HistoryMobile to visit Bath County

The Bath County Library and other organizations will be hosting the HistoryMobile at the end of April.

This is a free event. There will be public viewing on April 29th, April 30th & May 1st from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.and on Saturday, May 2nd from 10::00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.

The HistoryMobile will be located at the Bath County Recreation Center off US 220 near Valley Elementary School at 65 Panther Drive.

For more information, call 540-839-7286.

The Civil War 150 HistoryMobile is an interactive “museum on wheels” housed in a 53’ expandable tractor-trailer. The HistoryMobile visits museums, parks, fairs, schools, and other sites throughout Virginia and beyond, and is scheduled to tour through March 2016.

The HistoryMobile draws together stories from all over Virginia and uses state-of-the-art technology and immersive exhibit spaces to present individual stories of the Civil War from the perspectives of those who experienced it—young and old, enslaved and free, soldiers and civilians.

“In Their Footsteps”: Inside the HistoryMobile

The HistoryMobile exhibit is divided into four sections: Battlefront, Homefront, Journey to Freedom, and Loss-Gain-Legacy.

From the emotional letter written by a dying son to his father after sustaining a mortal wound at Spotsylvania in 1864, to an overheard conversation between husband and wife considering the great risks and rewards of fleeing to freedom, the HistoryMobile presents the stories of real people whose lives were shaped by the historic events of the 1860s.

The HistoryMobile exhibit includes:

• The Whirlwind: Virginia in the Civil War—A film that examines Virginia’s decision to secede and poses the question “Why War?”
• Battlefront Immersion—Conveys the experience of battle in its intensity, confusion, and suffering.
• Home Interrupted—Offers a first-person view of real-life dilemmas faced by civilians, soldiers, and slaves in Virginia during the Civil War.
• Journey to Freedom—Presents the overall experience of enslaved persons amid war, including the decision to fight for freedom.
• Loss-Gain-Legacy—Explores the profound impact of the war on Virginia, the end of slavery, and the reunification of the nation. Stories of well-known and lesser-known personalities reflect the enduring legacies of the Civil War, and visitors learn where they can delve more into this history at Civil War sites and battlefields across Virginia.