Workshop: How to Use PastPerfect 5.0 for Cataloging Oral Histories

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Oral Historian Luke Sprague teaches a course on how to use PastPerfect 5.0 for cataloging oral histories. REGISTER HERE...

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Honoring LGBTQ+ Veterans of Wisconsin

...Other duties included picking up numerous Japanese net balls and monitoring Soviet ships. In his time off, ensign, then later Lieutenant Junior Grade Reed spent time on the beach at...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AND PARTNERS TO HOST “WORLD WAR 100: A CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM”

...and initiatives. To learn more about the Commission activities, visit worldwar1centennial.org # # # Wisconsin Veterans Museum · 30 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703 · 608.267.1799 www.WisVetsMuseum.com · www.facebook.com/WisconsinVeteransMuseum...

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In Recognition of Aviation Month – The Story of Robert Balliet

...to the Germans he endured solitary confinement, the Stalag, and a forced march conducted to elude the advancing Russians. In this excerpt from his oral history interview, conducted in 2000,...

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“Walking Point with London” by Kylee Sekosy

...his ears. That was my good luck thing.” Written by Kylee Sekosky, Oral History Intern Summer 2014. Learn more about the WVM Oral History program on our Oral History page....

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TALKING SPIRITS: FOREST HILL CEMETERY TOUR PRESENTED BY THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

...offers a family friendly program and is adding for the second year Candlelit Tours. When: Saturday, September 30: Candlelit Tours 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (Rain Date: Oct. 7) Sunday, October...

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Powerful Line-up at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across the street from the State Capitol. For more information go to www.wisvetsmuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707...

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Wisconsin Photographer Chronicles Operation Desert Storm New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...St. in Madison, across the street from the State Capitol. For more information go to www.WisVetsMuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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MEDIA ALERT: NEW WWI EXHIBIT FACT SHEET, “WWI BEYONG THE TRENCHES: Stories from the Front”

...of American military history for the last US aerial victory of the war. Audio Recordings Drawing from the museum’s extensive oral history collection, visitors will be able to hear the...

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Wisconsin Veterans Remember the Holocaust

...Underkofler 104th Infantry Division, U.S. Army "'We didn't know what was going on.' The heck they didn't know what was going on—" [WVM OH879] Theodore Hartridge Doctor, 66th Medical Group,...

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