By Jess • August 12, 2011 • Press Releases • Comment
On August 10, 2011, Jesse Murphy of the Savannah Reporter wrote about his recent visit to Andrew County Museum and all of the exciting programs we have going on in conjunction with our temporary exhibit Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Times, A Man for All Times:
The Andrew County Museum is the temporary home of a traveling Abraham Lincoln exhibit.
The 24 panels show Lincoln’s life, accomplishments, and legacy, as well as his influences on our society.
It is on loan from the Gilder Lechman Institute of American History and will be here until August 20.
This Saturday, Glenn Uminowicz, Director of the Andrew County Museum, will give a presentation with the exhibit on August 13.
His talk will include little known facts about Lincoln, including that he appointed many political rivals to his cabinet, and that the Emancipation Proclamation was not solely Lincoln’s idea.
Admission will be free the day of Uminowicz’s presentation, which is titled “Two Telling Stories: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglas and the Civil War.”
Uminowicz said that exhibits like this are a big attraction, and since they have had it the museum has seen higher traffic.
“It’s like a cherry on top for a lot of people,” Uminowicz said. “The ones who haven’t been here in a long time come for the new things and are surprised at everything else they see.”
Along with the exhibit came teacher kits which the museum plans to give to schools in Andrew County for their libraries.
The kits include a DVD, CD’s, instructional booklets, activity ideas and much more.
The kits are in correlation with the museum’s new “traveling trunk” program. The trunks include many resources for teachers and are available on request.
The cost is free to all Andrew County schools, who also have priority if scheduling conflicts arise.
A trunk on local orchards is completed, and Uminowicz said that the trunk about the Civil War is near completion and will be ready before school starts.
On August 20th, museum curator Jess Rezac will host a “Family Fun Day.” It will be inspired by the life of Lincoln. Youngsters ages six to 11 can engage in activities such as making a paper stovepipe hat or a “Penny Pendant,” using a Lincoln-head penny and red, white and blue craft materials.
The Andrew County Museum is located at 202 East Duncan Drive in Savannah. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10AM to 4PM. Admission is $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for seniors and students, and youngsters ages 13 and under are free. For more information, call (816) 324-4720.
Read “Museum Hosts Special Exhibit” at TheSavannahReporter.com or buy a copy of the Savannah Reporter on the stands before August 17, 2011.
By Jess • July 1, 2011 • Press Releases • Comment
Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times, a national traveling exhibition that examines Lincoln’s life, accomplishments, and legacy opens at the Andrew County Museum on August 2nd through August 20th. Organized by the Gilder LehrmanInstitute of American History, this exhibition goes beyond images of Lincoln to focus on the evolution of his beliefs and his impact on the nation. The exhibition has been made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Andrew County Museum is located at 202 East Duncan Drive in Savannah. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10AM to 4PM. For more information, call (816) 324-4720.
A Man of His Times, A Man for All Times traces Lincoln’s path from a self-educated, rough-hewn lawyer with virtually no administrative experience to the president who guided a divided nation through the crises of slavery, secession and the Civil War. The exhibition shows how Lincoln transcended his age and left a constitutional legacy for all Americans.
