Thursday, February 26 | 12pm – 1pm | Discussion led by: Emily Mentzel | Free, registration appreciated | Register Here Tackle your 2026 reading goals at the Civil War Museum and register for Museum Book Club! The Civil War Museum is hosting an America 250th themed book club, reading works of fiction and non-fiction that touch […]
Sunday, March 8 | 12:30pm – 4:00pm | Performance by: Leslie Goddard, PhD | Free, registration required | Register Here Celebrate the remarkable history of women and the legacies they pave today at this free, community event at the Kenosha Civil War Museum! Immerse yourself in the Victorian Language of Flowers as you build your own […]
Friday, March 13 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Rachel Mellon During her program, Rachael Mellen will discuss the new book that she and Dave Powell edited which is titled From Camp Douglas to Vicksburg: The Civil War Letters of William J. Kennedy, 55th Illinois Infantry, 1861-1863. In August 1861 William Kennedy was a harness-maker […]
SPARK! programs are designed for people in the early-to-mid stages of memory loss to visit with their family and care partners. This monthly program engages participants in lively conversations, storytelling, object handling, and other multi-sensory activities that relate. Space is limited so reservations are appreciated. For more information or to register, please call 262-653-4432 or send […]
The Civil War was won, and the American Republic was saved because of the remarkable contributions of men, supplies, and leaders provided by the states of the Great Lakes region. These are the states that created the Republican Party. Something more than slavery was behind their deep resentment of the Confederacy. Join us for a […]
SPARK! programs are designed for people in the early-to-mid stages of memory loss to visit with their family and care partners. This monthly program engages participants in lively conversations, storytelling, object handling, and other multi-sensory activities that relate. Space is limited so reservations are appreciated. For more information or to register, please call 262-653-4432 or send […]
In this beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson presents a definitive and dramatic account of one of the great untold stories of American history: the Great Migration of six million Black citizens who fled the South for the North and West in search of a better life, from World War I to 1970. […]
Friday, May 1 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Jeff Kluver On September 29, 1864, fourteen Black men earned the Medal of Honor for their actions at the Battle of New Market Heights outside Richmond, Virginia. Their charge against Confederate fortifications broke the Rebel lines, but left hundreds of their comrades dead and wounded […]
Saturday, May 2 | 10am – 4pm Sunday, May 3 | 12pm – 4pm Join the Civil War Museum and the 17th Corps Field Hospital for a weekend of interactive displays, presentations, and programs that explore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil War. Members of the 17th Corps Field Hospital, the largest […]
Saturday, May 2 | 10am – 4pm Sunday, May 3 | 12pm – 4pm Join the Civil War Museum and the 17th Corps Field Hospital for a weekend of interactive displays, presentations, and programs that explore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil War. Members of the 17th Corps Field Hospital, the largest […]
Friday, May 8 | 12pm-1pm | Presented by: Dan Freas “Camp newspapers are a feature of the war that is worth attention,” reported a St. Louis newspaper in 1862. “The camp paper is the organ of the soldiers, through which they communicate their condition, wants, enjoyments, and local news to the public, and to their […]
SPARK! programs are designed for people in the early-to-mid stages of memory loss to visit with their family and care partners. This monthly program engages participants in lively conversations, storytelling, object handling, and other multi-sensory activities that relate. Space is limited so reservations are appreciated. For more information or to register, please call 262-653-4432 or send […]
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