The La Crosse Light Guard Flag

...silk flag, with blue fringe and inscribed on an oval ground in the center: ‘Presented by the ladies of La Crosse, July 4th, 1860, to the La Crosse Light Guards.’”...

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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...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FEATURES “WAR : RAW HEALING MILITARY TRAUMA THROUGH EXPRESSIVE ART” EXHIBIT

...RAW” will feature works on paper, canvas paintings, mosaics, quilts, sculptures and more, most of which were created by Wisconsin veterans as part of the Artists for the Humanities’ (A4TH)...

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Badgers and the Day of Infamy

Fifteen minutes before 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, 183 Japanese planes winged in over Kahuku Point, the northernmost tip of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. Their commander, Fuchida...

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The Statue on the Square by Guest Author Bob Drane

...960-man contingent into the field. Indeed they were Norseman – Olsen, Hanson, Peterson, Johnson, Thompson, Erickson, and no fewer than 115 who answered to the name of Ole. They marched...

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Giving Opportunities in 2021-2022

...Museum and Foundation staff and a corps of dedicated and well-trained volunteers are responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating exhibits. After years of continued success, Museum and Foundation staff are...

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A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March

...Classroom, Education, Learn About the Park, Andersonville National Historic Site, 37. Accessed April 26, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/ande/learn/education/classrooms/upload/VFW_FULL_CURRICULUM.pdf. [4] Ibid. [5] L. Willard Freeman, “Mayo General Hospital,” Journal of the Illinois State...

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Give Now

...When donating or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number or credit card information. You may, however,...

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Special Events and Sponsorship

...WI 53703 608-261-0536 Join.Give@wvmfoundation.com REGISTRATION IS OPEN! WVMF Annual Golf Outing at The Oaks Golf Course - Monday, July 15, 2024 Sponsored by:   Join us on Monday, July 15,...

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum History

...control of the G.A.R. Memorial Hall to the newly created Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs in 1945, directing the agency to “catalog, restore, conserve, preserve, safeguard, procure additions to the...

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