IT STILL MATTERS: COLLECTION INSPIRES KISSERS MUSIC
Amplifying the stories of our Wisconsin veterans through modern music is exactly what WVM’s Archivist, Russ Horton and Curator of History, Kevin Hampton have accomplished by lending their expertise to Ken Fitzsimmons of Madison band, The Kissers for their recently released album, The Foe and the Fallen: Songs from the
Museum Staff Draws Out Creative Veteran Voice for Award-Winning Soldiers Home Renovation
The newly renovated Soldiers Home located on the campus of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee received an award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The Milwaukee Soldiers Home, Milwaukee is the recipient of the
Suffrage Through Service: How Military Service Expanded Voting Rights
By Russell Horton Reference Archivist Throughout U.S. history, men and women in the military have risked their lives to protect the civil rights we enjoy as citizens. Beyond protection, their brave service has also affected some of those rights over the past 150 years. In particular, military service has changed
Evolution of Absentee Voting from the Civil War to WWII
By Russell Horton Reference Archivist World War II brought changes to many aspects of the United States military. The sheer scale of the conflict forced government leaders and military officials to seek new and different ways to carry out the war effort, from equipment and arms to tactics and strategy.