MEDIA COVERAGE OF VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES AT THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM
November 15, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (November 15, 2018) – The Veterans Day and World War I Armistice activities of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum has received the following media coverage. Real Life Library: Veterans Edition NBC15, November 11, 2018 WKOW27, November 11, 2018 World War I Armistice Milwaukee
Finis la Guerre: The Eleventh Hour and the End of World War I
By Kevin Hampton, Curator of History On this Veterans Day, we mark the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I and a closing of the official centennial commemorations. As the days and weeks around Veterans Day will be busy with various programs and ceremonies, when you hear
Fall 2018
Cover Story: Finis la Guerre: The Eleventh Hour and the End of World War I
Harold Schmitz
By Yvette Pino, Traveling Art Exhibit Coordinator In June 1942, Milwaukee artist Harold F. Schmitz was drafted into the U.S. Army and served with the 955th Topographic Engineer Company. At the time of his conscription, he was working in the art department of Hammersmith-Kortemeyer (H & K) Publishing. The company,
Here Lies Lieutenant Wemple
By Gregory Krueger, Curator of Exhibits At the start of the Civil War, Union forces were under the command of Winfield Scott. Scott, an old Army veteran, outlined a plan to defeat the southern states based upon the premise of a naval blockade of southern ports. Hoping to suffocate Southern
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
MEDIA COVERAGE FOR SAPF MOVE
May 3, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (May 3, 2018) – The State Archive Preservation Facility, shared by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum and the Wisconsin Historical Society, move process has received the following media coverage. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 20, 2018 Wisconsin State Journal, April 23, 2018
WDVA’S VETERANS HOME AT KING TO CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM’S JAMES MEGELLAS GALLERY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 18, 2018 Contact: Carla Vigue (608) 266-0517 Carla.Vigue@dva.wisconsin.gov WDVA’S VETERANS HOME AT KING TO CELEBRATE GRAND OPENING OF WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM’S JAMES MEGELLAS GALLERY KING – Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary Daniel J. Zimmerman and Wisconsin Veterans Museum Director Michael Telzrow are pleased to