Horsham Air Museum Blends History, Education
The volunteer-run Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum in Horsham is working to boost its educational offerings to the public.
Once the fence around the sprawling 1,100-acre former Willow Grove air base come down to make way for homes, a school, a town center and more, future generations may not know its history as a military base, or an airfield. “Fifty years from now, no one’s going to know that Willow Grove base existed,” said Heather Salazar, curator of the volunteer-run Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum. That is unless Salazar and the dozens of other volunteers at DVHAA's museum have a say. Salazar, of Willow Grove, who holds a master's degree in military history, joined the museum last July. Since then, she has strived to help “make sure history stays alive in the public’s eye.” Salazar, along with DVHAA, is working on several fronts to …
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11:48 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
They are doing a great service, but why where only Boy Scouts invited - what about Girl Scouts? They don't just sell cookies you know more ›