Allegany Museum
WWII Exhibits including special information on the 29th Infantry.
Allegany Museum • 81 Baltimore Street • www.alleganymuseum.org.
Downtown Cumberland
Town Centre – World War II window displays. Enjoy WWII specials, both food and beverage at our local restaurants.
Brooke Whiting House of Art
Tour the childhood home of WWII Veterans, Brooke and Anne Whiting and see a special exhibit honoring their service, WWII memorabilia, and Brooke Whiting's worldwide collection of antiques and art. Museum interpreters will be dressed in 1940's clothing. The museum is located at 632 Washington St. in Cumberland and is open Thursday - Saturday from 10 - 5 with tours given on the hour.
Brook Whiting House of Art • 632 Washington Street • www.thewhitinghouse.org.
Queen City Transportation Museum
Visit the Queen City Transportation Museum located in the former Armory building, home to Cumberland’s Company G, 115 Infantry Regiment, 29th Division National Guard. Built in 1925, the historic building now houses Allegany County’s WWII Hall of Fame listing all those who served, two military memorabilia displays, framed newspapers from the era and a photograph of Company G with all the members named. The building is a two-story Flemish bond brick structure imitating a medieval building. The front façade features a central block offset by two, three-story towers.
Queen City Transportation Museum •
210 S. Centre Street, Cumberland. Hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • www.queencitytransportationmuseum.com.
Canal Place Festival Grounds
WWII and Korean War Living Historians land and set-up camp.
Canal Place Festival Grounds • 13 Canal Street • www.canalplace.org.
Holiday Inn in Cumberland – 7 p.m.
It’s an Andrew Sisters Tribute! Swing to the music of WWII. Opening for the Andrews Sisters is the award winning Mountain Ridge High School Jazz Band. Cash bar. Admission ticket required, $10/person. Tickets available at The Book Center, 15N. Centre Street, Cumberland or call 301-724-2453.
Holiday Inn • 100 S. George Street • www.hicumberland.com.
Open Houses at C. William Gilchrist Museum of the Arts and Brooke Whiting House of Art – 5 – 7 p.m.
Free trolley rides between the two museums. The Gilchrist will feature “Cumberland Goes to War in Black and White,” a photo exhibit of local WWII soldiers and the homefront. The Brooke Whiting House will feature WWII “Home for the Holidays” Christmas displays. A special thanks to StelTek Graphics, Bedford, PA for donating the printing of the photo exhibit.
C. William Gilchrist Museum of the Arts • 104 Washington Street • www.gilchristgallery.com
Brooke Whiting House of Art • 632 Washington Street • www.thewhitinghouse.org
Canal Place Festival Grounds
Explore the Allies and Axis Encampment with demonstrations, vehicles on display. See how the soldiers lived and fought. See FDR review the troops.
Canal Place Festival Grounds • 13 Canal Street • www.canalplace.org.
Windsor Hall at Town Center – 11 a.m.
WWII Roundtable – Hear the stories from WWII Veterans including:
- Sgt. Clancy Lyall, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Normandy, Holland, Bastogne/Belgium, Hagenau, Germany, Austria. He made two combat jumps in Korea and in 1954, he was assigned to the 8th French Parachute Assault Battalion as an advisor. The 8th was in Dien Bien Phu. Clancy got out two weeks before the garrison surrendered. He is one of a small number who have Four combat jumps and is unique in having been a participant in both the Battle of the Bulge and the siege of Dien Bien Phu.
- Ed George, 13th Airborne Division, Europe. After WWII, he joined the CIA, still in its early years.
- George Perrine, Company B, 82nd Armored Recon. Bn. 2nd Armored Div. (Hell on Wheels), N. Africa, Sicily and Europe. He landed in Normandy D +3.
- Bernie Cordial, Pharmacist Mate 3 Class (Medic), Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, South Pacific. Enters the Navy at age 16.
- Dr. Neil Williams, signal man on a landing ship tank (LST) in the Pacific
- Guy Whidden, 101st Airborne Paratrooper. Jumped into Normandy on D-Day and Holland during Operation Market Garden; seriously wounded by a German mortar shell. Author of Between the Lines and Beyond: Letters of a 101st Airborne Paratrooper.
