MEDIA ALERT FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18: WI DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “THE RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR EVENT

July 1, 2015 Event features Civil War encampment, Union re-enactors and new monument unveiling WHAT: “THE RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION WHEN: SATURDAY, JULY 18...

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PRESENTS, “TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII”

October 11, 2015 Attendees can interact with local actors portraying Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and citizens WHAT: TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 12 – 4 P.M....

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11: WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM PRESENTS, TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII

October 11, 2015 Attendees can interact with local actors portraying Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and citizens WHAT: TALKING SPIRITS CEMETERY TOUR XVII WHEN: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 12 – 4 P.M....

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   World War I Centennial Between the United States entering the First World War on April 6, 1917, and the armistice on November 11, 1918, more than...

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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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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM KICKS OFF 2014 WITH NEW EVENTS AND SPEAKERS

...Tuesday, March 11, 2014 – 7pm (Exhibit runs now through June 1, 2014) WHERE: Neville Public Museum, 210 Museum Place, Green Bay, WI Not at Ease: A Veteran Print Project,...

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PEARL HARBOR ARTIFACTS FROM WISCONSIN SERVICEWOMAN BECOME ADDITIONS TO THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

...is also home to a 26,000-piece artifact collection. With uniforms, pieces of equipment, armament, flags, insignia, decorations, personal items, and souvenirs used and collected by Wisconsin citizens over the past...

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New Exhibit Profiles Four Wisconsin Medals of Honor and Coincides With Veterans Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2013 NEW EXHIBIT PROFILES FOUR WISCONSIN MEDALS OF HONOR AND COINCIDES WITH VETERANS DAY MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 7, 2013) ― Nearly 100 years ago, on...

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The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Earns 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

...comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, January 2013 **Source: Google Analytics, worldwide data, March 2013 -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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Tee Off for a Great Cause!

...the Wisconsin Veterans Museum and Foundation, contact Jennifer Carlson at (608) 264-6086 or go t www.wisvetsmuseum.com/foundation. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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