Marcia Anderson, the Trailblazer
...King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy through the evening news broadcast. Anderson shares that each of these assassinations hit her family hard; they had a different reaction to each one....
The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – December 1917
...as a rule, cold & snappy of course, but fine for drilling. Everyone is getting rather impatient because we get no news or information of any kind regarding ourselves, but...
Indigenous Veterans of Wisconsin
By Russell Horton Reference Archivist The Indigenous Peoples of Wisconsin have a long and proud history of serving in the United States military. From the American Revolution, in which the...
Alannah McReavey on Giving Back
...world, with the reserve drill pay as additional income. Her experience as an administrative assistant in the civilian world meant that she received credit for that Military Occupational Specialty (MOS)...
Roses of No Man’s Land – Base Hospital 22
At the Outbreak of War: Army Nursing Corps During World War I, the entire nation was mobilized for service. As in the Civil War and other previous conflicts, women answered...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM TO UNVEIL A PIECE OF NEW COLUMBIA CLASS USS WISCONSIN NUCLEAR SUBMARINE
...Quonset Point, CT and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, VA. Its length will be 560ft which is approximately double the height of the Wisconsin State Capitol...
Curator Conversations – Tracing Private Ryan: World War II Genealogy
Are you interested in filling in the stories of your ancestors who are World War II veterans? Have you been trying but you’ve run into roadblocks? Let Wisconsin Veterans Museum...
World War WHERE? by Russ Horton
...at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Interested in more of these stories? “World War WHERE?” is featured in the Fall 2014 edition of The Bugle, the quarterly newsletter from the Wisconsin...
CURATOR CONVERSATIONS- A WORLD GREATLY CHANGED: THE LEGACY OF WWII
In 1944 the U.S. Joint Chiefs predicted “a world greatly changed” by Allied victory. World War II left a towering legacy on the world, one still relevant and apparent 75...
WORKING WARRIORS: MILITARY LIFE BEYOND COMBAT
...the headlines but are vital to every military operation. Exploring the non-combat roles of military service personnel, including work as beauticians, military police, dentists, mechanics, and photographers. This exhibit showcases...