the Hometown Heroes celebration.More information to follow!
Event Date:
05-17-19
05-18-19
Event Time:
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM EST
Location:
Kilmarnock Town Centre Park
150 N. Main Street
Kilmarnock, VA 22482
Contact Person:
Ashley Jones
(phone: 804-435-1552 ext. 30)Links:
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