Swords and Ploughshares

Tonight's speaker was Maj. Mike Calnan (Ret) who is the founder of the swords and Ploughshares museum. Mike gave us a background on the museum, how it came to be and what their objectives are. His history with the museum dates back to his time spent with his father collecting badges and medals. This eventually evolved to firearms and jeeps. The organization uses old and decommissioned vehicles and equipment to highlight military history. There are no paid staff everyone is a volunteer. The primary activity is research and acquisition of significant items. The second activity is restoration. The third is presentation and education through parades and ceremonial events. The fourth is preservation of the items.

Pictured below, Mike is thanked by Rotarian Jo-Anne.