MADRID -- The St Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum, Madrid will host Sen. Patty Ritchie's traveling exhibit of Hometown Heroes from Northern and Central New York at its Old Fashioned Harvest days exhibition the week of Sept 1 and 2.

Beginning with Civil War soldiers, the exhibit recognizes those who have received the Medal of Honor for their service in America's armed forces.

As part of the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln establishing this award, Sen.Ritchie developed a traveling exhibit to help build awareness of the many heroes from local communities who received the award "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty."

This year’s Fall Harvest Days Exhibition will include harvesting and sawmilling demonstrations, working antique engine and machinery displays, farm animals and petting zoo, wagon rides, flea market, antique tractors, trucks and cars. Saturday’s special events are the miniature horse pull, draft horse pull, kids’ pedal tractor race, spaghetti supper and music in the evening by Pure Country, for listening and dancing. Sunday will feature the antique tractor pull, kids’ pedal tractor pull, and BBQ chicken dinner.

The Museum farm is located at 1755 State Highway 345 in Madrid. Gates open at 9 am, admission is $4, kids under 12 years of age are free. Crafters and vendors are welcome (no food), must be Museum members, and have sales certificate. For further information or times of events, call 315-344-7470 or visit www.slpowermuseum.com .

The heroes in the exhibit include:

- Civil War hero 1st Lt. John Rutherford of Waddington shot a Confederate officer's horse and convinced a superior force to surrender.

- Civil War hero Alaric Chapin, who was born in Ogdensburg and lived in Pamelia, helped lead the attack on Fort Fisher.

- Civil War hero Captain Dayton Clarke of DeKalb fought a desperate hand to hand combat as he led his troops on a charge against Confederate forces.

- Civil War hero Private James Flanagan of Louisville helped save a wagon trail from Confederate raiders.

- Civil War hero William E. Johnston of Morristown who was known as President Lincoln's drummer.

- General Newton Martin Curtis of DePeyster, the hero of Fort Fisher, who was shot four times and lost an eye leading the attack on the Confederate defenses.

- Civil War hero Dr. Mary Walker Edwards of Oswego, the only woman to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

- Civil War hero Sgt. Frederick Randolph Jackson led his troops in the attack against Fort LaMar despite his wounds from a cannon.

- Civil War hero Private Joseph Lonsway of Clayton who swam across a river under fire to help his unit capture a Confederate artillery position.

- Civil War heroes Privates James and Allen Thompson, two brothers from Sandy Creek, who refused to surrender despite being heavily outnumbered.

- Sgt. George Eldridge of Sackets Harbor who helped battle the Kiowas during a desperate battle on the Little Wichita River.

- Private Neil Bancroft of Oswego who carried water to the wounded under fire at "Custer's Last Stand."

- World War II hero Staff Sgt. Curtis Shoup of Oswego and Scriba who destroyed a German machine gun nest during the Battle of the Bulge.

- Afghanistan war hero Sgt. Jared Monti of Fort Drum who gave his life for a wounded companion.