Remembrance Day 2023
Join us along with the Sons of Union Veterans and Auxiliary, General W.S. Rosecrans Camp 2 on November 18, 2023, as we remember the sacrifices of Drum Barracks' fallen soldiers and the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: 1052 N. Banning Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744
ADMISSION IS FREE
The museum will be open for regular tour times for this event.
1st Tour: 10:30 am
2nd Tour: 12:30 pm
The museum will be CLOSED
on Thursday, November 23, 2023
and
Friday, November 24, 2023
Tours will resume
Saturday, November 25, 2023
Thank you!
Civil War Christmas 2023
Drum Barracks will kick off the holiday season with our annual Civil War Christmas. Enjoy self-guided tours of the museum, volunteers dressed in period clothing, children's crafts, special exhibitions and displays, and horse-drawn trolley rides.
Time: 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: 1052 N. Banning Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744
Contact Information: 310-548-7509 | drumbarracks@gmail.com
ADMISSION IS FREE
Civil War Book Club
Read and discuss Civil War History the 4th Saturday, every other month.
The first meeting of 2024 is Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 10:30 am.
The first book up for discussion is Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 1,
published in 1885. (548 pages)
No registration is required. Just show up to the first meeting ready to discuss.
Future Meeting Dates
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 1
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 2
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Book TBD
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Book TBD
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Book TBD
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Book TBD
Time: 10:30 am
Location: 1052 N. Banning Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744 |Library
Contact Information: 310-548-7509 | drumbarracks@gmail.com
18 years and over, under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
From Camp to Community: Drum Barracks Through the Years
New Permanent Exhibition
We are happy to announce the opening of a new, permanent exhibition, "From Camp to Community: Drum Barracks Through the Years." Using maps, photographs, and architectural drawings, "From Camp to Community" looks at the many different incarnations the building and grounds have gone through in the last 160 years.