1st Wisconsin Cavalry
Recruitment and Training Recruiting for the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry regiment was authorized in the summer
Ho-Chunk Warrior Owen C. Mike
This is the the story of Ho-Chunk warrior, Owen C. Mike, known as Jąąpwakącąk in
FOX VALLEY VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM) collects and publishes a substantial number of veteran interviews from
GUEST BLOG BY RICK BERRY, VIETNAM VETERAN AND WVM VOLUNTEER
“…AND WHEN CHARLIE HAS THE GROUND UNIT SURROUNDED, WE USE WHAT WE CALL THE HIGH-OVERHEAD
Micabil Diaz Talks About His Experience in Sarajevo
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month upcoming in September, we are featuring the story of
Roses of No Man’s Land – Base Hospital 22
At the Outbreak of War: Army Nursing Corps During World War I, the entire nation
Old Abe Wisconsin’s War Eagle
Old Abe, an icon in Wisconsin Civil War history was an American bald eagle who
I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES
The Wisconsin I Am Not Invisible (IANI) women's veterans oral history project kicked off on
Wisconsin Rapids Mark E. Anderson Reflects on Iraq
Maj. Gen. Mark Anderson, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, addresses Soldiers during a welcome-home
Ghost Mountain Commander from Neillsville
On December 7, 1942, a year after the Pearl Harbor Attack, Herbert M. Smith of
Virtual! Drink & Draw May 2022
Landscapes Gather your supplies, pour yourself a beverage, and bring your artistic energy as we
Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan in the Lost Battalion
The fall of the Philippines in 1942 left a deep scar on the lives of
Eau Claire Veteran J. Birney Dibble Recalls Korean War
During the Korean War, J. Birney Dibble, an Eau Claire, Wisconsin resident, served as a
Virtual! Drink & Draw April 2022
Back to Basics Gather your supplies, pour yourself a beverage, and bring your artistic energy
Coulee Region Veteran Gary Castona Remembers
This blog post features extracts from an oral history interview with a Wisconsin veteran Gary
Marcia Anderson, the Trailblazer
Today, in honor of women's history month, we release Marcia Anderson's oral history recording and
FEB 2022 Virtual! Drink & Draw: Colored Pencils
Cold days, warm colors. Grab your colored pencils and draw images of the cold using
William L. Sims: A Lifetime of Service
William L. Sims calm smile and collected manner belies a man whose herculean efforts empowering
March 2022 Virtual! Drink & Draw: Trace Monoprint Memory Drawings
**SPECIAL DATE AND TIME Please join us for a special two-hour Virtual Drink & draw
January 2022 Virtual! Drink & Draw: Sumi Ink Painting
Welcome to Sumi Ink Painting. Using an image from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum collection,
Wisconsin Was There: Pearl Harbor Survivors Talk
Tap/click on each person to listen to their experience of the Pearl Harbor Attack on
Museum Staff Draws Out Creative Veteran Voice for Award-Winning Soldiers Home Renovation
The newly renovated Soldiers Home located on the campus of the Clement J. Zablocki VA
December 2021 Virtual! Drink & Draw: Remembering Pearl Harbor
Welcome to December 2021 Virtual! Drink & Draw Gather your drawing supplies, pour yourself a
Badgers and the Day of Infamy
Fifteen minutes before 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, 183 Japanese planes winged in
Honoring Native American Veterans of Wisconsin
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we are featuring Native American veterans and their