Movie Night Virtual Discussion – Mr. Roberts (1955)

...On October 29, 2021, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the...

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Movie Night Virtual Discussion – Jarhead (2005)

...17, 2021, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and...

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Movie Night Virtual Discussion – All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

...19, 2021, at 7:00 pm we’ll all meet via Zoom for a discussion led by museum staff. We will cover themes such as conflict, politics, pop culture, the military, and...

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CEMETERY TOURS BACK IN-PERSON, WILL FOCUS ON WOMEN’S STORIES

...10 August 26, 2021 —The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has announced that the 23rd annual “Talking Spirits Cemetery Tour” will again be conducted in-person this fall, with candlelight tours on...

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Souvenirs of Service Exhibit Opens 11/5

... MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 18, 2021) —On November 5, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum will open “Souvenirs of Service: The Things They Kept,” a new exhibit featuring objects that Wisconsinites...

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Media Preview of New Exhibit Souvenirs of Service

WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSUEM OPENS “SOUVENIRS OF SERVICE” EXHIBIT Wisconsin servicemembers have been collecting souvenirs since the Civil War. Learn the stories of the things they kept. MADISON, October 21, 2021...

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Museum Staff Draws Out Creative Veteran Voice for Award-Winning Soldiers Home Renovation

...Development (HUD) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Milwaukee is the recipient of the 2021 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation. Staff...

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William L. Sims: A Lifetime of Service

...spring, March 1991, Sims’ full-scale sculpture was one of twelve statues delivered to the Wisconsin Veterans Museum honoring Wisconsin veterans. In 2021, the Sims’ statue was put on long-term loan...

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The Bugle Magazine

...for approval from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Contact Jennifer Stevenson Marketing Manager 608.224.9653 jennifer.stevenson@dva.wisconsin.gov 2024 Spring/Summer 2023 Spring Summer Fall Winter 2022 Spring Summer Fall Winter 2021 Spring Summer Fall...

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Beckel in IV training in AIT. WVM.OH2238

I AM NOT INVISIBLE 3.0: WOMEN VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

...on board the USS Oklahoma the morning of the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. He was killed during the attack and remained unidentified until 2021. Last fall, almost...

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