- Lester Lease, Joined the 29th Infantry Division when he was 16 years old. He took part in the D-Day liberation and became the battlefield platoon leader. He ran his platoon through the Hedgerow – St. Lo fighting, and on through to Germany after being wounded at Brest and briefly out of action. He received a battlefield promotion to Tech Sergeant and was with the 29th when they connected with the Russians at the Elb River. He received both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster.
Windsor Hall at Town Centre • 39 Baltimore Street • www.windsorhall.org.
Western Maryland Railway Station – 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ride the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad with FDR and the Andrews Sisters. WWII and Korean War veterans ride for free. WMSR excursion ticket required.
Western Maryland Railway Station • 13 Canal Place • www.wmsr.com.
Windsor Hall at Town Centre – 8:30 p.m.
USO Tribute and Dance - Enjoy the sounds of 1940s big band music with The Potomac Highlands Dance Band. Cash bar. Admission ticket required, $15/person. Tickets available at The Book Center, 15N. Centre Street, Cumberland or call 301-724-2453 .
Windsor Hall at Town Centre • 39 Baltimore Street • www.windsorhall.org.
Canal Place Festival Grounds
Explore the Allies and Axis Encampment with demonstrations, vehicles on display. Discover how the soldiers lived and fought.
Canal Place Festival Grounds • 13 Canal Street • www.canalplace.org.
Western Maryland Railway Station – 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WMSR regular train excursion. WWII and Korean War veterans ride for free. WMSR excursion ticket required.
Western Maryland Railway Station • 13 Canal Place • www.wmsr.coom.
Windsor Hall at Town Centre – 7 p.m.
Fighting For Freedom: Black Women’s Army Corps During World War II by Janet Sims-Woods. For the first time during World War II, African-American women were allowed to enter the military. The first contingent trained in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where they were housed in segregated barracks, ate at separate dining tables, and used segregated recreational facilities. Despite the hardships and discrimination, the women persevered and thirty-six of the original group graduated and were assigned to Officers Candidate School, Cooks and Bakers School, the Transportation Pool, or the Clerical School. A lecture by Janet Sims-Wood discusses the courageous example set by the first African-American WAC unit in Europe. Presented by Allegany County Library System. Free and open to the public. Ms. Sims-Woods presentation is sponsored by the Maryland Humanities Council and McCormick.
 
Windsor Hall at Town Centre • 39 Baltimore Street • www.windsorhall.org.
Veterans (Armistice) Day
Downtown Cumberland – 11 a.m.
Veterans’ Memorial Ceremonial Service at the War Memorial, Centre Street, presented by the local American Legion. Veterans of all wars are invited to attend as special guests. A reception at the Queen City Transportation Museum will follow the ceremony.
Veterans Day Sale
Check out the shops in Downtown Cumberland for great buys.
Gordon-Roberts House – 5 – 7 p.m.
Victory Garden Program and Dinner. A special presentation by Sharon Diehl on victory gardens and canning complete with dinner. The Gordon-Roberts House is the former home of Col. Randolph Millholland, 29th Infantry). Spaces are limited and advance reservations are required.
Gordon-Roberts House • 218 Washington Street • www.gordon-robertshouse.com.
Cumberland Airport 2 – 4 p.m.
B-25 Bomber “Panchito” flies into the Cumberland Airport for a three-day stay. The Fly-In is a weather permitting event.
Holiday Inn – 8 p.m.
Comedy by Abbott and Costello – enjoy a special tribute to the top comedian team of the 1940s. Cash bar. Admission ticket required, $10/person. Tickets available at The Book Center, 15N. Centre Street, Cumberland or call 301-724-2453.
Holiday Inn • 100 S. George Street • www.hicumberland.com.
Cumberland Airport 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
B-25 “Panchito” Display
Allegany Museum 1 – 3 p.m.
