Ho-Chunk Nation and WDVA/WVM Sign Historic Agreement
...Lee’s husband, Brandon Winneshiek, heard his grandfather’s oral history recording from the museum's collection. Brandon’s grandfather, Benjamin Winneshiek, served during World War II in the Pacific Theater with the U.S....
Tarra Gundrum on What is Possible
...Project podcast in March 2022. Below are key excerpts from her oral history interview with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Oral History Program on October 11, 2022. Here, Gundrum talks about...
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...
Pearl Harbor Remembered through Oral Histories
...and the affect it had on them. If you are interested in these interviews, or any of the other interviews in our Oral History Collection, please contact us at oralhistory@dva.wisconsin.gov...
Workshop: How to Use PastPerfect 5.0 for Cataloging Oral Histories
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Oral Historian Luke Sprague teaches a course on how to use PastPerfect 5.0 for cataloging oral histories. REGISTER HERE...
Honoring LGBTQ+ Veterans of Wisconsin
...Other duties included picking up numerous Japanese net balls and monitoring Soviet ships. In his time off, ensign, then later Lieutenant Junior Grade Reed spent time on the beach at...
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM AND PARTNERS TO HOST “WORLD WAR 100: A CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM”
...executing programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I. The mission is to educate the country’s citizens about the causes, courses and consequences of the war;...
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...
“Walking Point with London” by Kylee Sekosy
...his ears. That was my good luck thing.” Written by Kylee Sekosky, Oral History Intern Summer 2014. Learn more about the WVM Oral History program on our Oral History page....
Generations of Service
...service family was the Beffels of Milwaukee. John was a doctor in the U.S. Army’s 22d Base Hospital during World War I, serving in France. His daughter Eulalie followed his...