Oswego’s Little White School Museum invites all Oswego area residents to visit its annual “Remembering our Veterans” special exhibit at the museum, 72 Polk Street (Jackson at Polk), just two blocks from downtown Oswego.
For the first time in the exhibit’s 14-year history, it will be held for a full month, from Friday, Nov. 1 through Monday, Dec. 2. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Special events during this year’s exhibit will include an Oswegoland Chamber of Commerce members’ coffee from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6; Scout Day, Sunday, Nov. 10; and 4-H Day, Sunday, Nov. 17.
Admission is free, but donations are always gratefully accepted.
The extensive “Remembering Our Veterans” exhibit will completely fill the historic building’s main Roger Matile Room, and will include hundreds of rarely-seen artifacts, including dozens of vintage uniforms, photographs, and documents selected from the museum’s collections, each with a direct connection to Oswegoland residents who served, from the Civil War through the current conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan. In addition, each year’s exhibit features a “Wall of Honor” to recognize the service of more than 200 local military personnel.
New this year will be an exhibit of how Oswego area residents coped on the homefront during World War II. New this year will be a digital slide show featuring Oswegoland residents who served during World War II. It will join the digital photo exhibits featuring Oswego area residents who served during the Vietnam War and the Korean War.
Finally, this year’s exhibit will feature a special section devoted to military personnel with Oswego connections, from the Civil War through Vietnam, who were killed in action.
For more information, call the Museum at 630-554-2999; send an E-mail to info@littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org; or visit the museum web site at www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.
—Little White School Museum