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Just a Few C.B.I. G.I.s Back from the War

...afternoon and it looks like a swell deal, so-far….I’m glad I got an assignment. Now I can get down to work. There weren’t very many fellows sent with me. I...

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Curator Conversations: Rock Force, a Book by Kevin Maurer

...the fire with a tough-as-nails regiment of Army paratrooper working together to pull off the impossible. This event is free and presented by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation. REGISTER HERE...

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July 2021 VIRTUAL! Drink & Draw: WATERCOLOR

Welcome to the JULY 2021 Virtual! Drink & Draw In honor of World Watercolor Month we will be working on watercolors this Drink & Draw. No experience is necessary. Gather...

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Virtual Drink & Draw January with Army Veteran Guest Artist: Amber Zora

...paintings to discover how artists have used negative space. Also, we will discuss different image transfer techniques to map out a composition. Let’s start working on an ink painting together...

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January 2022 Virtual! Drink & Draw: Sumi Ink Painting

...ink paintings to discover how artists have used negative space. Also, we will discuss different image transfer techniques to map out a composition. Let’s start working on an ink painting...

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Nurses at Base Hospital 22

Roses of No Man’s Land – Base Hospital 22

...Surgeon General’s Office. The Medical Department of the United States Army in the World War/Prepared under the direction of M. W. Ireland by Charles Lynch.: G.P.O., 1923-1929. Vol. I, 315....

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BOOK TALK WITH ALISON EFFORD- A GERMAN FEMINIST AND THE CIVIL WAR: THE PERSONAL AND POLITICAL LIFE OF MATHILDE FRANZISKA ANNEKE

...noted proponent of woman suffrage, working with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Like many other refugees of the German revolutions, Anneke was deeply involved in the Civil War....

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum: A Living Memorial by Dr. Richard Zeitlin

...This history 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...

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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...

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James M. Cocroft: Advocating for Veterans

James M. Cocroft, United States Navy. James M. Cocroft, also known as “Groovy,” served in the United States Navy from August 17, 1987, to September 1, 2007. Cocroft grew up...

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