February 2021 Virtual! Drink & Draw

...Paper, either sketching or printer paper will work fine as well Colored Pencils- any brand. The instructor prefers Prismacolor Premier Pencils (see photo below) including the Colorless Blender. These pencils...

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A video interview with Brigadier General Robert Andrew Cocroft

...with HHC, 4th Battalion, 2nd Advance Individual Training Brigade. August 1968, Cocroft received orders for the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. Later, at Fort Ord, he served as the executive...

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WAR: RAW – Healing Military Trauma Through Expressive Art

WAR: RAW - Healing Military Trauma Through Expressive Art In 2015, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM) partnered with Artists for the Humanities (A4TH) to curate an exhibit featuring artwork done...

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The Barber Brothers

Generations of Service

...here to give the briefest survey of this topic. To explore these stories, or other families in our collection, please click this link: Wisconsin Veterans Museum Online Collections Written by...

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Honoring Hmong Veterans of Wisconsin

...Hmong service to the United States, we present four online oral histories from the Recognizing the Hmong: SGU Veterans Project. The oral histories form part of the Recognizing the Hmong:...

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Book Talk with Robin Williams- The Last Romantic War

...for love. Burning airplanes, runaway horses, errant hand grenades and a sexy spy hold the reader’s attention from the first page to the last. REGISTER HERE This online event is...

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Historian How To: Cataloging Oral Histories Using OCLC

The purpose of this quick class is to teach the student how to use the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC) for cataloging oral histories on WorldCat.Org. The content covers using...

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Ghost Mountain Commander from Neillsville

...Europe to fight, but this would not be the case. Instead, orders came down ordering the 32nd Division to deploy to the Pacific to prevent the Japanese from moving on...

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School and Youth Tours

...at least two weeks in advance by completing the Online Tour Reservation Form on this page. Guided tours are often conducted by volunteer docents, many of whom are veterans whose...

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Federal Grant Awarded to Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...our online database.” In total, 218 projects were selected out of 568 proposals with total grants awarded at $31,509,007. Museums for America supports projects that strengthen the ability of individual...

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