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HOURS 10 am – 5 pm daily Closed: New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day GENERAL ADMISSION — $5/adults
— $4/Seniors (60 & better)
— $2/child
— FREE / age 1 & under
Members of the Field of Firsts Foundation receive FREE admission. Learn more about membership at www.FieldofFirsts.com
School Tours College Park Aviation Museum offers a variety of educational tours which utilize our permanent exhibits and include interactive, hands-on activities to extend learning beyond the classroom, and to excite students about the history and science of flight. Our tours are designed to address grade-appropriate Common Core and Maryland educational standards and can be modified to accommodate a wide range of learning abilities. We also offer in-class educational outreach programs. Call the museum to learn more!
On the Cover A plane departs College Park Airport above a fleet of model planes. These model planes belong to members of the Sky Lancers of Washington, a local Control Line club and are flown on a tether.
Meet our Volunteers Betty Gillis is our 2016 Volunteer of the Year. She started volunteering at the museum 4 years ago when a broken wrist meant she could no longer volunteer at the hospital. Always willing to lend a helping hand, you can find Betty at the front desk prepping materials for programs and crunching attendance numbers between her chats with visitors. When she is not at the museum Betty enjoys spending time with her 3 cats and traveling overseas.
Museum Library The museum houses a library that contains publications focusing on the people, aircraft, and activities involved in the history of College Park Airport, Maryland aviation, and early aviation up to World War I. There is also general material on the development of civil and military aviation, significant aviators, aviation technology, and aeronautics to make the Library a thorough resource on aviation history. The library is currently available for use by appointment. To make an appointment, please contact the museum at AviationMuseum@pgparks.com or 301-864-6029.
College Park Aviat EVENTS BY DATE OCTOBER 8
Guided Weekend Tour
8
Museum closing at 1:30 pm
12
Brown Bag Lunch – Why Don’t We Hav
Every Driveway?
18
Home-School Day
19
The Windsock Arms – Race to Deliver th
23
Cycle Through Aviation History
28
Haunted Hangar
NOVEMBER 5
S.T.E.A.M. Takes Flight with Scouts
9
Brown Bag Lunch – Mark Wilkins, The L
10 –13 Strathmore Shop Around 12
Guided Weekend Tour
16
The Windsock Arms – Teachers Night
24
Museum Closed for Thanksgiving
DECEMBER 3
Santa Fly-In
10
Guided Weekend Tour
14
Brown Bag Lunch – Airline Fashion
17–23 Holiday Trains & Planes 25
Museum Closed for Christmas
tion Museum
ve An Airplane In
he Mail!
Lafayette Escadrille
CALENDAR OF EVENTS JULY-SEPTEMBER 2016
COLLEGE PARK
AV I AT I O N MU SEUM
Guided Weekend Museum Tours 2nd Saturday of each month at 1 pm FREE with museum admission Explore exciting aspects of the Museum’s collection with a Museum Educator. Engaging tours last approximately 45 minutes and are offered on the second Saturday of each month.
Peter Pan 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 10:30 am FREE with museum admission Come to the Peter Pan story time for pre-school fun! Ideal for little learners up to five years old, enjoy a flight themed story and hands-on craft to take home. To schedule a group larger than 10, please call the museum to make a private group reservation.
Brown Bag Lunches 2nd Wednesday of the Month at 12 noon, FREE Bring your lunch and join us for a different topic and discussion each month. Lectures are typically presented by museum staff and last approximately 25 minutes. October 12: Why Don’t We have an Airplane in Every Driveway? November 9: Special 1 hour presentation on The Lafayette Escadrille by author and museum professional Mark Wilkins December 14: Airline Fashion on the Runway
Afternoon Aviators 1st Saturday of the month, 2 pm $5/person includes museum admission and supplies Join us the first Saturday of every month as we explore a different aviation themed topic through STEAM-based, hands-on activities fun for children ages 6 & up!
