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

...the Museum’s galleries and receive an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum’s extensive collection. This event is free and open to the public. Participants are asked to register at www.wvmfoundation.com/special-events.php....

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

...Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday (April-September). Museum closed during state holidays and Easter. Entrance is free. The...

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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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Oral History

...this will take you to the WorldCat/OCLC catalog entry. Then click on the "Show more information" tab and click on the "wisvetmuseum.com" in the "More Information" This will take you...

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Making History by Guest Author SSG Sonia Buchanan

...the villages, visiting medical clinics, either on site or a mobile clinic, searches and seizures, humanitarian assistance, facilitated civil-military operations, and combat missions and presence patrols. Our days varied so...

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The Statue on the Square by Guest Author Bob Drane

...off in companies: the St. Olaf Rifles, Scandinavian Mountaineers, Heg’s Rifles, Rock River Rangers, Clausen’s Guards. What followed is what always follows in war. Drums beating the long roll, the...

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D-Day + 70: Honoring Wisconsin’s Heroes by Kevin Hampton

...We were at the wrong spot.” Once they made it to the beaches, the Beach Battalions were tasked with clearing the German obstacles. The troops had landed at low tide...

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World War WHERE? by Russ Horton

Letter home from Fort Clayton. Louis Wayne Tyler Collection, WVM Mss 934 When Janesville native Louis Wayne Tyler was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II, he probably...

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