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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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION

...significance of this site with a new monument and this encampment event.” Camp Randall Memorial Park is located at 132 N. Randall Ave. in Madison. For more information and a...

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WDVA Announces Centennial Celebration of Camp Randall Arch as Part of the Year of the Veteran

...as part of the Year of the Veteran. Camp Randall was the initial training site for over 70,000 Wisconsin troops during the Civil War and also served as the stockade...

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2011 Fall Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...plans for development of the site from a personal point of view. We invite the public to this lively and memorable talk about a day in our history that will...

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Smithsonian Chooses Museum for Community Engagement Program

...professionals at their member sites and other public and private entities in dialogue, audience engagement, equity, and inclusion. More information is available at https://www.sitesofconscience.org/en/home/ About the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Since...

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

...1: Public Day Tours 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (Rain Date: Oct. 8) Where: Forest Hill Cemetery 1 Speedway Road Madison, WI 53705 Admission: Online pre-registration discounted tickets: $5.00 Ends...

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Book Talk with George Kohn

...online event.   Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-with-george-kohn-tickets-707875433477?aff=oddtdtcreator This event is suitable for all ages Event sponsored by The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation with support for the Foundation in memory of Pat...

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Drink & Draw March

...the event and you will receive the link to the online event via email. Please add the event to your calendar. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation. REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-draw-tickets-866685177697?aff=oddtdtcreator...

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Drink & Draw May

...will receive the link to the online event via email. Please add the event to your calendar. REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drink-draw-may-tickets-873381366177 This event is suitable for all ages Event sponsored by The...

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The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – May 1917

...sox size 10? I could buy them here but Marshall Field & Co’s store here wants 50¢ per pair and that is too much. It is time for bed now...

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