Livingston County War Museum Receives “Remarkable” Donation

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Ralph Messer, museum curator, stands with the new WWII posters. (Photo by Cynthia Grau, WJEZ)

By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ News

The Livingston County War Museum-Dal Estes Education Center recently received material for a new World War II exhibit.

Ed Long, museum president, said through a private donation from Beth Kelley Schneider of Phoenix, they received 32 posters from the National Archives. Long said the posters contain copies of many key documents from the war.

Long tells WJEZ, “I’ve never seen any posters like these.  They are museum-quality posters, which is pretty obvious.  It’s a remarkable display and if you sat here and read it all it would probably take you about two hours.”

For more information about the exhibit or to plan a personal tour of the museum, call 815-842-0301.