Bruce, my husband, and I recently attended the newest exhibit, Florida
in WWII, at our wonderful Amelia Island Museum of History. Being
temporary, you can catch it until September 23, 2015. It is sponsored by
RockTenn. A traveling exhibition by the Museum of Florida History, Florida in World II presents an overview of this seismic world event and its effect on the State of Florida. Topics include: life on the home front, military training, the German U-boat threat, and Floridians in military service... The museum will feature a companion exhibition drawn from the personal collections and war-time reminiscences of museum members and people from our community.( Copy in italics is taken from Amelia Island Museum literature.)
We also were graced with the presence of a WWII veterans and others, recounting their service/experiences or that of a relative during the war.
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| Left to right are Gerhardt Thamm, author of The Making of a Spy: Memoir of a German Boy Soldier Turned Army Intelligence Agent and Boy Soldier: A German Teenager at the Nazi Twilight, Calvin Atwood, Marine vet WWII, poet and educator, William Birdsong, vet, museum docent, Frank Ofeldt, vet, Fort Clinch re-enactor and collector of military memorabilia, Thea Seagraves, director of museum tours and volunteers, Dave Roeser, vet and Coast Guard re-enactor. |
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| Bruce as captain of the ship |
Always educational and so interesting, the Amelia Island Museum of History is certainly worth your time. For info, please visit http://ameliamuseum.org/.
