The Early Mays to perform as part of Civil War Living History Day
April 16
The Early Mays
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall’s 10th Annual Civil War Living History Day on April 16 pays special tribute to the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic. Keynote speaker Andy Waskie, vice president of Philadelphia’s Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library, will shed light on this hugely influential organization.
Other activities include: Tours of Civil War graves at nearby Chartiers Cemetery; “Military Ballooning During the Civil War,” (Kevin Knapp as Chief Aeronaut, Army of the Potomac); a Victorian Tea (tickets required); Co. A. 9th Pennsylvania Reserves Drills, Camp Life and Skirmish; Sutlers, Crafters and Vendors; Civil War Used Book Sale; and Ongoing tours of the Espy Post and Lincoln Gallery.
The ACFL&MH concludes its Civil War programming on this day with a special capstone concert. The Early Mays will perform Appalachian-inspired folk songs at 5 p.m. General admission tickets are available online for $5.
For more information, visit www.carnegiecarnegie.org.