Open House - Fort Devens Museum

Open House at Fort Devens Museum Marks Armed Forces Day
    
To discover great sections of America’s patriotic past and find out about some of its unsung heroes on Armed Forces Day, come to the Fort Devens Museum on Saturday, May 21st.
 
There you’ll hear veterans talk and a singer remind you of soldiers’ songs, get an update about the military presence now on Devens and observe the doings of a World War II re-enactor group in encampment.
 
Fort Devens Museum is located at 94 Jackson Road, Suite 305 on Devens. Follow the signs and balloons from Devens’s Route 2 entrance or its West Main Street or Barnum Road entrances in the town of Ayer. Please park in the large lot south of the Museum. On May 21st the Museum opens at 10 a.m. and displays and activities continue until 4 p.m. For further information about this Armed Forces Day open house, call the Museum at 978 772-1286 or find the Museum’s Website at www.fortdevensmuseum.org.
 
In addition to the Museum’s showplace of displays, this event brings re-enactors of the 26th Infantry Division Re-enactment Group under Capt. George Devlin to open their post for view. Military vehicles will also be on display.
           
Special programs start at 11 a.m. in the Museum’s new lecture hall as a panel of World War II veterans share their stories.
           
At 1 p.m. Musician Aurelia Perry of Groton will perform a selection of songs popular during the wars. She has “studied banjo for the past ten years” and loves “sharing songs, history, and humor from America’s rich cultural heritage.”
           
Jeff Keane, public affairs officer at the Fort Devens military training center, will discuss current military initiatives at Devens starting at 2 p.m.
           
Present also during the day will be one or two of the individuals who have become the focus of displays in the Museum.
          
Come to talk with others interested in exploring the history of Devens as you share refreshments. This program is free and open to the public.
 
Fort Devens Museum
94 Jackson Road, Suite 305
Devens, MA 01434
978.772.1286
www.fortdevensmuseum.org