2011 Fall Programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...6,000 women served during the Vietnam War, with most acting as nurses or medical personnel, yet many other women served in vital functions such as intelligence, traffic control, photography, cartography,...

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Visit by Live Bald Eagle to be Featured at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum on the Capitol Square

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2011 Visit by Live Bald Eagle to be Featured at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum on the Capitol Square (MADISON) – On Saturday, July 23, 2011,...

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2011 Golf Outing to Support Museum’s 150th Sesquicentennial Programs and Exhibits

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

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From Paper To Iron: Wisconsin Joins the Civil War New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...caps, while some, outfitted in iconic black army hats, became the most feared fighting force in the Union Army. In just over eighteen months, the men of Wisconsin – farmers,...

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Point of View: The Veteran Print Project – New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...artists. Meet the artists of this exhibit on Gallery Night, Friday, May 6, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Questions about the exhibit may...

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VFW Ladies Auxiliary National President to Visit Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across the street from the State Capitol. Visit our website at www.WisVetsMuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov...

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Native Words, Native Warriors: Native American Code Talkers

...be visuals and discussion of Choctaw, Comanche, Meskwaki, Hopi, Pawnee, Muscogee, Navajo, Lakota, and other groups who had members serving as code talkers. Dr. Meadows will speak at the Wisconsin...

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Wisconsin Photographer Chronicles Operation Desert Storm New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...Desert Sun: A Wisconsin Photographer Chronicles Operation Desert Storm exhibit on Friday, January 14, 2011. The exhibit will remain on display until March 31, 2011. As a photographer for the...

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2013 Fall Programs at The Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...7:00 PM Topic: Eternal Bivouac Lecture and Discussion Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 West Mifflin Street, Madison Speakers: Margaret Berres, Curator, Oak Creek Historical Society, and Tom Ludka, Veterans Service Officer,...

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Museum Acquires Medal of Honor

...St. in Madison, across the street from the State Capitol. For more information go to www.wisvetsmuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS | WisVets@dva.wisconsin.gov | WisVets.com...

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