The Lincoln Depot Museum at 10 S. Water St. in Peekskill opened its 2021 season with a weekend event May 1 and 2.
After being closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, the board of directors was pleased to be able to once again welcome members of the public to the award-winning museum and visitor”™s center.
A new exhibit titled “Women and Children of the Civil War, from Patriotism to Combat” was unveiled with artifacts showing the life and influence of women and children during the American Civil War era.
A generous donation from The Rotary Club of Peekskill enabled the museum to launch a new Children”™s Interactive Zone where children will be able to play Civil War-era games like dominos, try on period costumes such as a Union officer”™s uniform and read books about President Lincoln, the Civil War and trains.
The doors of the museum and visitor”™s center will open at 1 p.m. each day. Admission is $10 per person; children 12 and under and museum members are admitted free.
For more information, visit the museum at lincolndepotmuseum.org or call at 914-402-4318.
