"Walking in the Footsteps of American Heroes: A History of the Dennison Depot" with Jacob Masters
Jacob Masters will present “Walking in the Footsteps of American Heroes: A History of the Dennison Depot” for the Museum’s next Brown Bag Lunch program, which will air on MCTV channels 21 and 621 at noon on Tuesday, July 27. It can also be seen on YouTube (massmu.org/videos) and Facebook (facebook.com/massillonmuseum). #StarkTuscMuseumsUnite --------------------------------- Recognized as a national landmark, the beautifully restored 1873 Dennison Railroad Depot is the nation’s most significant remaining example of a railroad canteen that still reflects its World War II heritage. During WWII, 4,000 volunteers at the Dennison Depot Salvation Army Servicemen’s Canteen served free food to 1.3 million service members as they were going off to fight in the war. Dennison Depot’s home-front hospitality became so well known, that soldiers called it “Dreamsville, USA.” Jacob Masters is the director of museums for the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, Historic Schoenbrunn Village, and the Museum of Clay Industry and Folk Art. He serves as treasurer on the Ohio Museum Association board of directors and is a board member of the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce. In addition to running the daily museum operations, he has curated the last five feature exhibitions at the Depot, including “Quarantine: Diseases of War,” “Swing: Music of the 40s,” and “Dirty Laundry: Controversial Items in Museums.” Masters has presented programs at the American Association of State and Local History conference, the Ohio Museums Association conference, and the Ohio Local History Alliance regional and annual meetings.
Jacob Masters will present “Walking in the Footsteps of American Heroes: A History of the Dennison Depot” for the Museum’s next Brown Bag Lunch program, which will air on MCTV channels 21 and 621 at noon on Tuesday, July 27. It can also be seen on YouTube (massmu.org/videos) and Facebook (facebook.com/massillonmuseum). #StarkTuscMuseumsUnite --------------------------------- Recognized as a national landmark, the beautifully restored 1873 Dennison Railroad Depot is the nation’s most significant remaining example of a railroad canteen that still reflects its World War II heritage. During WWII, 4,000 volunteers at the Dennison Depot Salvation Army Servicemen’s Canteen served free food to 1.3 million service members as they were going off to fight in the war. Dennison Depot’s home-front hospitality became so well known, that soldiers called it “Dreamsville, USA.” Jacob Masters is the director of museums for the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, Historic Schoenbrunn Village, and the Museum of Clay Industry and Folk Art. He serves as treasurer on the Ohio Museum Association board of directors and is a board member of the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce. In addition to running the daily museum operations, he has curated the last five feature exhibitions at the Depot, including “Quarantine: Diseases of War,” “Swing: Music of the 40s,” and “Dirty Laundry: Controversial Items in Museums.” Masters has presented programs at the American Association of State and Local History conference, the Ohio Museums Association conference, and the Ohio Local History Alliance regional and annual meetings.