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Second Friday Lecture: Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Friday, October 13  |  12:00pm – 1:00pm |  Speaker: Carl Smith The Great Chicago Fire of October 8-10, 1871 which destroyed the heart of the country’s rising inland metropolis and left a third of its population homeless, is one of history’s great disasters. If anything, the city’s rapid recovery was even more remarkable, revealing both […]

The Fight for a Gettysburg Farm

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Saturday, October 14  |  1:00pm – 2:00pm  |  Speaker: Steve Acker Steve Acker’s newest novel, The Fight for a Gettysburg Farm, tells the story of the Sherfy Farm during the Battle of Gettysburg. From the family that called the farm home to the Union and Confederate units that battled across its acres, this exhaustively researched story gives […]

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Faith in the Fight Documentary Screening

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Tuesday, October 17  |  6:30pm – 8:00pm  |  Speaker: Rev. Robert Miller Join the Civil War Museum as Rev. Robert Miller discusses the documentary film Faith in the Fight. The film discusses the roles played by the nearly 120 Catholic priests who ministered to the spiritual needs of both armies during the Civil War, focusing […]

Event Series SPARK! Program

SPARK! Harvest Time

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Friday, October 20  |  2:00pm - 3:30pm  |  Free but registration required The farms of the Upper Midwest were responsible for feeding the United States Army during the Civil War. We will talk about farming and harvesting at this SPARK! meeting and then make apple cider and decorate pumpkins. Email spark@kenosha.org to register.  

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Bus Trip: Gettysburg–A Midwestern Perspective

Sunday, October 22 - Wednesday, October 25  |  $880-$1075* ($955-$1150** non-members) Register Here *$880 per person for double occupancy, $1075 per person for single occupancy **$955 per person for double occupancy for non-members, $1150 per person for single occupancy for non-members McPherson's Ridge. The Wheatfield. Cemetery Ridge. East Cavalry Field. The names are synonymous with […]

Victorian Spiritualism

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Friday, October 27  |  6:00pm – 8:30pm  |  $44 ($55 non-members)  |  Register Here  Connect with your past self or peer into your future at this “otherworldy” event! Inspired by the golden age of magic, explore the spiritual lives of the Victorians through a parlor performance of Ghost stories, followed by common spiritualist activities such as […]

Civil War Museum’s Media Club: The Enduring Civil War by Gary W. Gallagher

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Wednesday, November 8  |  6:30pm – 8:00pm |  Register Here We will meet at the Civil War Museum In the seventy-three succinct essays gathered in The Enduring Civil War, celebrated historian Gary W. Gallagher highlights the complexity and richness of the war, from its origins to its memory, as topics for study, contemplation, and dispute. He places a […]

Second Friday Lecture: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers with Jewish Heritage

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Friday, November 10  |  12:00pm – 1:00pm  |  Speaker: Richard Kane Richard Kane’s presentation will be based on original research that he has been compiling since 2014 and include the following topics. In the mid 1890’s, Simon Wolf, a well-known Jewish attorney and diplomat, with access to thirteen presidents during his lifetime, attempted to identify […]

Event Series Sensory Friendly Days

Sensory Friendly Day at the Civil War Museum

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Sensory Friendly Days give visitors of all ages with complex developmental disabilities, sensory sensitivities, or on the autism spectrum a safe, comfortable environment to explore the museum exhibits during special hours before the museum opens to the general public. Where possible, our lights will be dimmed and the sound turned off. Signage will be posted […]

Veterans Day Ceremony

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Saturday, November 11 |  11:00am - 1:00pm   Join the Navy Club Ship 40 in a ceremony honoring veterans from all branches of service. Includes a performance by the Woodwind Quintet, "Fairwinds" from Navy Band Great Lakes. Open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Event Series SPARK! Program

SPARK! Civil War Cooking and Recipes

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Friday, November 17  |  2:00pm - 3:30pm  |  Free but registration required Come hungry as our group will talk about Civil War era food and recipes. Also, participants are encouraged to share their own favorite recipes. Email spark@kenosha.org to register.

Grant at Ft. Donelson and Shiloh

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Saturday, November 18  |  1:00pm – 2:-00pm  |  Speaker: Tom Arliskas Grant’s rise to command in the Federal Armies was a self-taught belief that he knew how to win Battles. The life of General US Grant is the typical, Horatio Alger story where a young man, through self-reliance and hard work, rises to success, and […]

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