Jeff Carnes: Veteran in the Spotlight
...the WVM collection, helping to illustrate diverse day-to-day encounters and preserving his story for future generations. Are you a Wisconsin veteran and interested in donating your collection? Learn more: https://bit.ly/1FqCksp...
Out of the Ordinary by Russ Horton
...Joseph. This letter is interesting for two reasons. One is that he clearly felt more free to write about his real experiences with his brother than with his parents, writing...
Mess Night at the Museum
...page as they become available, and dietary restrictions or preferences should be disclosed on the registration form. For more information on each event, please see our event page at https://wisvetsmuseum.com/events/...
The Archivist Chronicles: A Union Addition by Andrew Baraniak
...G.A.R. Memorial Hall. Despite being reproductions, these copies do show how popular the Vicksburg wallpaper newspaper edition had become after the war. Search the WVM Research Center collections at https://bit.ly/1rD3iqX....
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATION
...United States, Puerto Rico and Panama. “We are delighted to welcome the Wisconsin Veterans Museum as our newest Smithsonian Affiliate,” said Harold A. Closter, Director of Smithsonian Affiliations. “The Wisconsin...
Civil War Heroes “Come Alive” at Forest Hill Cemetery
...street from the State Capitol. For more information contact Jennifer Carlson at 608-264-6086, or jennifer.carlson@dva.state.wi.us, or go to https://wisvetsmuseum.com. -30- 201 West Washington Avenue | Madison, Wisconsin 53707 1-800-WIS-VETS |...
Part II: Okinawa: The Battle Builds
...of Wisconsin veterans in our collection. Follow the links in the post to explore related collections and more Wisconsin stories. Okinawa: The Battle Builds https://youtu.be/Yl-aWMB_r4c As April 6th dawned, Tenth...
Elizabeth O’Hara Baehr
https://youtu.be/2PEwyWcEYDM Serving Those Who Served: Immense Personal Satisfaction and Incredible Hardship Guest Author, Assistant Gift Shop Manager, Michael Olson France, July 1944−German buzz bombs fly overhead and the ambulances...
Victory in Europe, 1945
...a fixed road/route” but it is also written on one-way street signs. By the last day of April 1945, it was clear that Allied victory over Nazi Germany was not...
Part V: THE END OF THE WAR
...had seen and heard the Nagasaki bombing, no longer had to work or bow to Japanese guards. Instead, the Japanese bowed to the prisoners. World War II was over. https://youtu.be/cLe6yg7G7dc...