NEW TRAVELING EXHIBIT: I AM NOT INVISIBLE EXHIBIT UNVEILING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2019 GOV. TONY EVERS, WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM UNVEIL ‘I AM NOT INVISIBLE’ EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING WOMEN VETERANS MADISON, Wis. – On Thursday, November 7th, The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs’ (WDVA) Wisconsin Veterans Museum and Gov. Tony Evers today unveiled a unique educational exhibit highlighting the
“These Numbers All Mean Something”
By Russell Horton, Reference & Outreach Archivist “I’ve got documents that I brought out of Korea… just pieces of paper with numbers on them. They are very old. These numbers all mean something.”
MEDIA COVERAGE FOR WVM SUMMER CAMP 2019
July 8, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (July 8, 2019) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has received the following media coverage for the WVM Summer Camp, When I Group Up I Want to Work in a Museum (July 8, 2019). Wisconsin State Journal: July 8, 2019
Rearguard at Gettysburg
By Kevin Hampton, Curator of History On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, the 7th Wisconsin played a pivotal role as the rear guard of the Union Army during the retreat through the town of Gettysburg. Though the regiment held their position as long as possible along a rail fence
MEDIA COVERAGE OF NEW EXHIBIT–”IN MY SPARE MOMENTS: THE ART OF HAROLD F. SCHMITZ”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (June 14, 2019) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has received the following media coverage for the new exhibit – “In My Spare Moments: The Art of Harold F. Schmitz.” Wisconsin Regional Arts Blog , May 15, 2019 Isthmus, March 15, 2019 Isthmus, June 6, 2019
MEDIA COVERAGE FOR NEW DISPLAY CASE COMMEMORATING 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
June 10, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (June 10, 2019) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has received the following media coverage for new display case commemorating 75th anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 2019). AP: May 31, 2019 The Morning Call, May 31st, 2019 570 News, May 31st, 2019 660
MEDIA ALERT: NEW DISPLAY CASE: COMMEMORATING 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2019 NEW DISPLAY CASE: COMMEMORATING D-DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURES ARTIFACTS OWNED BY MILWAUKEE NATIVE AND NAVY RADIOMAN MARTIN F. GUTEKUNST, WHO SERVED IN NORMANDY LANDINGS, ON JUNE 6, 1944 ON UTAH BEACH. MADISON — At 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Robert C. McCoy at the Battle of Buna
By Kevin Hampton, Curator of History Robert C. McCoy of Sparta, Wisconsin came from a long lineage of military service. Grandson of Captain Bruce E. McCoy and son of Major General Robert B. McCoy (both namesakes of Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy), Robert C. grew up with a strong sense of duty
A Son’s Service
More than 122,000 Wisconsin men and women served in the military during World War I, in all branches of service and in hundreds of different units. However, the largest concentration of Wisconsinites served in the 32nd Division, which consisted of the Wisconsin and Michigan National Guards. Much like today, individual