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Contact: Eric Leonard, 229 924-0343, ext. 201 Contact: Stephanie Steinhorst, 229 924-0343, ext. 203 Experience the National Prisoner of War Museum and the prison site after dark. ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia – On the evening of Saturday, November 16, the popular "Night Museum" program will return to Andersonville National Historic Site. From 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., the National Prisoner of War Museum will be open for a rare night-time opportunity to view the museum exhibits and experience the prison site. At the National Prisoner of War Museum, the exhibits, museum and bookstore will be open. At 7:00 p.m. a special presentation, "Native Americans at Andersonville" will occur in the museum theater. The park films Voices From Andersonville will be shown at 6:00 p.m. and Echoes of Captivity will be shown at 8:00 p.m. From the courtyard at the rear of the museum, the path to the prison site will be illuminated by lanterns, allowing access to the reconstructed northeast corner of the prison site. Among the replica shelters will be living history volunteers, portraying the often-overlooked winter period of the prison in 1864-65. The special program, "Native Americans at Andersonville" will be presented by Michigan historian Chris Czopek. Mr. Czopek will share new research regarding American Indians from the Great Lakes tribes who enlisted in the Union army and were imprisoned at Andersonville. These men were members of Company K, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters. His program will share stories of their Andersonville experiences. Mr. Czopek has spent 20 years gathering information on the 15 American Indian men from Company K held prisoner at Andersonville. Called "Lansing's History Detective" by the Lansing State Journal, Mr. Czopek has published several books on Civil War history and has been a consultant for The History Channel.His most recent project, "Road to Andersonville," is the first film to tell the story of Company K. Chris is best known as the author of "Who Was Who In Company K," the first book to tell of the American Indian men who served in the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters. He will bring copies of his book to sign and sell after the program. "A visit to the National Prisoner of War Museum is a moving experience under any circumstance," stated Superintendent Brad Bennett, "we hope that the Night Museum program will provide new opportunities and new experiences for visitors at this final event before the 150th anniversary of the prison begins next year." During this night-time event the prison site tour road and the Andersonville National Cemetery will be closed. Make plans to join us for the next "Night Museum" program on Saturday, January 25, 2014, as we begin to observe the 150th anniversary of the Andersonville Prison. Andersonville National Historic Site is located 10 miles south of Oglethorpe, GA and 10 miles northeast of Americus, GA on Georgia Highway 49. The national park features the National Prisoner of War Museum, Andersonville National Cemetery and the site of the historic Civil War prison, Camp Sumter. Andersonville National Historic Site is the only national park within the National Park System to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. Park grounds are open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The National Prisoner of War Museum is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily. Admission is free. For more information on the park, call 229 924-0343, or visit at www.nps.gov/ande/ Visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AndersonvilleNPS, Twitter www.twitter.com/andeNHS NPS About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 401 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov Visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice, Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice. |
Last updated: April 14, 2015