News release
Contact: Tami Sneddon, Administrative Coordinator
541-967-7122
Parade watchers during the Albany Veterans Day observance Thursday will have an
opportunity to visit the Albany Regional Museum before and after the event. Admission to the
Museum is free and the doors will be open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Museum is located at 136 Lyon St. S. Hot coffee will be available.
Temporary exhibits related to Veterans Day will be on display. These will include
photographs from past parades on loan from the Veterans Commemoration Association, local
veterans memorabilia including items from retired Albany educator and mayor Tom Holman,
plus a short video from 1943 that records the dedication of Camp Adair. The film is on loan from
the Benton County Historical Museum.
The Albany Regional Museum will also exhibit a travelling display on World War II in
the Arctic from the Jenson Arctic Museum, which is on the campus of Western Oregon
University in Monmouth. World War II had a significant impact in Alaska. Japan bombed the
Aleutian Islands and forever changed Alaska’s landscape. The 1,523 mile Alaska Canada
Highway was built in just months to provide supplies to the new military bases. Thousands of
US military persons were stationed in Alaska but it was feared there were not enough soldiers
defend the United States against attacks. The Alaska Territorial Guard, a statewide unit of
volunteer Aleut, Inuit, and Athabasca soldiers was developed.
Regular Museum hours are Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call 541-967-7122 or search the web at
www.armuseum.com.