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...

Continue reading

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....

Continue reading

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...

Continue reading

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...

Continue reading

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....

Continue reading

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...

Continue reading

A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March

...2020. https://www.nps.gov/ande/learn/education/classrooms/upload/VFW_FULL_CURRICULUM.pdf. [4] Ibid. [5] L. Willard Freeman, “Mayo General Hospital,” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 44, no. 1 (Spring 1951): 26. Accessed April 25, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/40189110....

Continue reading

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/...

Continue reading

History Comes Alive at Forest Hill Cemetery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2012 History Comes Alive at Forest Hill Cemetery MADISON – Did you know that at the beginning of the Civil War, Wisconsin troops trained at...

Continue reading

Smithsonian Chooses Museum for Community Engagement Program

...the state of Wisconsin. “We know there are more stories to tell of our Indigenous nations in the state, and we need to do better to understand the people, recognize...

Continue reading