We Hope You Enjoyed the Tour

...Tour. JOIN OR GIVE TODAY! DONATE ONLINE: Click Here BECOME A MEMBER ONLINE: Click Here CALL: (608)261-0536 MAIL: You can mail your donation to: Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation 30 W....

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Reflecting on PTSD: Experiences and Recovery

...of combat-related stress and PTSD from the First World War to the present. As part of PTSD Awareness Month, we also encourage you to explore WAR:RAW, our online exhibit featuring...

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FOX VALLEY VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

...traveling exhibits, and online presentations. Currently, we are collecting oral histories from the Fox Valley. Below you will find sample of Fox Valley veterans and online access to their complete...

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Madison Cemetery Tours

...2021, and 2022 In the interest of the health and safety of our community in 2020 the Wisconsin Veterans Museum reimagined it's annual cemetery tours event from in-person tours to...

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Welcome to the Talking Spirits Virtual Cemetery Tour For 2021, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum is pleased to be in the serene and somber landscape of Madison's Forest Hill Cemetery to...

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Drink & Draw

Virtual Drink & Draw: Mixed-Media Sketchbooks with special guest artist M.B. Dallocchio

Brief Description: We are thrilled to announce M.B. Dallocchio as our guest artist for the June 2021 Drink & Draw. Grab your drawing supplies and your sketchbook to learn how...

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Badgers and the Day of Infamy

...and bombers attacked Hickam Field, smaller ships, and naval base installations. As explosions shattered the Sunday peace, those on the ground and on ships scrambled for duty stations and to...

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Happy 103rd Birthday, Lt. Col. Harry Baker !

...believe it,” he says in a 2021 oral history interview. He was sent home on the RMS Queen Mary with 15,000 troops and recalls eating twice a day on the...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES 2016 LIST OF EVENTS

...will guide attendees on a tour of the gravesites. New this year are Saturday Night Self-Guided Candlelit Tours and the ability to purchase tickets online. More details will be available...

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The Archivist Chronicles: Civil War History Mystery

...carried 150 years ago. Thousands of other stories are also preserved through the objects that are donated each year. Visit the museum or search our online catalog to discover them....

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