It is with great pride and excitement that the Carver County Historical Society announces the redesign of the Veterans' Gallery has begun. It has long been the hope of CCHS to redesign the gallery to concentrate its story on Carver County residents. The goals for the gallery is to serve as a memorial to Carver County servicemen and women who have sacrificed their lives in the armed forces, to acknowledge the military services of Carver County veterans, both living and deceased, to provide basic information about military conflicts in which Carver County has been involved, including their causes, the course of events, and resolution, and to provide specific information about the activities of Carver County residents during military conflicts, including the activities of servicemen and women and life on the home front.Gallery construction began in January with the painting of the ceilings. Construction of walls began March 30 with volunteer labor supplied by the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation. The cost for the gallery will be approximately $15,000 which will be generated from donations, grants and volunteer time. The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation has donated approximately $8,000 in volunteer time time, almost half the amount budgeted for the gallery.
Pictured above: A preliminary sketch of the Civil War exhibit as imagined by CCHS Curator Larry Hutchings
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