Traveling Exhibits

Fur, Feathers and Fidelity: Military Mascots – Traveling Exhibit The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s Marching Across the State, Fur, Feathers and Fidelity: Military Mascots traveling exhibit features Mascots and their important service in the...

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Fuller's Flag

Flag Day, U.S. Army Birthday and Father’s Day Post

...WI, throughout his service in World War I. In 1974, Fuller wrote a letter to his daughter telling the story of these two meaningful mementos when he gifted them to...

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Traveling Exhibits

...The Fur, Feathers and Fidelity: Military Mascots traveling exhibit features mascots and their important service in the military. Whether a lion, a monkey, or a dog, military mascots are a...

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Cemetery Tours

Cemetery Tours School Group

...period dress will draw you into their stories of service and sacrifice. During the tour, guides will walk and entertain you with little-known stories of the people who rest at...

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Cemetery Tours

Cemetery Tours Public

...Candlelit Tours Saturday, 10/9, 5 - 9:30pm Cost $10 per person Must purchase tickets in advance Buy Candlelit Tour Tickets Sunday Daylight Tours Sunday 10/10, Noon - 5:30 pm Cost...

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Wisconsin Women at War

Talking Spirits Cemetery Tours: Wisconsin Women at War

...dress will draw you into their stories of service and sacrifice. During the tour, guides will walk and entertain you with little-known stories of the people who rest in the...

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Book Talk with Dr. Brian Jordan- A Thousand May Fall: Life, Death, and Survival in the Union Army

How did ordinary soldiers navigate the extremes of war? How did they make sense of their service and sacrifices? These are the questions at the heart of Brian Matthew Jordan’s...

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Honoring LGBTQ+ Veterans of Wisconsin

...Reed resigned from the Navy because he couldn’t reconcile his homosexuality with then-Navy regulations. However, President Johnson declined all resignations and as a result Reed left the service in May...

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Yolanda Medina

Yolanda Medina   Branch: United States Marine Corps War/Conflict/Service dates: 1981-1985 Military Occupation: Aircraft Environmental Systems Maintenance LISTEN to the interview audio SEE the catalog entry...

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John Barger at Schofield Barracks

...Theater during World War II and was stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Pearl Harbor attack. Prior to his Army service, Barger served in the United States Naval Reserves for...

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