Military Memorabilia Antiques Road Show – bring your WWII item and have it appraised by local expert Charlie McVeigh at no charge. (2 item limit)
Allegany Museum • 81 Baltimore Street • www.alleganymuseum.org.
Western Maryland Train Station – 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ride the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad with Abbott and Costello. WWII and Korean War veterans ride for free. WMSR excursion ticket required.
Western Maryland Railway Station • 13 Canal Place • www.wmsr.coom.
Western Maryland Train Station – 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WMSR regular train excursion. WWII and Korean War veterans ride for free. WMSR excursion ticket required.
Western Maryland Railway Station • 13 Canal Place • www.wmsr.coom.
Cumberland Airport noon – 2 p.m.
Watch as the B25 “Panchito” takes off for home!
All activities and times are subject to change.
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
Saturday & Sunday, both weekends 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
All Aboard as the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s restored early 20th century train steams on a round-trip through the mountains between Cumberland and Frostburg. Train excursions run Saturday and Sunday, both weekends. Ride with FDR and the Andrew Sisters on Saturday, November 7 and Abbott and Costello on Saturday, November 14. Make your train reservations at www.wmsr.com or 1-800-TRAIN-50.
Western Maryland Railway Station • 13 Canal Place • www.wmsr.com.
The Andrews Sisters Tribute
Friday, November 6 - 7 p.m.
Friday, November 6 jive to the sounds of the Andrews Sisters in the ballroom at the Holiday Inn in Cumberland. Opening for the Andrews Sisters tribute will be the award winning Mountain Ridge High School Jazz Band, followed by the renowned TreVoche, Andrews Sisters impersonators. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10/person. Tickets available at The Book Center, 15N. Centre Street, Cumberland or call 301-724-2453.
Holidya Inn • 100 S. George Street • www.hicumberland.com.
Canal Place Festival Grounds Reenactors’ Bivouac
Friday, November 6 – Sunday, November 8 – All Day
Discover how the Allied and Axis soldiers lived, played and fought. See reenactors from both WWII and the Korean War, their weapons and their vehicles from both sides of the war.
Canal Place Festival Grounds • 13 Canal Street • www.canalplace.org.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Saturday, November 7 - 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ridge the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad steam train with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt impersonator as well as the Andrews Sisters and several WWII military reenactors. The train leaves the station at 11:30 a.m. and returns at 3 p.m. Follow FDR to the Canal Place Festival Grounds where the Commander-in-Chief will review the troops. Make your train reservations at www.wmsr.com or 1-800-TRAIN-50.
Western Maryland Railway Station • 13 Canal Place • www.wmsr.coom.
USO Tribute and Dance
Friday, November 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Windsor Hall at Town Centre. Enjoy the sounds of 1940s big band music with The Potomac Highlands Dance Band. Cash bar. Admission ticket required, $15/person. Tickets available at The Book Center, 15N. Centre Street, Cumberland or call 301-724-2453.
Windsor Hall at Town Centre • 39 Baltimore Street • www.windsorhall.org.
Abbott and Costello
Friday, November 13 – Sunday, November 15 - Show: 8 p.m.
Bill Riley and Joe Ziegler transform themselves into Bud Abbott and Lou Costello through vintage dress and an authentic recreation of the team’s mannerisms and vocal stylings. They perform with pinpoint accuracy many of the vaudeville and burlesque routines made famous by Bud and Lou on stage, screen, radio and television, including the classic baseball, “Who’s On First?” Bud and Lou are joined by Scoops Fields – Ace Press Agent (Jason Crutchley.) Friday, November 13, 8 p.m., it’s the Abbott and Costello Show at the Holiday Inn ($10/person. Tickets available at The Book Center, 15N. Centre Street, Cumberland or call 301-724-2453.) Bud, Lou and Scoop will ride the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Saturday, November 14 and will be on the streets of Cumberland on Saturday and Sunday. (www.ultimateaandc.com)
B-25 “Panchito" Bomber
Friday, November 13 – Sunday, November 15
B-25 Bomber “Panchito” flies into the Cumberland Airport for a three-day stay. The Fly-In is a weather permitting event.
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