Chester Krause on the Liberation of Buchenwald Concentration Camp
...somebody that had been to a concentration camp that-- in first person that could reveal it to them, you know, and so they were great. Krause’s full interview is available...
Book Talk with Megan Bever- At War With King Alcohol: Debating Drinking and Masculinity in The Civil War
...medicinal uses during the war, broadens out to soldiers’ drinking habits, and ultimately focuses on the ways that society tried to regulate liquor during the war. REGISTER HERE This event...
February 2021 Virtual! Drink & Draw
...Paper, either sketching or printer paper will work fine as well Colored Pencils- any brand. The instructor prefers Prismacolor Premier Pencils (see photo below) including the Colorless Blender. These pencils...
The Life and Letters of World War I Aerial Observer Lt. Mortimer M. Lawrence – June 1917
June 3rd [1917] Dear Folks:- Another week gone by. Soon it will be time to split up into the different branches and have to work harder than ever. Before I...
Marcia Anderson, the Trailblazer
...while attending Catholic grade and high schools. Her mother emphasized the importance of education and felt that Catholic schools were the best available. Anderson read avidly the numerous books and...
Wisconsin Veterans Remember the Holocaust
A photograph of the Dachau Concentration Camp gas chambers taken by Wisconsin veteran Jack R. Dewitt likely in April 1945. WVM.0581.I951.04 Written by Luke D. Sprague, Oral Historian The Holocaust...
Holiday Greetings from the Field by Mary Kate Kwasnik
...will also have warm memories of the holidays, those of festive days in an otherwise difficult time. Learn more about the WVM Oral History program on our Oral History page....
NEW ART EXHIBIT: IN MY SPARE MOMENTS, THE ART OF HAROLD F. SCHMITZ
...the 955th Topographic Engineer Company. In My Spare Moments features Harold F. Schmitz’s collection of artwork, handwritten letters, and an oral history that identifies a precise timeline of his military...
Wisconsin Veterans Museum conducted its 2,000th interview for its Oral History Program
...appointments. For more information about Mr. Kinney’s interview or any of the other interviews in our oral history collection, please contact our Oral Historian, Ellen Brooks, at 608.261.0537 or oralhistory@dva.wisconsin.gov....
Listening to Learn: Oral Histories from Women in Service
...their male-counterparts and how well they were treated. It’s important to acknowledge all parts of the story and that’s why oral history is so valuable. Service has been an extraordinary,...