WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM KICKS OFF 2014 WITH NEW EVENTS AND SPEAKERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 28, 2014 WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM KICKS OFF 2014 WITH NEW EVENTS AND SPEAKERS WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM KICKS OFF 2014 WITH NEW EVENTS AND SPEAKERS Seasonal event listing for this spring at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison MADISON, Wis. (Feb. 27, 2014) – From new art

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JEFFERSON RESIDENT’S MEDAL OF HONOR ADDED TO THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 20, 2013 JEFFERSON RESIDENT’S MEDAL OF HONOR ADDED TO THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM MADISON, Wis. (Dec. 19, 2013) – When the Gruennert family of Jefferson, Wis. heard about The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s new Medal of Honor display profiling the stories and medals of four Wisconsin veterans, they

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PEARL HARBOR ARTIFACTS FROM WISCONSIN SERVICEWOMAN BECOME ADDITIONS TO THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 4, 2013 PEARL HARBOR ARTIFACTS FROM WISCONSIN SERVICEWOMAN BECOME ADDITIONS TO THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM MADISON, Wis. (Dec. 4, 2013) ― With Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Saturday, The Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison is proud to announce the newest pieces to enter its collection –

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2013 NEW EXHIBIT PROFILES FOUR WISCONSIN MEDALS OF HONOR AND COINCIDES WITH VETERANS DAY MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 7, 2013) ― Nearly 100 years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was declared between the Allied

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WDVA Announces Talking Spirits: Forest Hill Cemetery Tours 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2013 WDVA ANNOUNCES TALKING SPIRITS: FOREST HILL CEMETERY TOURS 2013 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum today announced Talking Spirits: Forest Hill Cemetery Tour, an award-winning living history program in its fifteenth year. Public tours will be available

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2013 Fall Programs at The Wisconsin Veterans Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2013 2013 Fall Programs at The Wisconsin Veterans Museum (MADISON) ― The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has a number of interesting programs planned this fall.  All programs are free, and open to the public. They are hosted in The Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s 2nd Floor Education Center,

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The Wisconsin Veterans Museum Earns 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Honored as a Top Performing Museum as Reviewed by Travelers on the World’s Largest Travel Site FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2013 THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM EARNS 2013 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that its Museum received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of

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The Last Full Measure: Wisconsin in the Civil War, New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2013 The Last Full Measure: Wisconsin in the Civil War, New Exhibit Opening at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum MADISON ― The Wisconsin Veterans Museum will open The Last Full Measure: Wisconsin in the Civil War, 1863 – 1865 on Friday, July 12, 2013.  An exhibit

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Tee Off for a Great Cause!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2013 Tee Off for a Great Cause! MADISON ― There is still time to play at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation’s 9th Annual Golf Outing.  Sponsored by Spacesaver Corporation, the outing will be held on Monday, July 15th at the Oaks Golf Course in Cottage

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ARTHUR SZYK: AN ARTIST AT WAR AND JOHN VLOSSAK: WARTIME CARTOONS FROM CALCUTTA TWO EXHIBITS OPENING AT THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2013 ARTHUR SZYK: AN ARTIST AT WAR AND JOHN VLOSSAK: WARTIME CARTOONS FROM CALCUTTA TWO EXHIBITS OPENING AT THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM (MADISON) ― The Wisconsin Veterans Museum will feature two new exhibits, Arthur Szyk: An Artist at War and John Vlossak: Wartime Cartoons from

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