Visitors to England ‘follow the footsteps of Winston Churchill’

The National Churchill museum’s tour group visits the St. Martin’s Parish Church Cemetery in Bladon, England, where Winston Churchill and his family are buried.

The National Churchill museum’s tour group visits the St. Martin’s Parish Church Cemetery in Bladon, England, where Winston Churchill and his family are buried. (Contributed photo)

By Mandi Steele

Friday, June 17, 2011

Winston Churchill fans and history buffs recently returned from a trip to England where they learned about the man who left such an impact in Fulton back in 1946.

From May 26-June 3, a tour group of 50 embarked on Churchill’s England — a trip to various locations in the country that pieced together portions Churchill’s life and legacy. Kit Freudenberg, director of development at the National Churchill Museum, organized the trip, saying the plan was for participants to gain insight into how Churchill became the man he was.

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