Oxford Memorial Library to participate in Museum Week
OXFORD – As the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War continues, the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center is taking part in New York State Museum Week.
The resources center is located above the Oxford Memorial Library, which will host an opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with an exhibit on covered bridges during the Civil War.
The exhibit, which includes an extensive display of information gathered by covered bridge enthusiasts Bob and Trish Kane and Oxford Historian Vicky House, will remain open throughout Museum Week, May 31-June 6.
“Covered bridges were a big deal during the Civil War,” said House. “They were used frequently as encampments, prisons, battlegrounds and even for executions ... oftentimes they were built, destroyed and rebuilt in a matter of days.”
The exhibit will include photographs from Civil War photographer Matthew Brady, sketches released by the Library of Congress and articles from Harpers Weekly.
The reception begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday with a Powerpoint presentation at 1 p.m. Local historians will be there to provide additional information about local bridges and to recount stories of some of the more famous bridges during the war.
Autographed copies of Historian Scott Mingus’ “Flames Beyond Gettysburg” will also be available to purchase.
The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center was created on the second floor of the library in honor of the famed inventor who patented the arch truss, still used today, and designed and built the Oxford library as his home. It contains extensive resources on Burr and bridges around the United States.
“We’re very glad to be included in the first ever Museum Week and we’re hoping a lot of people will be able to attend the opening,” said House.
For more information, contact House at 843-9531.
The resources center is located above the Oxford Memorial Library, which will host an opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with an exhibit on covered bridges during the Civil War.
The exhibit, which includes an extensive display of information gathered by covered bridge enthusiasts Bob and Trish Kane and Oxford Historian Vicky House, will remain open throughout Museum Week, May 31-June 6.
“Covered bridges were a big deal during the Civil War,” said House. “They were used frequently as encampments, prisons, battlegrounds and even for executions ... oftentimes they were built, destroyed and rebuilt in a matter of days.”
The exhibit will include photographs from Civil War photographer Matthew Brady, sketches released by the Library of Congress and articles from Harpers Weekly.
The reception begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday with a Powerpoint presentation at 1 p.m. Local historians will be there to provide additional information about local bridges and to recount stories of some of the more famous bridges during the war.
Autographed copies of Historian Scott Mingus’ “Flames Beyond Gettysburg” will also be available to purchase.
The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center was created on the second floor of the library in honor of the famed inventor who patented the arch truss, still used today, and designed and built the Oxford library as his home. It contains extensive resources on Burr and bridges around the United States.
“We’re very glad to be included in the first ever Museum Week and we’re hoping a lot of people will be able to attend the opening,” said House.
For more information, contact House at 843-9531.
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