The Army Olympian: Carleton L. Brosius
By Russ Horton, Reference Archivist Wisconsin has a long and proud Olympic tradition—one that is often associated with the Winter Games. Athletes from the Badger State like Bonnie Blair, Eric Heiden, Dan Jansen, Mark Johnson, and others gained fame in speed skating and ice hockey. But ninety-six years ago, four
FAMED BALD EAGLE MASCOT “OLD ABE” CONFIRMED AS MALE DNA TESTING OF MASCOTS FEATHERS ANSWERS 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE
July 14, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DNA TESTING OF MASCOT’S FEATHERS YIELD CONCLUSIVE RESULTS MADISON, Wis. (July 14, 2016) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum and University of Wisconsin-Madison Biotechnology Center Molecular Archaeology Group today announced that the Civil War bald eagle mascot “Old Abe” was a male, ending a 150
MEDIA ALERT: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER MOLECULAR ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP (MAG) TO SOLVE 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE BY REVEALING RESULTS OF DNA ANALYSIS
July 14, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DNA TESTING OF MASCOT’S FEATHERS YIELD CONCLUSIVE RESULTS What: Wisconsin Veterans Museum partners with UW-Madison Biotechnology Center Molecular Archaeology Group (MAG) at UW-Madison to announce results of DNA analysis testing gender of Civil War mascot “Old Abe” When: 10 a.m. Where:
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM TO END 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE BY REVEALING RESULTS OF DNA ANALYSIS TESTING GENDER OF FAMED CIVIL WAR MASCOT “OLD ABE”
July 13, 2016 DNA TESTING OF MASCOT’S FEATHERS YIELD CONCLUSIVE RESULTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE What: Wisconsin Veterans Museum to announce results of DNA analysis testing gender of Civil War mascot “Old Abe” When: 10 a.m. Where: Wisconsin Veterans Museum Civil War Exhibit 30 W.
Mexican Expedition
By Russ Horton, Reference Archivist. One hundred years ago today, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the mobilization of the Wisconsin National Guard for military service. However, he did not send them to Europe, where a World War raged. Instead, he sent them to Texas to protect our border. While their service
MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM THE ART OF PERSUASION: MOBILIZING THE MASSES IN WWI
June 2, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis (June 2, 2016) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s exhibit opening for The Art of Persuasion: Mobilizing the Masses in WWI has received the following media coverage. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (May 27, 2016) WKOW-TV 27 (May 26, 2016) WKOW-TV (May 20, 2016) La
Summer 2016
Cover Story: On the Mexican Border 100 Years Ago | Hansen Does His Part to Mobilize the Masses
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM UNVEILS A NEW EXHIBIT
May 12, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM UNVEILS A NEW EXHIBIT THE ART OF PERSUASION MOBILIZING THE MASSES IN WWI ON MAY 27 MADISON, Wis. (May 12, 2016) – On Friday, May 27, Wisconsin Veterans Museum visitors will have the opportunity to look more than 100 years in
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PUTS ORAL HISTORY RECORDINGS ONLINE
April 19, 2016 MADISON, Wis. (April 19, 2016) – For the first time, visitors of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum website can go to the oral history section to listen to interviews recorded with local veterans. The museum is enhancing access to oral history online by incorporating the Oral History Metadata