Friday, March 8 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Terry Arliskas The Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home was one of the first soldiers’ homes in the country, and the only one where it’s still possible to experience the buildings and designed landscape together in something close to their original form. The 90-acre campus has served veterans […]
March 12, 2024 | Civil War Museum | Register Here The tour uses immersive displays, artifacts, and hands-on activities to teach visitors the important roles the Upper Midwestern states played before, during, and after the War, and how the results of the Civil War still impact the lives of Americans today. Recommended for ages 10-14 but […]
Friday, March 15 | 2:oopm – 3:30pm We will learn how to make natural dyes out of plants, fruit, and vinegar at this meeting of the SPARK! 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, […]
Saturday, March 23 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Free The 1st Michigan Engineers will be discussing the regiment’s role as combat engineers, while displaying the many tools and equipment that would have been used in surveying and construction duties such as cheveaux de fris and transit/level. The living history group will also display items used in […]
Friday, April 12 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Steve Worsham Dwight L. Moody moved from Boston to Chicago as a teenager shortly before the start of the Civil War. Moody achieved financial success in the shoe business but serving a Christian mission became his greater focus as he matured. To that end, Moody worked […]
Saturday, April 13 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Speaker: Brendon Baillod The Lady Elgin is infamous as one of the worst disasters in the history of the Great Lakes. The sidewheel steamship was lost in a collision off Winnetka, Illinois, taking over 300 lives and decimating Milwaukee’s Irish community. Join maritime historian Brendon Baillod as […]
Monday, April 15 | 6:30pm | Presenter: Doug Dammann | $8 ($10 non-member) | Register Here The Lincoln Miracle tells the vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history – Abraham Lincoln’s history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election. Edward Achorn, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Commentary […]
Friday, April 19 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm The Civil War Museum features a variety of strange and interesting 19th century soldiers and civilians. At this SPARK! Meeting, our group will explore some of these and figure out what their uses were. SPARK! programs are designed for people in the early-to-mid stages of memory loss to […]
Carthage College, The Lincoln Forum, and the Civil War Museum are proud to present the third annual Lincoln Symposium Thursday, April 25 through Friday, April 26, 2024. REGISTER HERE Reception, Dinner, and Program with Dr. James Oakes | Thursday, April 25 | 5:30pm – 9:00pm | Civil War Museum | Free, registration required Join us […]
Monday, May 6 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm | Presenters: Doug Dammann and Robert Miller | $16 ($20 non-members) | Register Here Join the Civil War Museum for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the museum’s Faith in the Fight exhibit with Rev. Robert Miller, author of Both Prayed to the Same God. Rev. Miller worked closely with the staff of the […]
Friday, May 10 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: William Grigg The Soldier Boy from Lena is based on the book of the same name featuring original content on the life of Henry Eugene Way. Way served in the Union Army from 1862-1864 in the 72nd Regiment Illinois Infantry Volunteers, also known as the First Chicago Board […]
Saturday, May 11 | 9:00am - 10:00am | Free Sensory Friendly Days are designed to provide visitors of all ages with complex developmental disabilities, sensory sensitivities, or on the autism spectrum with a safe, comfortable environment to explore the museum exhibits during special early-morning hours before the museum opens to the general public. Where possible, […]
