They want YOU at Uncle Sam exhibit

Times Union's KENNETH C. CROWE II highlighted the recently opened Uncle Sam exhibit at RCHS:

From a chamber pot to kitsch, the facts and legends that surround Uncle Sam will be depicted in a new permanent exhibit at the Rensselaer County Historical Society.

"The legend of Uncle Sam. The history of Uncle Sam. The Rensselaer County Historical Society is the perfect place to be the guardian of Uncle Sam," said Andrew Marietta, interim executive director.
The historical society at 57 Second St. is building the exhibit from the roughly 250 Uncle Sam artifacts in its collection and pieces from the Uncle Sam Memorial Foundation that were displayed at City Hall.

The exhibit's opening runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The factual story begins with meatpacker Samuel Wilson, who is the officially recognized inspiration for the iconic Uncle Sam characterization that embodies the United States around the globe.

It's Wilson's chamber pot that will be displayed.

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