KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette John Lee, of Lewisburg, portrays Civil War Chaplain William McCormick for the kids.

The Thomas Taber Museum spent the week hosting a day camp where youngsters learned about American and regional history.

John Lee, of Lewisburg, portrayed Civil War Chaplain William McCormick for the kids.

“I want to see that history live on, meaning it is not forgotten,” said Lee of his time at the museum spent with the campers.

The camp is for children age 8- to 12-years-old.

Wayne Sager, a member of the North South Skirmish Association, brought along his 1861 Springfield rifled musket that was used during the Civil War. He also talked about the individual items that were worn and what the recruits would have gone through when they first went into the Army. Campers spent the week learning about the Victorian era and the Civil War.