On the weekend of August 12 and 13, the American Heritage Museum in Hudson will be presenting a time-line living history exhibition, “Centuries of the Soldier.”

This extraordinary program will feature multiple historical encampments laid out chronologically over the great expanse of the museum’s grounds. Starting as early as the Revolutionary War to the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, up to the Vietnam War.

There will be several demonstrations and battle re-enactments involving a variety of re-enactors representing soldiers over the last many years. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m. each day. Demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the weekend.

All three of the AHM’s museums will be open: the American Heritage Museum, the Historic Aviation Hangar and the Classic Automobile Barn.

This is a unique opportunity to see some of the world’s most rare aircraft, extraordinary American cars, historic tanks, armored vehicles and much more.

Advance sale tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and veterans and $15 for children under twelve. Members, WWII/Korean War veterans and children under three are free. Admission discounts cannot be used for special-event weekends.

Tank driving experiences and tank rides will also be available over the weekend. Registration can be done online or by telephone. Tanks featured will include the M24 Chaffee Light Tank and the M4 Sherman Medium Tank.

Visit www.americanheritagemuseum.org or call 978-562-9182 for more information.

Early Aviation Weekend is in September

The American Heritage Museum will present a World War I and early aviation event the weekend of September 16 and 17. The original 1917 Nieuport 28, America’s first and oldest fighter aircraft, will be showcased. “We will also pull out the 1909 Curtis Pusher for an operation exhibition,” ANH staff said. “There will be other organizations bringing and displaying their accurate World War I artifacts, equipment and replicas.”