Individual Exhibit Evaluation : The Home Front Exhibit

We originally chose our topic off of the Cold War standards because that is what we were currently learning in class. We decided on our specific topic (Vietnam War drafting) for two reasons. The first one was because Ellie’s Grandpa, Steve Pomerleau, was drafted into the war in 1969. We thought it would be a very interesting experience to interview him because he had a personal connection to the war and what happened. The second reason was because we knew very little about the vietnam war and wanted to know what happened and how it affected the world. We eventually narrowed down our topic to Vietnam war drafting because many people did not realize how it affected the soldiers.

Headings, Titles, Sub-Headings, and Captions are some of the organization features to name a few. One of those features is Labeled Diagram. An example of Labeled Diagram in this article is ‘‘Busy body’’. It is located at the bottom of the second page. I can recognize that this is a Labeled Diagram because the Pallas’s cat photo is the main focus of the text, and parts of the photos have labels, that is a very big feature of a Labeled Diagram. Furthermore, this is different from the rest of the text features because it has a very different color scheme than the rest of the text features. Rather than a green background, it has a light blue background accompanied with bright yellow labels. The Labeled Diagram ‘‘Busy Body’’ showed me every part of the Pallas’s cats body, and label each with a description and the purpose of that body part. This is absolutely necessary for me to understand more about Pallas’s cats, it does help me to understand the article more

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The museum representatives were very nice and helpful. Entering the Charles H. Wright museum, my fiance and I were stopped by a cameraman who worked at the museum. The cameraman was very welcoming, encouraging, and persistent. Entering the D.I.A, the representatives at the desk were very respectful and understanding. Admission was free to the D.I.A for all Wayne County residents; however; I forgot my state I.D at home and the lady was kind enough to accept an old check stub as proof that I resided in Wayne County. Both museums were very clean and quiet, with the exception of the kids who were enjoying the moment. Comparing the two, my most favorite exhibit would have had to be the slave ship I mentioned at the Charles H. Wright museum. The slave ship is more than an exhibit, it’s like two minutes in a slave’s shoes. Walking through the dark ship, I could slightly imagine and empathize the life of slaves on that ship. My least favorite thing was a picture that I’ve attached to the essay. The picture is of a black slave beating another slave while the Master’s watched. Though the image may represent the truth, I’m not a big fan of ugly truths - especially when they don’t compare to the bigger

The interior is supposed to be styled after a mid-1800's fort and the second floor is a replica of a bridge (I forget the name) that troops from these states would have had to march over to get to the rest of the US and the areas of engagement. We were lucky enough to visit during their temporary exhibit entitled Bodices, Bonnets and Weeds – Civil War and Mid-Victorian Fashions! A whole exhibit space filled with antique clothing, jewelry and accessories! I am so glad that my camera karma was good and that I was able to get a few good photos to share with you. If you watched the Gettysburg documentary I posted about a couple weeks ago, you will remember what a huge part Lieutenant Colonel Rufus Dawes and his “Iron Brigade” (made up of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry troops) played in many battles, especially at Gettysburg. Even though the upper-Midwest saw no action itself, men from all over the region did and this museum illustrates their lives and

The West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa is a blast from the past for most of the older generation while the younger generations get to see how their grandparents or great grandparents got to live long before they were born. The overall theme of the museum is honoring and memorializing the old city of Tallapoosa. When exploring the little museum, there are displays of old stores and work offices such as a dentist office or a doctor’s office display from the 1800’s. These displays are interesting to look at because most of the stuff on display in each of these rooms are actual items from that time or very close to that era. When viewing these rooms, there is a button viewers can press which activates a narrator to tell them what they are viewing

The two forces headed into Norfolk, right through town, one heading north and the other east, it was quite a sight for the civilians that had seen so much. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect to see thousands of Marines heading off to battle in their own country, it was all surreal. The Marines sang cadence as they marched through town and the suburb’s, people lined the streets to see the spectacle, never had they been more proud, it sent shivers up their spines. The force heading north would encounter town after town and finally cut through Washington DC itself. Once the entered town they at first would be escorted through by the 3rd Infantry Regiment, half way through they would be handed off to the 82nd Airborne. Not one Marine thought it was necessary that they needed Army escorts.

The visitor center was a decent-sized building that contained three public oriented rooms: main lobby, classroom, and audio/visual presentation room. Exhibits featuring the Mexican-American War from both perspectives enveloped the walls and central spot of the main lobby. In the front-left corner, the information desk, with a kind man, and a compact gift shop lightened the wartime epic showcase. The right of the room featured the classroom and a/v room which were occasionally utilized for teaching purposes

The Canadian War Museum provides an exhibition specifically on ways in which women lives were transiting throughout the First and Second World War. The exhibition laid many artifacts which came from women, such as photographs, voice overs, diaries, and souvenirs. The artifacts played a prominent role in understanding the experience of the World Wars from a woman point of view. The artifacts provide an understanding of the stories that women were facing challenges with. The challenges allowed women to grow and show what they are capable of. Since men were occupied fighting with their allies’ women took control and started participating and working.

In analyzing the tracing board provided, I broke down my thoughts into three distinct categories – the room, the furniture, and the banners.

Early Saturday morning, I attended the Historic Brownsville Museum. I remembered visiting before to utilize the restroom since it was the only building close to the cemetery where I was volunteering. The restrooms were awesome because of their antiquity therefore I attended one more time for this project. As I entered for the second time, I saw shelves of merchandise or souvenirs from the museum. The lady up front charged my friend and I two dollars and gave us directions of the different halls and what types of exhibits we would encounter. We then proceeded to the first exhibits on the right of the entrance. I was ready for this adventure!

The women’s suffrage portion of the exhibit also does the same and does not shy away from the fact that many women were arrested for working towards gaining the right to vote. While the rest of the museum was mostly centered on the accomplishments of white men, this small area works to take into the account contributions these groups made toward American

It was one of the first depot’s to be built in Victorian style having an office, a men’s and women’s waiting room and a freight room.

One of the photos that I think had the most significant in this exhibit was a photo titled “Italianate shotgun and Creole cottage”. This

This was actually my first visit to this museum since I have gone to Kennesaw. My expectations were pretty high initially upon going, because I have heard so many things about it from my peers. Just by their opinions, and my love for art I have myself, I was actually excited about going in to take a look. I must say, I was not disappointed by any of the art work I saw in there. I really enjoyed the exhibit of work from some students from a high school around this area. It really shows that the college really supports the youth of the future and their passion for art as a whole.