Traveling history exhibit is coming to Ocala
Bringing “The American Revolution Experience” to the community is part of the local DAR chapter’s 100th anniversary.
[Image courtesy american-revolution-experience.battlefields.org]
The Ocala Chapter of the National Association of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host the award winning “The American Revolution Experience” traveling exhibition, which traces the lives of historical characters and how the Revolutionary War effected their lives, March 17 through 21.
Chapter Regent Renee Coventry said sharing the $25,000 interactive exhibit with the community is a “wonderful way” to celebrate the local chapter’s 100th anniversary and that seeing the exhibit is a way to understand the impact of the Revolutionary War on individuals who experienced it.
The exhibit and a related website were a collaboration between the American Battlefield Trust and the Daughters of the American Revolution, according to battlefields.org
“This innovative pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration, technology and unique artifacts and primary accounts to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the birth of our nation,” the website states.
The exhibit will be on display at Christ the King Anglican Church, at 4440 SE 3rd Ave., Ocala. It may be viewed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day in the North Hall. Admission is free. Groups are asked to contact the DAR in advance via email to [email protected].
To learn more, go to dar.org and american-revolution-experience.battlefields.org
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