PAMILMUSEUM

 20th century living history programs at the Pennsylvania Military Museum began with WWII on Memorial Day Weekend 1999 and they have been going strong ever since.  We are into our second decade with World War Two and we can't begin to offer enough praise for the reenactors that make it possible.   

 

Virginia Brown of the State College Red Cross reprises her role as a donut girl and greeter for the 2011 event.

Lucy stands guard at the Axis camp.

Airbourne trooper Roy Stewart of Bellefonte, PA shows off his most recent acquisition. . . .a Command Car. 

Mr. and Mrs. Cay and Justin Tressler of Newark, DE portraying a French Resistance fighter and American GI share a moment before the tactical battle demonstration.  Scroll to the bottom of the page for a PBS radio documentary on how they met at a WWII living history event.  

  

An American scout move out of the heavy folige of the "French" countryside at the beginning of the tactical demonstration. 

The remainder of the patrol crosses a break in the hedgerows. 

The Germans feel the pressure of the American advance and fall back. 

The American take advantage of the German confusion and cautiously move forward .

Smoke and the thick underbrush adds a sense of realism to the combat demo.

 The American overrun the German positions after a fierce firefight looking for prisoners.

Axis and Allies regroup after the tactical to police the area of spent ammunition

Axis reenactor Gilbert White of Alexandria, VA discusses his extensive collection of German expolsive technology after the combat demo.

The stage is awaiting The Andrews Sisters Tribute Show.  The area for the public tactical combat demonstration in in the background.

The Andrews Sisters Tribute Show from First in Flight Entertainment takes to the stage.

Heidi Shafer, Erinn Diaz and Serah Haley looked and sounded GREAT!!  (Scroll to bottom of page for a You Tube broadcast of a song.)

A reenactor of the mid-20th century uses his 21st century technology to take a picture of the girls.

The crazy antics, mannerisms and wonderful harmonies by the trio endeared them to the audience.

After the show flitration.

We wish to thank Giant Markets, Wegmans of State College, Perkins Restaurant, and The Olive Garden for their gracious corporate food donations.  The members of the 28th Infantry Division (Recreated), 137th Austrian Gebergjaegers, State College Chapter of the Red Cross and all associated living history participants and volunteers    welcome you to our next event.  

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     Video of the Andrews Sisters at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J_gBfP0CMQ

Public Radio report on the 2010 event see: WPSU Report