05/23/2026
Happy Snare Drum Saturday! This week we are featuring a bit of local history. We have a 1930’s marching parade drum made by Slingerland, and used by Cape Girardeau’s own Golden Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps. From the end of the 1920s until they disbanded in the mid 1950s, the golden troopers were among the nations top drum and bugle corps. They won the Missouri American Legion drum and bugle Corps championship eight times and in 1950, finished fifth in the national contest held in Los Angeles. We have this parade drum, as well as two bass drums on display as part of our Museum Collection.