Pair of cannons restored to glory return to HLOM Monday with fanfare, reenactor group artillery
Press release:
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce that on Monday, Aug. 24th, the official Cannon Welcoming Home Celebration will be taking place at 10 a.m.
We are welcoming our two cannons back to their familiar spot on the front porch of the museum after a long absence due to being restored. Seed Artillery out of Altoona, Pa., spent many months carefully restoring our guns to their former glory as they would have looked in the early 19th century.
The work included rebuilding of the carriage with all new metalwork and refurbishing the cannon barrels.
The cannons will be welcomed home in style with the help of a gunnery crew of the Genesee County Militia reenactor group.
We would also like to thank everyone who contributed to our Cannon Restoration Fund.
All are welcome to attend, while observing social distancing protocols and wearing facial coverings.
For more information please call the museum at (585) 343-4727 or email at hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
