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.
Kindness Week in the Resource Center January 12 – January 14 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm January 17 – January 20 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm During Kindness week the Resource Center will participate in Kindness Week by inviting visitors to make Thank You cards for local veterans. All supplies needed to make cards will be supplied […]
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 […]
Kindness Week in the Resource Center January 12 – January 14 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm January 17 – January 20 | 12:00pm – 5:00pm During Kindness week the Resource Center will participate in Kindness Week by inviting visitors to make Thank You cards for local veterans. All supplies needed to make cards will be supplied […]
Wednesday, January 17 | 6:30pm | Presenter: Scott Hartwig | $12 ($15 non-members) | Register Here Scott Hartwig’s I Dread the Thought of the Place, on the Battle of Antietam and its aftermath, was published in August 2023. He said of his book, “I did not set out to write this book because Antietam was forgotten, or […]
Friday, January 19 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm At this SPARK! session, our group will explore the items that Civil War soldiers used to survive the cold weather. 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 […]
Tuesday, January 30 | 6:30pm | Presenter: Doug Dammann | $8 ($10 non-members) | Register Here We will meet at the Civil War Museum Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century, […]
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, our lights will be dimmed and the sound turned […]
