Frazier History Museum

Daily Events for Tuesday, Mar 26th, 2013

• 03/02 9:00 am - 04/14 9:00 amBehind Enemy Lines

  Behind Enemy Lines: Evasion and Escape Aids of World War II

  March 2 – April 14, 2013

  Lost in enemy territory, your best chance of survival fit in your pocket.

  Soldiers forced down in enemy territory during World War II carried a secret weapon unlike anything seen before—evasion and escape aids. See the top-secret gadgets, maps and survival kits that kept soldiers alive behind enemy lines.

  This exhibition was guest curated by R. E. Baldwin, author of “Last Hope: The Blood Chit Story.”

  
  

• 9:00 am - 5:00 pm"Spirits of the Passage" exhibit gallery open
  This humbling exhibition explores the circumstances of the transatlantic slave trade, gleaning facts and artifacts from the archaeological excavation of a sunken slave ship.  Launching in February in conjunction with Black History Month, "Spirits of the Passage" includes real artifacts from slave ships as well as other period items.  Iron shackles (some small enough to restrain a child), ivory tusks and brass bowls are only a few of the objects guests will find. How did the trade get started, who was involved and why did it thrive? These are some of the important questions this exhibition seeks to answer.
  
  

  Location
  2nd floor, north gallery

• 12:15 pm - 12:30 pmOlaudah Equiano
  The first ex-slave to publish his memoirs describes his trials and travails as a ten-year-old boy sold into slavery in the mid-18th century.
  
  

  Location
  1st Floor Theater

• 2:30 pm - 2:45 pmMedieval Sword and Buckler
  Our Interpreters demonstrate techniques with one-handed sword and buckler using the 13th century German fight manual known as the I.33.
  
  

  Location
  1st Floor Theater

• 3:15 pm - 3:30 pmFree Frank
  Former slave Frank McWhorter talks about coming to Kentucky in the 1790s, his establishment of a saltpetre business, and his efforts to free himself and his family from slavery.
  
  

  Location
  1st Floor Theater