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Marcia Gates: Angel of Bataan in the Lost Battalion

...doctors were captured initially by the Japanese army at Corregidor. Some were allowed to leave with the Red Cross, and others were captured during covert escape attempts. Gates was one...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM HOSTS “THE LIFE OF A SCOUT SNIPER IN IRAQ” PRESENTATION

...Veterans Museum (30 W. Mifflin St, Madison). For more information, visit www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located...

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Author of New York Times Best-Seller ‘Carnage and Culture’ to Speak at Wisconsin Veterans Museum Gala

...dinner only, and may be purchased by calling Jennifer Carlson at (608) 264-6086 or visiting www.wvmfoundation.com./ To schedule interviews with speakers or museum staff, contact Jennifer Carlson at (608)264-6086. Dr....

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Wisconsin Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Kicks Off the 150th Commemoration of the Civil War with a Special Program at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...the 150th events at www.CivilWarWisconsin.com. The website is being used to collect stories, photographs, and other items relating to the Civil War. A light reception will be held before Herdegen’s...

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2011 Spring Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War

...thousand of the sturdiest and bravest of our Wisconsin boys” went off to the Civil War. A Civil War 150 Event – www.civilwarwisconsin.com When: Friday, April 15, 2011 at 12:00...

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum and W. Britain’s Military Miniature Company Team-Up to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War

...of miniatures based on the Veterans Museum’s extensive Civil War battle flag collection. Some of the sales proceeds from the production of the limited line of Wisconsin figures will go...

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NEW ART EXHIBIT: IN MY SPARE MOMENTS, THE ART OF HAROLD F. SCHMITZ

...museum is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., directly across from the State Capitol. The museum’s website is www.WisVetsMuseum.com. Media Contact: Karen Burch, Senior Marketing Specialist (608) 264-6086 karen.burch@dva.wisconsin.gov About...

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IN MY SPARE MOMENTS: THE ART OF HAROLD F. SCHMITZ

...Military & Veteran Services Hometown Painting Services, LLC Gerald Miller Oregon-Brooklyn Memorial, VFW Post 10272 WAVE-Wisconsin Association of Veteran Employers For museum hours visit: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/contact/ For media inquiries visit: www.wisvetsmuseum.com/newsroom/...

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The Archivist Chronicles: A Union Addition by Andrew Baraniak

Front and back of an original July 4, 1863 edition of The Daily Citizen held in the WVM collections. (WVM Mss 1529) The use of wallpaper as a substitute for...

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Rules and Regulations

...brought into the Research Center, such as a loose leaf paper, a laptop computer, or pencil. All researchers must sign in at the front desk daily and fill out an...

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