Town of Pomfret Historian Todd Langworthy, portraying Alonzo Cushing, talks to guests during the Barker Museum's open house Saturday. The Fredonia museum debuted an exhibit centering on William Cushing, Alonzo's brother. Alonzo Cushing was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg and received a posthumous Medal of Honor in 2015 for his actions there. The Cushings were originally from Fredonia. 4. These porcelain Chinese rice bowls were a gift to Kate Cushing from her husband, William. They are on display as part of the William Cushing exhibit that debuted in Fredonia's Barker Museum Saturday.

Catherine Oag, archives assistant at Fredonia's Barker Museum, poses next to part of the new exhibit on William Cushing Saturday. Cushing, a Fredonia native, became famous during the Civil War for leading a raid that blew up a Confederate ship.

Civil War fife and drum re-enactors March march outside the Barker Museum in Fredonia during its open house Saturday. The event celebrated the reopening of the museum after the pandemic shutdown, and also marked the debut of an exhibit about naval hero and Fredonia native William Cushing.

These porcelain Chinese rice bowls were a gift to Kate Cushing from her husband, William. They are on display as part of the William Cushing exhibit that debuted in Fredonia's Barker Museum Saturday.