FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 7, 2014
Contact: Carla Vigue
(608) 266-0517
Carla.Vigue@dva.wisconsin.gov
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER 2014 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 7, 2014) – This November, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum celebrates Veterans Day all month long with exciting programs to help connect visitors to the unique stories of Wisconsin’s service men and women. From musical presentations and book signings, to a special Veterans Day commemoration ceremony and event, the museum’s programs honor our brave Wisconsin veterans. All programs are free and hosted at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum second floor Education Center at 30 W. Mifflin St., unless otherwise noted below.
WHAT: Little Hawk and the Lone Wolf: A Conversation with Ray Kaquatosh (Lecture and Book Signing)
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 – 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
WHERE: Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 W. Mifflin St., Madison
WHO: World War II and Korean War veteran Ray Kaquatosh
Enjoy a unique discussion between World War II and Korean War veteran Ray Kaquatosh and interviewers as the 90-year-old Menominee Indian shares stories from his recent coming of age memoir “Little Hawk and the Lone Wolf.”
WHAT: Wisconsin Stories from WWI (Lecture and Discussion)
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 – 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Mead Public Library, 710 N. 8th St., Sheboygan
WHO: Kevin Hampton, Wisconsin Veterans Museum curator of research and public programs
For the final part of his two-part series on Wisconsin Veterans, Kevin Hampton, curator of research and public programs at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, shares stories from Wisconsin’s involvement in World War I. Hear different perspectives from the “war to end all wars,” including stories from the exploits of Rodney Williams, a daring pilot in the skies over France, and the reality of war experienced by Army Nurse Helen Bulovsky, among others.
WHAT: A Quiet Corner of the War: Hijinks and Home (Musical Presentation)
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 – 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30 W. Mifflin St., Madison
WHO: Judy Cook, folksinger and author
Featuring songs and stories from the Civil War, folksinger Judy Cook’s presentation highlights the often-overlooked aspects of Civil War-era history by exploring the everyday activities and pastimes of those who served and those who remained at home. This event is presented in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Press and funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, with funds from the National Endowment for Humanities.
WHAT: Never Forgotten: Honoring Wisconsin’s Heroes (Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony)
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 – 11 a.m. – noon
WHERE: The Wisconsin State Capitol Building, Capitol Rotunda, Madison
Join the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs for the annual Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony as we recognize the brave Wisconsin men and women who have served their country. This year’s ceremony focuses on honoring and welcoming home all of Wisconsin’s heroes from all eras of service.
WHAT: Salute to Veterans History
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: The Weber Performing Arts Center, 428 Front St. South, La Crosse
Celebrate Veterans Day during the Salute to Veterans History event in La Crosse, sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and Wisconsin Public Television. The event features an evening concert with readings from a selection of Civil War letters, screenings of documentaries featuring Wisconsin Veterans, discussions led by the authors of “Private Soldiers: A Year in Iraq with a Wisconsin National Guard Unit” and “This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home,” and other travelling exhibits and booths.
WHAT: Barbarians and Brothers, Anglo-American Warfare 1500-1865 (Lecture and Book Signing)
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 – 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
WHERE: Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30. W. Mifflin St., Madison
WHO: Dr. Wayne Lee, The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill history professor
Dr. Wayne Lee shares the origins and nature of atrocity and restraint in warfare in the early modern Anglo-American world, as examined in his book “Barbarians and Brothers.” The discussion focuses on two campaigns during the American Revolution as contrasting examples of how culture, capacity and calculation combine to shape the violence of war. This Distinguished Lecture Series event is presented in partnership with the UW-Madison History Department.
WHAT: 1914: The War That Should Have Been Over By Christmas (Lecture and Book Signing)
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 – Noon to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Wisconsin Veterans Museum, 30. W. Mifflin St., Madison
WHO: Allan Mallinson, author and Britain’s foremost military historian
Allan Mallinson, author and Britain’s foremost military historian, discusses his book “1914: The War That Should Have Been Over By Christmas,” which shares the stories of Winston Churchill and General Sir Douglas Haig, who both advocated for a different strategy for Britain’s involvement in World War I that may have saved huge losses of the Western Front and shortened the war.
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is an educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across from the State Capitol.
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