The Pennsylvania Military Museum

Then & NOW Military History Time Line Saturday & Sunday 05-06OCT2013

10am to 4pm

The "Then & NOW Military History Time Line Encampment/Bivouac" hosts a score of reenactors from the 18th through 21st centuries. The two-day event features music spanning three centuries, a 1pm Battle Dress fashion show and weapons demonstration with plenty of opportunity to talk to the participants about their hobby. Always on the first non-home game PSU football weekend, the Time Line brings the past alive for a great back-to-school experience

Then & NOW 2012; 08-09SEP

Photos and Commentary

The 2012 weekend began with a washout on Saturday. High winds and horizontal rain due to a fast moving front delayed the weekend and caused some havoc for our more distant re-encator participants.

Several intrepid volunteers who camped out overnight from Friday into Saturday reported some very high winds around 0300. According to one report, "It was like camping on Mount Everest."

Sunday began calm and sunny with Guardsmen from the 112th Infantry Regiment, PA National Guard supporting our mission. 2012

Joel Pannebaker of State College and Roy Stewart from Pleasant Gap share a moment in front of the WWII Command Car and Airborne display on Sunday. 2012

Army WAC Rachel Klott and Marine Pete Michel of Jackson, New Jersey interpert WWII during the 2012 event.

Bonnie and Bob Barry of State College, PA represent Battrey B of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in 2011.

82nd Airborne trooper Roy Stewart of Bellefonte, PA examines the M16 of SGT Gray in 2011.

Joseph Malit (Left) of Maplewood, NJ and Ed Manning (right) of Lake Ariel, PA represent the "resident" Hessian Army at the museum. Displaying a mastery of knowledge for the period as well as a quick wit, they are truly a hit with most of our visitors who claim a Hessian or two in their ancestory. Both were MIA in 2012 due to the storms that swept eastward on the weekend. They promised to return for 2013