Sunday, June 17, 2007
GIRARD — The historic Barnhisel House on North State Street offers a view to area life in the past, and for several months will focus on how area residents contributed to wars fought by the United States.
Newspaper clippings, military clothing, small tools and weapons, war rations books, posters and pictures from the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Spanish-American War line virtually every wall in the two-story wood-frame house.
Colette Chuey, a member of the Girard Historic Society, which operates Barnhisel House, said the society decided to present the display to show what role the area played in the country’s past wars, and show the historic value of the house.
“We just thought this would be of interest to people, something new,” she said. “We wanted to collect and show as many things as possible and hopefully bring as many people to the house as possible.”
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