Lieutenant John D. Winner
While May 8, 1945 marked the end of World War II in Europe, it also
DECEMBER 2020 VIRTUAL! DRINK & DRAW
Holiday Greetings It looks like we will all be staying home this year for the
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By Russell Horton Reference Archivist When Janesville native Louis Wayne Tyler was drafted into 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
Just a Few C.B.I. G.I.s Back from the War
Written by Andrea Hoffman, Wisconsin Veterans Museum Collections Manager With the European and Pacific Theaters garnering most
Indigenous Wisconsin Veterans
By Russell Horton Reference Archivist The Indigenous Peoples of Wisconsin have a long and proud history
Remembering the USS Cole (DDG 67) 20th Anniversary
Pierside Ceremony and Wreath Dedication Norfolk, VA Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 beginning at
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
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UPSIDE DOWN DRAWING Sometimes the world feels like it is turned upside-down, so let’s draw
Origins of Absentee Voting
By Russell Horton Reference Archivist …justice seems to demand that they should be rewarded in
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Cartoons and Comedic Relief- PART II Here’s your opportunity to be an “artist-in- residence” at
Victory in the Pacific Part VI: A Better World Shall Emerge
Four days after Emperor Hirohito’s broadcast, a delegation of Japanese officials flew via Ie
Service, Sacrifice, Incomplete Citizenship
Most people who have studied World War I history are aware of the horrors
Wisconsin and the Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima became the first victim of an atomic attack. For the
Part V: THE END OF THE WAR
On June 18, the day General Buckner was killed, President Harry Truman met with his
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Cartoons and Comedic Relief Here’s your opportunity to be an “artist-in- residence” at our virtual
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Navy Week 2020 July 13-17, 2020 is Navy Week in Madison. This year, the programs
What’s It All For? a Reflection on Empathy and Our National Discourse
Written by Kevin Hampton, Curator of History This time of year, with patriotic holidays like
Part IV: Okinawa: Victory
The remnants of Ushijima’s army, now reduced to 30,000 men, only 11,000 of whom
A Lesson in Resiliency From the Bataan Death March
At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines to the
Gather Stories of Your Family’s Veterans with Research Resources from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Genealogy, or learning about one’s ancestors, has been growing in popularity lately with the addition
Part III: Okinawa: Decision at Shuri
One hundred feet below Shuri Castle, in the tunnel that functioned as Ushijima’s headquarters,
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Francis Brewster Elmer Homburg: B-24 Liberator Roberta Wells Norbert S. Szymczak
Victory in Europe, 1945
By the last day of April 1945, it was clear that Allied victory over Nazi