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    UNO graduate students visit Louisiana National Guard Museum, Jackson Barracks

    UNO graduate students visit Louisiana National Guard Museum, Jackson Barracks

    Photo By Sgt. Karen Sampson | Graduate students from University of New Orleans public history department tour the...... read more read more

    NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES

    04.10.2015

    Story by Sgt. Karen Sampson and Sgt. Devin Wood

    215th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

    NEW ORLEANS — From the musket shots of the American Revolution to the American Civil War, even all the way to modern operations, the city of New Orleans is rich with Military history. The Louisiana National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks features displays from each era.

    Graduate Students from the University Of New Orleans’ Public History department toured the museum April 11, 2015 at the suggestion of their peers who currently intern for the museum’s archives department.

    “As a class we participate in several museum visits per semester,” said Matthew Leatherman, native of Shepard, Michigan, intern at Louisiana National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks and member of the graduate history program at UNO.

    “I suggested bringing our public history class because the artifacts cover from the civil war to the present and it’s collection concentrated on Louisiana’s military history,” said Leatherman.

    According to Beverly Boyko, collections manager of the museum these types of programs are beneficial for the students and the museum. The students have an opportunity to gain valuable experience in museum operation, historical archiving and for the museum it’s cost efficient help.

    “The students update archived information and exhibits during their internship by providing the museum free labor,” said Boyko.

    Locals should get out and experience the Museum at Jackson Barracks as well as other historical sites around the city such as the World War II Museum, because of the local ties and historical significance, said Charles Chamberlain, a history professor at UNO,

    “The World War II Museum and the oral histories are generally local but the story they tell is international,” said Chamberlain. “This obviously has an international component as well, but the local aspect is really what makes it distinct.”

    The class travels through the library. This inviting study area contains copious amounts of military literature, bound handwritten logs, a long glass case of tank and military vehicle models and rows cabinets containing files of Louisiana’s deceased service members. These valuable resources are accessible to visitors during business hours, said Boyko.

    “You don’t have to be a military history buff to appreciate this,” said Chamberlain. “Just look around,” said Chamberlain, “Everyone is enjoying themselves.”

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    Date Taken: 04.10.2015
    Date Posted: 04.16.2015 13:43
    Story ID: 160192
    Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US
    Hometown: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US

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