The WWI display of the Homeville Museum, of the CNY Living History Center complex, features a life-size, walk-through trench designed to help visitors visualize and understand the realities of combat and its many hardships; the trench is outfitted with life-like mannequins, barbed wire, and sandbags, as well as recreated artillery flashes with sounds. Visitors will also be able to engage with audio recordings of letters sent home by soldiers who endured living in the trenches. The exhibit is rounded out by an extensive collection of artifacts, memorabilia, uniforms, helmets, and weaponry.
More information: www.cnylivinghistory.org