Civil War Commission to visit Wartburg!

Bring in your artifacts to be recorded!

HOURS ANNOUNCED : 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM – March 25th
**Do you have items pertaining to the Civil War?
If so, you are invited to join us as the “Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission” visits Wartburg to digitally copy your artifacts, manuscripts, letters, photographs or other items of The Civil War era.
All items must be original and owned by the person bringing them in.
Everything will take place on site and all materials will be carefully handled in accordance with archival standards and and will be returned to their owners. Participants will receive: basic conservation supplies for their items; digital copies of the images; the opportunity to have their Civil War memorabilia preserved, digitized and shared online for future generations. This is scheduled for March 25th and will take place in the lower level of the Wartburg Public Library. Hours have not been announced yet. We hope you will join us and help preserve our Heritage and History. ( I will post the hours as soon as I know them.) HOURS ARE 10:30 am – 2:30 pm. If you have artifacts, please bring them in to be photographed. The archivists will scan or take digital photographs of the materials, some of which will be featured in the exhibit, located online at www.tncivilwar150.org.

Join us!!