Barb Warner Deane will be the speaker at the Frontenac Historical Society & Museum on March 16th at 2pm. She is the award author of four published novels and a public speaker on the role of American women in World War II. Her books feature strong women and small towns.
The Frontenac Museum will have a grand opening of a new exhibit honoring women who have served in the military from our local communities. Visitors had commented that there was a lack of women representatives in the Thomas Eldred Military History Room.
So, the curators began to look at ways to address the issue. They perused the 1976 Springport Bicentennial Record and came up with 6 names of women who served in WWII and the Korean War. An appeal was put out for other women, who served in the military, to contact the museum. This appeal led to over 25 women with representatives from Vietnam to the present. Each 'lead' required research for bits and pieces relating to these names. High school yearbooks, newspaper articles, phone calls and emails for information or photos was undertaken.
At the upcoming March program, it is expected that there will be profiles of the women identified, but will continue to collect names and stories of women from the areas represented by the museum as part of an on-going chapter of local history.
We hope to see you at this exciting program. If you know of a woman who served or is still serving in the military, please contact the museum at 315-889-7273 or email us at frontenac178@gmail.com. It will allow us to add to our base of knowledge and history.
Free parking and refreshments will be served. Looking forward to seeing you!