George Jacques and the Uncle Sam Memorial Foundation have announced the upcoming inaugural tour of the newly created Uncle Sam Trail on April 10th. A special shuttle will begin and end at the Italian Community Center. Kathy Sheehan, RCHS Registrar and County Historian, will be leading the tour, relating the story of Sam Wilson's life and his legacy in Troy.
You can rsvp to:
Joyce and John Musco at 518-237-4446 or Marjorie Mahar DerGurahian at 518-235-8109 or joyce052@aol.com
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/story.asp?StoryID=862378#ixzz0X8NRQY1m
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.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/story.asp?StoryID=862378#ixzz0X8NRQY1m
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