Part II: Okinawa: The Battle Builds
...Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Georgia. Five days later, famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed on Ie Shima, a neighboring island, as he covered the 77th Infantry Division’s invasion of...
Jeff Carnes: Veteran in the Spotlight
Jeff Carnes in Kuwait. As a military linguist, Jeff Carnes provided a critical link between American troops, foreign forces, and the local population, establishing trust in treacherous times. Fluent in...
Voices from Afghanistan
...from Afghanistan was created by WVM's Oral History Summer Interns, Rachelle Halaska, Tristan Krause, and Matthew Scharpf, and was produced in partnership with The Bubbler at Madison Public Library’s Media...
Jeff Carnes: Veteran in the Spotlight
Jeff Carnes in Kuwait. As a military linguist, Jeff Carnes provided a critical link between American troops, foreign forces, and the local population, establishing trust in treacherous times. Fluent in...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM TO END 150 YEAR OLD DEBATE BY REVEALING RESULTS OF DNA ANALYSIS TESTING GENDER OF FAMED CIVIL WAR MASCOT “OLD ABE”
...conclusion based on the eagle’s larger—and therefore female—size. But many, including remaining veterans of the 8th, saw these claims as scandalous, sparking a nationwide debate over the fact and fiction...
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
...country until its death in 1881.The bird’s legendary story took a turn in 1889, however, when well-known suffragette Lillie Devereux Blake began giving speeches about Old Abe having laid eggs,...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT
May 19, 2015 Exhibit shines a light on the healing process of veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injuries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, Wis. (May 19, 2015)...
WISCONSIN HISTORY TOUR ALONG WITH THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM CELEBRATES VETERANS DAY
October 29, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The public is invited to a full day of free events Kenosha, WI (Nov. 11, 2015) – The Wisconsin Historical Society’s History Tour along...
MOST SIGNIFICANT CIVIL WAR ACQUISITION YET FOR WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM
...Remarkable Surprise MADISON, Wis. (April 25, 2017) – It was the evening of July 4, 1860. During an annual ball, the Ladies of La Crosse bestowed a splendid silk...
THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 13th ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY LIVE!
...and receive 20% off in-store purchase on September 23, 2017, with a Downloadable Museum Day Live! Ticket MADISON, Wis. (September 15th, 2017) — The Wisconsin Veterans Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate...