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Upcountry History

Learn about the people of the Upcountry through these online resources and lessons. Share your experiences on social media by using #UpcountryMuseum.    

Films of the Week – Baseball

Each week we will recommend a new film that either highlights local Upcountry history or one of our changing exhibitions. Explore history from the comfort of your couch and then make a trip out to the Museum once we are able to reopen our doors.     WEEK THREE While there has been a hold... Read more »

Read of the Week – Peanuts

Prepare for another fun season (football season that is) with the Peanuts gang as the Museum is set to host Pigskin Peanuts later this year! Enjoy this quick read on 5 of the most popular Peanuts comic strips.   The 5 Best Peanuts Comic Strips of All Time Written by Elisa Marks For 50 years,... Read more »

Film of the Week – WWI

  WEEK 4 During World War I, two British soldiers -- Lance Cpl. Schofield and Lance Cpl. Blake -- receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades -- including Blake's own brother.   Learn... Read more »

Read of the Week – WWII

The Battle of Tarawa In the Battle of Tarawa (November 20-23, 1943) during World War II (1939-45), the U.S. began its Central Pacific Campaign against Japan by seizing the heavily fortified, Japanese-held island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The 18,000 U.S. Marines sent to tiny Betio were expected to easily... Read more »