Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Civil War reenactors explain why they love living in the past
A “good number of residents” gathered at the Mahwah Museum Saturday to experience what life was like for soldiers during the Civil War, exhibit curator Tom O’Brien said. As part of its New Jersey Fights in the Civil War: Remembering Soldiers Buried in Mahwah exhibit, the museum hosted four members of the 15th New York Cavalry who put on an encampment. Captain Ken Colomba, Corporals Randy Andrese and Kevin Colomba and Private John Milteer set up camp outside the museum for four hours, while residents were invited to ask questions and listen to stories from the reenactors about what life was really like for Civil War soldiers in between battles. "I saw an ad in Wild West Magazine looking for reenactors. I did one, and I was hooked," Milteer …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Living exhibit Saturday will show what life was like for soldiers 150 years ago
This Saturday afternoon, Mahwah will get to witness a living scene depicting what life was like during the Civil War. The 15th New York Cavalry, a Civil War reenactor unit, will be camped on the lawn outside the Mahwah Museum from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, creating a live demonstration of how soldiers lived during the war. “The group is doing an encampment, which means they will actually set up tents, have six to eight people in uniforms, and act as is they lived in a Civil War era camp,” Tom O’Brien, the Mahwah Museum exhibit coordinator, said. “The encampments show lifestyle between battles, what it was really like to live as a soldier.” The Cavalry will not be reenacting a battle scene. Instead, O’Brien said, the encampment will allow Mahwah …
Friday, March 16, 2012
Release from the Mahwah Museum
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Friday, March 16, 2012
The Mahwah Museum has opened an exciting new exhibit, “New Jersey Fights in the Civil War – Remembering Soldiers Buried in Mahwah” to celebrate the Sesquicentennial (150 years) of the Civil War. The exhibit is open from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at the Museum, 201 Franklin Turnpike Mahwah. During the war, New Jersey regiments were engaged in every major battle and many of the State’s soldiers were wounded or made the ultimate sacrifice. Twenty eight of these soldiers are buried in three of Mahwah’s cemeteries: Ramapo Reformed Church Cemetery, Mahwah Cemetery, and Redeemer Cemetery. The Museum has information about each one: his unit and the actions and events in which he was engaged This exhibit is focused on the experiences…
