Perryville Battlefield

Time 2020-11-04 12:03:34

Web Name: Perryville Battlefield

WebSite: http://www.perryvillebattlefield.org

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New Hours beginning November 1, 2020. - The Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site will be open from 8 am to 4 pm every day, and gates will lock at 4 pm, the museum and gift shop will only be open Wednesday through Saturday 10 to 3. Access to the gift shop and museum will be limited to two people at a time unless there is a family that live together. All guests must wear masks if they enter the gift shop and museum. The Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site will be giving regular guided tours. The tours will be given Wednesday - Saturday, at 11 am and 1 pm and Sunday, 1 pm depending on the weather conditions. Please call ahead for availability of tour guides. Charge for the guided tours are $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for children, and $3.50 for seniors and veterans. Our staff will be wearing masks in the gift shop and museum and social distancing will be practiced on all guided tours. We ask that you call ahead to schedule a tour. Please ring the door bell at the front entrance of the museum and a staff member will greet you at the door. We ask that you limit touch when shopping. New Features on the Website Houses and Churches of Perryville Join us during these safe at home days as we add more research information to our website for you to read and learn more about the City of Perryville as it surrounded the Battlefield in 1862. Pictured at right is one of these buildings the Karrick Parks House in downtown Perryville. Click here to read about these structures in Perryville. Figures in History More research and articles about public figures, both military and civilian that came to prominence because of the Battle of Perryville. Click here to read more. September 19-November 22-Special Temporary Exhibit-Death and Dying during the Civil War and how the Battle of Perryville affect the concept of the Good Death. Grand unveiling of the exhibit will be September 28, at 1 p.m., with a speech given by Park manager Bryan Bush. November 28, at 1 pm. Grand unveiling of the special exhibit Christmas During the Civil War. Park Manager Bryan Bush will be giving a lecture at 1 pm on the exhibit. After the lecture, the public will be able to see the new exhibit and ask questions. Please make reservations for this event since seating is limited. There will light refreshments available. Cost is $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for children, and $3.50 for veterans and seniors and gives access to the museum. November 28-Janaury 2-Special Exhibit-Christmas During the Civil War-Learn about where our traditions, such as the Christmas tree, Christmas Cards, Christmas Carols, the yule log, Twas the Night Before Christmas, A Christmas Carol and Santa Claus originated from before the Civil War and how the Civil War solidified the concepts into what we celebrate today. The battlefield now has a roving interpretive guide that will be giving guided tours of the battlefield. Prices for the guided tours are $4.00 for adults and $3.50 for children. Groups of 10 or more are $3.50 and children $3.00. No advance tickets. Visitors must call for times. Tour buses are welcome. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 6, 2019) Bryan Bush is the new park manager at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Parks Commissioner Donnie Holland announced today. Bush, a Louisville native, has published more than a dozen books on Civil War and Louisville history. He has also written magazine articles and consulted with museums and film productions on the Civil War. Bush has been a Civil War re-enactor and served as a board member and curator for the Old Bardstown Civil War Museum and Village: The Battles of the Western Theater Museum in Bardstown. He is also a board member for the Louisville Historical League and is the official Civil War tour guide for Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Bush, who has an extensive background in retail, most recently as a supervisor at Home Depot in Louisville, received an undergraduate degree from Murray State University and a master s degree from the University of Louisville. Perryville is one of the Kentucky State ParksBuilding Monarch Butterfly Waystations FRANKFORT, Ky. -- More than a dozen Kentucky State Parks are working on projects to help Monarch butterflies by preserving habitat and planting milkweed plants the butterflies need for survival. The butterflies easily identified because of their orange and black colors are known for their annual journeys to Mexico each year for winter hibernation. Some scientists are concerned that loss of habitat is causing a decline in the Monarch population in some areas. Learn More... Split Rails help Define the Space! We are making real progress on our Split Rail Drive! We are almost half way there! Please help! The fences were terrible obstacles that the soldiers had to overcome as they advanced across the landscape. Our mission will help return the park s landscape to its appearance at the time of the battle as well as define those spaces where men struggled and died for our nation. You can help build a battlefield by purchasing a split rail. The rails will be purchased from the West Virginia Split Rail Company at $8.50 per rail. This includes the shipping! Visit The Friends of Perryville to Donate Now! PERRYVILLE, Ky. With the help of a class from Centre College, Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site now has a digital database of more than 5,800 soldiers who died, were wounded or went missing during the largest Civil War battle in Kentucky. This is a great resource for anyone doing family or military research, said Parks Commissioner Elaine Walker. Our thanks go out to Centre College and the students who worked on this project. Park Manager Kurt Holman, who has spent 30 years collecting names and details of the casualties, contacted the college in nearby Danville for assistance. A computer science class taught by Christine Shannon agreed to take on the project. We re among a handful of Civil War battlefields with this kind of database that is now available to anyone with access to the Internet, Holman said. This is a great service to our guests and really helps raise the profile of this important Kentucky historical site. Learn more.....

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