Honoring Vets, Celebrating Grads
Date and Time
Sunday May 22, 2016
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
1-4 pm
Location
Cottage Grove Museum, 147 N H St. Cottage Grove
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Becky Venice
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Description
Honoring Vets, Celebrating Grads, an exhibit highlighting military uniforms and high school graduation dresses of the past, opens Sunday, May 22nd from 1:00-4:00 pm at the Cottage Grove Museum, 147 N H St., in Cottage Grove’s historic Northwest Neighborhood. Graduation dresses worn by 1905 Cottage Grove High School graduate Mae Anderson, 1909 Cottage Grove High School graduate Eunice Vandenburg, and 1939 graduate Hazel Nadine Rose Kelly, are on exhibit in the main museum building. Military uniforms from the past including the uniform worn by long-time Cottage Grove resident and U.S. Navy Yeoman Albert Palmer along with posters from WWI and WWII are on exhibit the museum annex. Admission is free but donations are encouraged. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact: Cottage Grove Museum Coordinator Tara Sue Hugart at 541-968-2245 or tarasuehughart99@gmail.com, or Becky Venice, Cottage Grove Museum Board President Coordinator at (541) 942-4269 or b_bvenice@msn.com.
