Book a Speaker

...Wisconsinites served in all theaters of the Civil War. This presentation focuses on three lesser-known Wisconsin Civil War stories tied to important Civil War events: the 8th Wisconsin in the...

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I Am Not Invisible

...IANI participants in order to give them an opportunity to share their stories at length and add the stories to the museum collections. The online project page and access was...

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Wisconsin’s veterans remember 9/11

...parents. For the rest us, too young to remember, trying to grasp the experience of those who lived through September 11, 2001, could involve watching online videos, reading social media...

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A video interview with Brigadier General Robert Andrew Cocroft

...Affairs (WDVA) Cocroft networked with the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Coalition (WVVC) headquartered at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The WVVC included Wisconsin Veterans organizations from Oshkosh to Milwaukee: IVOCC/NABVETS, WACVO, Vets...

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WAR: RAW – Healing Military Trauma Through Expressive Art

...those struggles. We are making these interviews available online with the hope that the conversation about the mental health of our veterans continued after the exhibit had been taken down....

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The Barber Brothers

Generations of Service

...here to give the briefest survey of this topic. To explore these stories, or other families in our collection, please click this link: Wisconsin Veterans Museum Online Collections Written by...

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Book Talk with Robin Williams- The Last Romantic War

...for love. Burning airplanes, runaway horses, errant hand grenades and a sexy spy hold the reader’s attention from the first page to the last. REGISTER HERE This online event is...

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Historian How To: Cataloging Oral Histories Using OCLC

The purpose of this quick class is to teach the student how to use the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC) for cataloging oral histories on WorldCat.Org. The content covers using...

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Ghost Mountain Commander from Neillsville

...sale in our online bookstore: The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea In the future, we hope to post another Ghost Mountain soldier’s...

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School and Youth Tours

...at least two weeks in advance by completing the Online Tour Reservation Form on this page. Guided tours are often conducted by volunteer docents, many of whom are veterans whose...

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