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Guitar Raffle Benefits Toni Lee Casciato Memorial Fund

Feb 20, 2022 | News

Woodworking’s in my blood.Ken Casciato, who donated his hand-crafted electric guitar for a raffle fund-raiser for the Veterans History ��Ϲ��. Ken Casciato is a lifelong master woodworker of McKees Rock, Pennsylvania. His is retired from his position as a school...

The “Liberator” 1942 Harley-Davidson: the Ride of Soldiers Liberating Occupied Europe

Feb 15, 2022 | News

Article by Janis Allen The “Liberator” The “Liberator” was the motorcycle ridden by soldiers liberating occupied Europe. A unique treasure of history, this one, named “Trixie,” is on display for the 2022 re-opening of the ��Ϲ��. Do...

How Do You Get a 1943 WWII Willys Jeep Through a Door?

Feb 13, 2022 | News

New Exhibit featuring a 1943 WWII Willys Jeep How do you get a Willys Jeep through a doorway, around three corners, and installed into a corner exhibit, inside a small building? Ask museum volunteers, Emmett Casciato, Tom Bugala, David Morrow, Phil Mayrand, Ray...

Learning from the Last Survivor of the Band of Brothers

Feb 10, 2022 | News

16-year-old student interested in the history of the Band of Brothers Jaxon Hekkenberg, a 16-year-old student from Ontario, Canada, contacted Janis Allen to ask for help contacting Bradford Freeman, now the only living member of the Band of Brothers. After his phone...

Talking About Vietnam – Free Program on March 10, 2022

Feb 5, 2022 | Guest Speaker Program

Marine gun team under fire Photo Courtesy R.J. Del VecchioTalking About Vietnam Date: Thursday March 10, 2022Time: 2pmLocation: Transylvania County Election Center150 South Gaston Street in Brevard If you are unable to attend this program in person you can watch it on...

New Exhibit Headlines the Reopening of the ��Ϲ�� on March 2, 2022

Feb 5, 2022 | News

The free exhibit and museum is openWednesday - Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The ��Ϲ�� in Brevard reopens March 2 with a new exhibit displaying a 1943 Willys Jeep (yes, an actual WWII Jeep, not a model), exhibited in a gallery...

Larry McCall Securing the Mekong Delta

Jan 28, 2022 | Living Histories

From Welcome ��Ϲ��, Brother by Michel Robertson John “Larry” McCall graduated from high school in 1967 and was drafted into the Army in 1968 at age nineteen. He and nine other young men from his North Carolina mountain community reported to Fort Bragg for basic...

WWII Merchant Mariners Get Long-Deserved Recognition As Combat Veterans

Oct 4, 2021 | Living Histories

WWII Merchant Mariners Get Long-Deserved Recognition As Combat Veterans by Ken CornBrevard resident and World War II veteran Harold Wellington (pictured above) traveled to Baltimore for the 2020/21 American Merchant Marine Veteran Convention and Congressional Gold...

Veterans Day, A Day to Honor Those Who Served

Sep 22, 2021 | News

You are invited to Transylvania County’s Veterans Day Observance to honor all veterans on Thursday, November 11 at 11:00 AM in front of the museum (next to the Transylvania County Courthouse) at 21 East Main Street in Brevard. The keynote speaker will be Ken Corn, a...