March 2, 2016 - On Saturday, March 5, Mansfield State Historic Site will host programs in honor of Women’s History Month. At 1 p.m., a living history program on the life of the common and “uncommon” soldier will be conducted in front of the museum. This program will center on the typical uniform and equipage that the soldiers would have carried and utilized, ranging from not only their military gear, but also personal items which allowed them to occupy their minds and remind them of those back home.
Following this program, historian Shelby Harriel of Pearl River Community College will conduct a presentation on the secret lives of the women who served in the army during the American Civil War. Her program entitled: Forbidden, Hidden, and Forgotten: Women Soldiers at Mansfield will begin at 2 p.m. inside the museum.
The fee to attend this presentation is $4 per person age 4-61; $2 for seniors 62 and over; free for children 3 and under. Fee to tour museum and grounds is $4 per person age 13-61; seniors 62 and over and children 12 and under can tour free of charge. Mansfield State Historic Site is located on La. Hwy. 175, three miles south of Mansfield. For more information, call 318.872.1474 or 888.677.6267, or visit www.LaStateParks.com.
