Public Service Announcement
Contact: Kelli Kling, Marketing & Events Coordinator (419) 352-0967, museum@woodcountyhistory.org
Bowling Green, Ohio
FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION TO MILITARY PERSONNEL AND FAMILIES
Wood County Historical Museum Participates in Annual Blue Star Museums Program
The Wood County Historical Center & Museum is proud to be among over 800 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, 2012, as part of the annual Blue Star Museums Program.
The Wood County Historical Museum is located at 13660 County Home Road in Bowling Green, Ohio - just east of the I-75/Rt 6 interchange. Hours are Tuesday - Friday, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM and weekends from 1-4 PM, and closed on Mondays and legal holidays. (This promotion will run May 26 - September 2, 2012, and excludes Mondays and legal holidays).
For more information about the Museum's hours, exhibits, or the Blue Star Museum program, please call 419-352-0967 or visit www.woodcountyhistory.org. A complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov.
According to National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman, "America's museums are proud to join the rest of the country in thanking our military personnel and their families for their service and sacrifice. I cannot imagine a better way to do that than welcoming them in to explore and enjoy the extraordinary cultural heritage our museums present. The works of art on view this summer will certainly inspire and challenge viewers – and sometimes they will just be a great deal of fun."
“We’re excited to be part of this program," said Christie Weininger Raber, Director of the Wood County Historical Center & Museum. "It’s our way of saying thanks to our men and women serving the country by offering a free, fun, and educational way to spend time with their families.”
The Wood County Historical Museum is now exhibiting "Wood County's Role in the Civil War" as part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. The exhibit will remain open until 2014, and will continue to change to mirror the progression of the Civil War.
"The Blue Star Museums program is an incredibly creative and thoughtful way to honor all the sacrifices of our troops and their families," said San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. More than eight hundred museums in all 50 states and the District of Columbia are taking part in the initiative. Blue Star Families is a national, non-partisan, non-profit network of military families from all ranks and services including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families. Through initiatives such as Blue Star Museums, Blue Star Families provides avenues for the larger community to show that they do understand, in meaningful ways that enrich the lives of military service members, spouses, children and parents. For more information, please visit www.BlueStarFam.org.
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Blue Star Museums details
Blue Star Museums runs from Memorial Day through to Labor Day. The free admission program is available to active duty military and their immediate family members (military ID holder and five immediate family members), which includes active duty Reserve and active duty National Guard. Some special or limited-time museum exhibits may not be included in this free admission program. For questions on particular exhibits or museums, please contact the museum directly. To find out which museums are participating, visit www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. The site includes a list of participating museums and a map to help with visit planning.
This is the latest Arts Endowment program to bring quality arts programs to the military, veterans, and their families. Other NEA programs for the military have included Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience, Great American Voices Military Base Tour, and Shakespeare in American Communities Military Base Tour.
About Blue Star Families
Blue Star Families is a national, non-partisan, non-profit network of military families from all ranks and services including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families. In addition to morale and empowerment programs, Blue Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military family life with civilian community and leaders. Membership includes spouses, kids, parents, service members, veterans and civilians.
Operation Appreciation is an initiative of Blue Star Families that seeks to connect military families to the larger community. Blue Star Families 2009 annual survey shows that 94 percent of military families feel that the larger community doesn’t truly understand or appreciate the sacrifices we make for the country. Through initiatives such as Blue Star Museums, Blue Star Families provides avenues for the larger community to show that they do understand, in meaningful ways that enrich the lives of military service members, spouses, children and parents. For more information, please visit www.BlueStarFam.org.
About the National Endowment for the Arts
The NEA is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts – both new and established – bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the largest annual national funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. For more information, please visit www.arts.gov.
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