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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
Friday, November 24 - Sunday, November 26 Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum Friends of the Museum members get 20% off in addition to the 10% member discount for a total of 30% off all purchases*. *Excludes consignments, books, and media.
Saturday, December 2 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Free Step back in time and celebrate Christmas traditions from the Victorian era. This museum-wide program features an afternoon of holiday music, living history presentations, special displays, dancing, crafts, and activities that explore how Upper Midwestern soldiers and civilians celebrated the Christmas season before and during the […]
Friday, December 8 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Dr. Steven Goldman Described by the Indiana Adjutant General “as unusual a fighting force as the United States ever armed and equipped for action,” the dreadfully-named, preposterously uniformed Invalid Corps came into existence in April 1863, and within a year became the Veteran Reserve Corps (VRC). […]
Friday, December 15 | 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Free, but registration required Bring your creativity to make a Holiday-inspired house of out graham crackers and candy. Email spark@kenosha.org to register.
Saturday, January 13 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Doug Dammann and Steve Acker | Register Here No single item of food or drink meant as much to Civil War soldiers as coffee. They talked about it, wrote about it, and dreamed about it. Based on first hand Civil War accounts, this workshop explores the different methods […]
