The September 13th Waukegan (Il) News Sun reported that students at Palambi Middle Schol in Lake Villa, Illinois, got some first-hand experience with the 1860s on the 12th, when their school had a Civil War Living History Day in conjunction with the 6th annual Lake Villa Civil War Days.
Re-enactors put on surgery displays and became Harriet Tubman, spy Pauline Cushman. Even President Abraham Lincoln and wife Mary were there as well.
Fifty students from the Prince of Peace School and 30 home-schoolers attended.
Friday night, they had a Civil War Ball at school, attended by 50 costumed 7th and 8th graders.
Seventh graders at the school study US History and have an optional trip to Washington, DC which includes colonial and Civil War sidetrips.
This is a great way to get young folk interested in history. Give this to them at school, and for those interested, there is the major show at the Lehman Mansion for the next two days. Too bad we had all that rain.
Hopefully, This Will Happen Again Next year. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
