Czech Republic students in Owensboro treated to farewell meal
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Foreign exchange students from Owensboro’s sister city in the Czech Republic were treated to a farewell dinner before on Sunday before returning home. The students from Olomouc have been staying with families in Owensboro. During the dinner, the students got to experience an “American Thanksgiving” for the first time. The eight […]
Re-enactment pays tribute to Grand Army of the Republic
FREMONT — Re-enactors paid tribute to the Grand Army of the Republic Saturday in Fremont during the Civil War Winter Camp reenactment at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. This was the sixth year for the event, which used some of the wooded areas on the property to reinvent the make-shift conditions of soldiers during the American Civil War. “Fighting in battle was just a small segment of what they [soldiers] did, but what did they do on a daily basis?” said Kevin Moore, the curator of artifacts at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museum. “You get to learn what daily life was like for a soldier, which is a little different than most other reenactments.” Under the tree cover, tents joined with mudded wooden fireplaces and chimneys.