NEWSLETTER
Oyster Bay, NY (May 9, 2024) – Following this year’s Memorial Day parade in Oyster Bay hamlet on Monday, May 27, starting at 10:30 am along South Street, Raynham Hall Museum will present a celebration as part of Blue Star Museums, a program offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer from Armed Forces Day, May 18, through Labor Day, September 2, 2024. The celebration, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, will feature live music by The Patriot Singers, crafts and face painting for kids, free ices, and augmented reality demonstrations in the Visitors’ Center. For more information on this event, please contact the museum at 516-922-6808. For a full calendar of Blue Star Museums and other events at Raynham Hall, visit raynhamhallmuseum.org/upcoming-events.
About Blue Star Museums: Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and participating museums across America. For a list of participating museums, visit arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), DD Form 1173-1 ID card, or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.
About Raynham Hall Museum: Raynham Hall was the home of Robert Townsend, a central member of George Washington's Culper Spy Ring. The home was occupied by British officer Lt. Col. John Graves Simcoe during the Revolutionary War. Transformed into a Victorian villa in the 1850s, the house offers two eras of interpretation, with the front of the house showcasing the period of the Revolution, and the back of the house preserving a late 19th-century aesthetic. Visit Raynham Hall Museum at 30 W Main St, Oyster Bay, NY 11771, call 516-922-6808, or visit https://raynhamhallmuseum.org.
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Contact: Christopher Judge
Marketing Assistant
516-922-6808 x105