Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, has posted upcoming activities.
The site's annual Civil War weekend will return to its traditional July dates. The event will take place on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, July 17, from noon to 4 p.m. Standard admission rates will apply. The activities scheduled across both days include musket demonstrations, a children's musket drill, hands-on craft activities for children in the Education Building, an encampment of re-enactors portraying Union generals and members of the infantry and cavalry, tools of Civil War field medicine and surgery, displays of artifacts from the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster and Associates, examples of Civil War artillery, and a display highlighting the work of the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
The July Collection Showcase, "Crime and Punishment," will be presented virtually at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 14. The monthly showcase gives viewers a look at the collections of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The artifacts to be presented in July are an auto theft signal system from Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, pieces related to the railroad police from the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, church benches from Old Economy Village, pieces related to the coal police from the Anthracite Heritage Museum, and items from the Old Chester Courthouse. At the end of the presentation, viewers will vote for their favorite story or object. Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/JulyCollectionShowcase.
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