Genesee Country Village & Museum will celebrate Armed Forces Day on Sunday, May 18, with Military Heritage Day, a showcase of the importance of the military in the lives of Western New Yorkers since before the Revolution.
The focus of the day will be demonstrating how military technology has evolved over the decades.
All military personnel, past and present, will have free admission to the event.
Displays of military uniforms, equipment and collectibles will span the region’s history. Included will be special exhibits on 20th- and 21st-century conflicts and live demonstrations of firearms, from flintlocks to M1 rifles.
The Civil War-era Excelsior Fife and Drum Corps and the Rochester Scottish Pipes and Drums will also perform concerts of patriotic music. A child’s militia will form and march in the Village Square.
On hand, too, will be some of the area’s leading experts on military history and Western New York’s involvement in America’s wars. Reenactors and exhibitors will represent the French & Indian War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War II.
Dennis P. Bielewicz, author of Heroes in the Attic: The Untold Story of Two Civil War Soldiers, will speak about his search and sign copies of his book.
Genesee Country Village & Museum is open May 11 to October 14, and located in Mumford.
For other information, call 585-538-6822 or visit www.gcv.org.
