FOX VALLEY VETERANS TELL THEIR STORIES

...for several interviews from that region of Wisconsin. These Fox Valley oral history interviews range from the current day back to World War I. The museum features them in galleries,...

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WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM KICKS OFF 2014 WITH NEW EVENTS AND SPEAKERS

...Miyazaki, documents repurposed barracks used as internment camps for Japanese Americans (including some of Miyazaki’s own relatives) during WWII. Miyazaki’s images capture the experience of the Nisei as well as...

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VFW Ladies Auxiliary National President to Visit Wisconsin Veterans Museum

...Indianapolis, Indiana. A 32-year veteran of federal government service, Barnes worked with the Department of Defense Human Resources Activity as a Resource Manager. To schedule an interview with President Barnes,...

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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AND MONUMENT DEDICATION

...new monument and this encampment event.” Camp Randall Memorial Park is located at 132 N. Randall Ave. in Madison. For more information and a schedule of activities, visit www.wisvetsmuseum.com/events. ###...

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MEDIA ALERT FOR SATURDAY, JULY 18: WI DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSTS “THE RETURN TO CAMP RANDALL” CIVIL WAR EVENT

...monument dedication ceremony. • Talk with representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and Wisconsin Veterans Museum about why it is important to honor Wisconsin veterans, how the public...

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New Exhibit Profiles Four Wisconsin Medals of Honor and Coincides With Veterans Day

...of duty. It’s presented by the President in the name of Congress and is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor. It is bestowed for a deed of supreme valor...

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WDVA to Observe Veterans Day at Ceremonies Statewide

...their families and the public are invited to attend. Friday, November 9 at 11:30 a.m. in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda in Madison. Highlights include: Music by the St. John’s...

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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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March Madness 2021

...July 30, 1866. He is buried in Forest Home Cemetery. Captain Henry S. Eggleston Henry S. Eggleston was born in Vermont in 1820 and immigrated to Wisconsin in 1850. He...

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Donate to the Collection

...it must be smaller than 1 MB. Once the form is submitted, wait for the acknowledgement at the bottom of the form to verify that the form has been accepted....

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