WW II REVISITED
On Sunday, August 11 at 2 pm the Museum will host the first of two talks on the WW II exhibits currently on display. Joe T. May, founder of the Museum’s Digital Library of Veterans who Died in Foreign Wars, tells the story of Forest “Speck” Fulk, a survivor of the war. Fulk was born at Cootes Store in 1918, graduated from Broadway High School in 1939 and enlisted in the US Navy in 1943. Joe recalls his story of survival while serving as a crew member aboard a warship in the South Pacific. Fulk was one of the few survivors after the ship was struck and sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack. Fulk returned home in 1946 and lived to be 104 years old. He died in 2022.
On Sunday, September 22 at 2 pm the Museum will celebrate its 26th anniversary with a reception and talk by Gregory L. Owen, WW II historian. Greg will discuss his in-depth research into the German Prisoner of War Camp located just north of Timberville and its impact on the community. Look for more information about this celebration in the September CRC and on our websites.
Both exhibits and that on Early Travel in Plains District will be on display through December 2024.
PLAINS DISTRICT MEMORIAL MUSEUM
PO Box 601
176 N. Main St., Timberville VA 22853
540-896-7900
Email: plainsmuseum@comcast.net
Website: plainsmuseum.com
