Book Talk & Signing: Valley of the Shadow: An Account of American POWs of the Japanese Saturday, November 10 10:30 - 11:30 am In honor of Veterans Day CSPM is honored to welcome Whitney Galbraith, self-publisher of his father’s POW memoir Valley of the Shadow. Galbraith will explore first-person accounts of World War II to deepen our understanding of how POWs survived their captivity physically, mentally, and morally. Presented by Author, Whitney Galbraith. RSVP required. Ongoing Events & Exhibits... Food Truck Tuesdays Every Tuesday, now through October 30 | 11:00 am - 1:30 pm League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Allies & Advocates League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Allies & Advocates tells the story of the military wives who founded the organization that would later become the National League of POW/ MIA Families. This traveling exhibit from The Dole Institute of Politics features documents, artifacts, oral histories, and multimedia, as well as local stories and artifacts collected by the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum that reveal the powerful grassroots movement in Colorado Springs during the Vietnam Era. The League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/ MIA Allies & Advocates will be on exhibit at CSPM through December 29, 2018. Programming made possible by funding from Harlan and Alice Ann Ochs of Colorado Springs, in honor of Larry Ochs. The Story of Us: The Pikes Peak Region from A – Z The Story of Us is an ongoing exhibit lets users to explore the history and geography of the region using 21st Century technology. Open a letter from A – Z and learn about the people, places and events that make our region unique. Navigate dynamic maps that allow you to go back in time to understand how neighborhoods, businesses, climate, and transportation have shaped our community. Where do you fit in? Come and discover your place in local history through The Story of Us! Bent’s Fort - Interactive Children’s Gallery CSPM’s Children’s Gallery exhibit, Beads, Blankets and Buffalo: Trade at Bent’s Fort, gives children, ages 2-10 an interactive, hands-on experience of a “day in the life” at Bent’s Fort. Bent’s Fort was a multicultural place of trade and exchange along the Santa Fe Trail in the 1830s and 1840s. In the exhibit, children can explore a carpenter’s shop, trade counter, kitchen, tipi and a Santa Fe Trail wagon! MUSEUM HOURS: OPEN TUES-SAT 10:00 am - 5:00 pm RSVP: www.cspm.org/rsvp-for-an-event or 719-385-5990 MUSELETTER OCTOBER 2018 | PG 5
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