Little Bit of Civil War History in Our Own Backyard

Teach history as it was....NOT as it is

Soon it will be the 150th annversity of the American Civil War. Much of western New York contributed to this conflict. From Camp Brown, to Buffalo to Elmira to West Point. It all had an impact on this war.
While we cannot relive the war, we can revisit it thru the eyes of living historians such as those at the "Echoes Thru Time Museum & Learning Center". It is the ONLY museum entirely dedicated to the war in this area.

Introducing a new approach in education regarding our American Military history & studies ... Located at Eastern Hills Mall in Williamsville, NY, we specialize in the Civil War era (also known as the War Between the States), making us the ONLY Civil War museum in Western New York.

With a wide variety of talks, educational programs, demonstrations, local tours (including battlefield tour guides), we are involved in doing a wide variety of programs catering to educators, schools & all types of civil & veteran groups
Our battlefield tours are done in uniform / period dress, by our staff. We cove most of the major actions at selected battlefield sites. We give our “hands-on” insight of equipment & weapons, as we describe and intrepid these hollowed grounds, while touring.

Although firearms are not permitted on Federal property / national battlefield parks or state owned parks, we do have non-firing weapons which we use on occasions to assist in our programs to help you understand the battlefields actions better, and life of the soldier.

As we tour these battlefields, we will tell you some of the histories, stories, facts and the outcome, to help you to understand better the actions that took place at these sites.

It would not be uncommon to see a field artillery piece, and have a mock demonstration on “how” this field piece was fired. Having the tour group take the places of a nine man gun crew, and handle a “wooden” projectile and “pretend” to load & fire this piece by the numbers.
“Imagining the opposing force of infantry or cavalry approaching, load your piece with a shell or case shot, fire … hurry, they are closing in fast….. They’re fix’n to charge…. They’re 50 yards away……Load a round of canister…….Stand fast…….. fire!”

Having some of the items on hand to demonstrate the above, makes everything you may have imagined more interesting & exciting.
Echoes Through Time”
C/o Program Director
PO Box 1333 / Buffalo, NY 14220

(716) 870-0174

Program Director
director @ echoesthroughtime . com director @ echoesthroughtime . com

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