MEDIA ALERT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PRESENTS, TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII
October 11, 2015 Attendees can interact with local actors portraying Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and citizens WHAT: TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 12 – 4 P.M. (Tours leave every 20 minutes) WHERE: FOREST HILL CEMETERY 1 SPEEDWAY RD. MADISON, WI 53705 Forest Hill Cemetery is home
MEDIA ALERT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PRESENTS, “TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII”
October 11, 2015 Attendees can interact with local actors portraying Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and citizens WHAT: TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 12 – 4 P.M. (Tours leave every 20 minutes) WHERE: FOREST HILL CEMETERY 1 SPEEDWAY RD. MADISON, WI 53705 Forest Hill Cemetery is home
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES FALL EVENTS
October 1, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 1, 2015) The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has a number of interesting programs planned this fall. Programs are located at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 West Mifflin St., Madison, unless otherwise noted. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the
History of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
This account was written by the late Dr. Richard H. Zeitlin, former director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Dr. Zeitlin was a respected historian, author, and scholar. He led the museum and it's foundation for nearly 30 years, overseeing major changes that included our crucial move to 30 West Mifflin.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum: A Living Memorial by Dr. Richard Zeitlin
When state legislators passed Chapter 125 Laws in 1901 few would have guessed how important that enactment was. The law mandated that state officials establish a memorial dedicated to commemorating Wisconsin’s role in the Civil War and “any subsequent war.” The law obligated the state to provide space for purchasing
Wisconsin Veterans Museum conducted its 2,000th interview for its Oral History Program
On July 10, 2015 the Wisconsin Veterans Museum conducted the 2,000th interview for the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Oral History Program. Volunteer interviewer Ellen Bowers Healey interviewed Dennis F. Kinney, who served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force and retired in 1968 after 20 years of service. Below
Fall 2015
Cover Stories: The History of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Wisconsin WWI Veteran PVT Earl Ganzow | Memoirs of former POW PFC Ray Sherman
MEDIA COVERAGE OF WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM’S CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION
July 18, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE18 MADISON, Wis. (July 1, 2015) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s event The Return to Camp Randall – Civil War Encampment & Monument Dedication has received the following media coverage: Wisconsin State Journal (July 18, 2015) WKOW 27 News (July 18, 2015) Capital Times (July
MEDIA ALERT FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18: WI DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “THE RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR EVENT
July 1, 2015 Event features Civil War encampment, Union re-enactors and new monument unveiling WHAT: “THE RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION WHEN: SATURDAY, JULY 18 11 a.m. – Monument unveiling and dedication ceremony WHERE: CAMP RANDALL MEMORIAL PARK 132 N. RANDALL AVE. MADISON, WI While