Civil War Dance Foundation to Return to the Museum & Visitor Center Memorial Day Weekend
May 1, 2024
Visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center during the extended Memorial Day weekend can see and learn about original weapons used in the American Civil War, unique artifacts and period dance demonstrations. The Civil War Dance Foundation will return to the Museum & Visitor Center Saturday, May 25, 2024, with artifacts on display and dance demonstrations and Monday, May 27, 2024, with the “Guns of Gettysburg.”
Victorian Dance Ensemble Artifacts & Dance Demonstrations
On Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., the Civil War Dance Foundation will feature an exhibit in the Group Lobby of civilian artifacts including dance cards, hand fans, Victorian jewelry, 19th century photographs and Grand Army of the Republic memorabilia. The Victorian Dance Ensemble, the performing troupe of the Civil War Dance Foundation, will perform demonstrations of common dances of the Civil War era. Dance demonstrations will be performed in the Group Lobby at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The exhibits and dance performances are free of charge and open to the public.
The Ordnance Detachment of the Civil War Dance Foundation presents the Guns of Gettysburg display Monday, May 27, in the Group Lobby from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The unique display will include pre-war weapons, U.S. Rifle-Musket series, imported arms, breechloaders, handguns and edged weapons. Historians in period attire will explain to guests the weapons and technology of the war, including various breechloaders, the Maynard tape and pellet priming systems, and pinfire and rimfire cartridges. The historians will also tell the story of the role of women and children in manufacturing ammunition and about the hundreds who died in accidents doing the dangerous work.
The Civil War Dance Foundation presents the weapons and artifacts display and dance demonstrations as part of its educational outreach programming. The special exhibit of the Keener-Farley Traveling Arms Collection is part of the Civil Ware Dance Foundation's educational outreach programming.
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