The Windsock Arms— Drinks, Activities & Trivia 3rd Wednesday of the month, 5:30–7:30 pm, $10/person Join us for a monthly happy hour. Get after-hours access to the exhibits and socialize with friends. Featuring catering by Geppetto’s, each month will feature a different libation and activity. October 19: Race to Deliver the Mail! Featuring our guest bartender Cheryl Jewitt, Mayor of Berwyn Heights. This event is FREE thanks to our sponsor Nest-Twigg Homes, LLC.
The Windsock Arms —continued November 16: Teacher’s Night. Have fun with STEAM activities reserved for field trips. Teachers pay half price with school ID. December 21: Aviation Holiday Cards. A special visitor from up north will be tending bar while keeping an eye on who is naughty and nice.
Home-School Day Tuesday, October 18, 11 am–2 pm $5/person Home-schooled students and their parents are invited to the museum for a day of aviation history. Students will participate in hands-on learning with primary sources and will have the opportunity to meet a pilot.
Cycle Through Aviation History Sunday, October 23, 2 pm $6/person Discover 250 years of flight in a guided bicycle tour along the Anacostia River trails, from the first balloon flight in America to intriguing 20th century inventions and industry. The ride will be a flat 10 mile loop with snacks provided; some riding on quiet streets, but mostly off-road, paved trails. Persons 16 & under must be accompanied by an adult. Please call the museum in advance to register.
Haunted Hangar Friday, October 28, 7–9 pm $5/person Wear your costume and join in the Halloween fun at the annual Haunted Hangar event. Arts & crafts, face painting, hayrides, and spooky fun are waiting for kids and families.
S.T.E.A.M. Takes Flight with Scouts Saturday, November 5, 2–4 pm; FREE Take flight with the College Park Aviation Museum. Learn about the history and science of flight through hands-on demonstrations, experiments, and crafts. Activities will count towards badge work for scouts.
Engineering 101 Saturday, November 19, 2–4 pm $5/person Learn the basics of engineering by creating your own design from drawing to prototype.
Museum Shop-Around at Strathmore Thursday, November 10–Sunday, November 13 $9/person More than 15 of the area’s finest museum gift shops bring their wares to Strathmore for this three day event. Featuring jewelry, toys, and all manner of one-of-a-kind gifts, you’re sure to find something for everyone on your list.
Santa Fly-In Saturday, December 3, 12 noon–4 pm $5/person Watch Santa fly into the historic College Park Airport with some help from the Prince George’s County Police Aviation Unit! Make holiday arts and crafts before having your picture taken with Santa.
Holiday Trains & Planes Saturday, December 17–Friday, December 23 FREE with museum admission Miniature trains, villages, tunnels, and depots spark the imagination as they bring history to life. The National Capital Trackers bring a fascinating, constantly moving, holiday-themed display of model railroads to the museum.
EXHIBITS
Marines in Korea with packages from home. Here, Private First Class Ivan Weber enjoys homemade cookies, while Private First Class William Bergerson shares snapshots with Corporal Francis Guzzo, 1953. —Courtesy National Archives
Mail Call August 6–October 16 On the battlefront, and at home, mail has long sustained the vital connections between military service members and their family and friends. With compelling documents, photographs, illustrations, and audio stations, Mail Call, an exhibition organized with the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum, tells the fascinating story of military mail and communication—from the American Revolution to the current war in Afghanistan. From the earliest handwritten letters that took months to deliver, to today’s instant communication via email or the Internet, the exhibition presents the changing look and format of mail pieces through the decades. It also examines the complex operations systems set in place to ensure safe delivery. Most significantly, it explores the incalculable role mail plays in maintaining the morale of our troops. Mail Call is a National Postal Museum exhibition organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
ONGOING EXH I B I TS ANOTHER FIELD OF FIRSTS: African American Aviators in Prince George’s County
OVER HERE & OVER THERE: College Park during World War I
THE PLANE OF TOMORROW, TODAY!
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