Tuesday, February 6 | 6:30pm | Presenter: Mr. Dick Zimmermann | $16 ($20 non-member) | Register Here Dick Zimmerman’s workshop will give participants an introduction to the history of American artillery usage from colonial times through the Civil War with an emphasis on 1861-1865. The various types of guns employed, including foreign models, different types of […]
Friday, February 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Frank P. Varney Speaker will be live-streamed at the Civil War Museum Ulysses S. Grant has long been viewed as one of the finest generals in American history, the man who won the Civil War. To a point that is true; but he did not win […]
Friday, February 16 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Soldiers in the Union Army came from all over the world and had very diverse backgrounds. At this SPARK! session our group will learn about some of these soldiers and hear their stories. A half hour Tai Chi session will follow the discussion. This monthly program engages […]
Saturday, February 24 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Free Sunday, February 25 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm | Free 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, […]
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 […]
