June 15, 2024 – August 18, 2024 During the Civil War, printed images had the power to influence perceptions and popular opinion, equal to today’s visual and digital media. The quick rise of popular media during the Civil War had a powerful and lasting impact on our country. This special exhibit of prints from the […]
Friday, August 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Lance Herdegen The Iron Brigade’s opening battle came August 28, 1862 on the John Brawner farm near Gainesville, Virginia. The story has been told before, but never from a fog of war view with one author writing of the Union side and another from the Confederate. […]
June 15, 2024 – August 18, 2024 During the Civil War, printed images had the power to influence perceptions and popular opinion, equal to today’s visual and digital media. The quick rise of popular media during the Civil War had a powerful and lasting impact on our country. This special exhibit of prints from the […]
Tuesdays, August 13 and 20 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Presenter: Mr. Robert Girardi | $24 ($30 for non-members) | Register Here President Abraham Lincoln remarked, “Vicksburg is the key! The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket.” He recognized that control of the Mississippi River was a […]
Saturday, August 24 | 10:00am – 2:30pm | Instructor: David Rambow | $24 ($30 for non-members) | Register Here One Tintype Sitting: $72 ($90 for non-members) | Register Here Join Historian and wet-plate photographer David Rambow for a deep dive into Civil War photography. Learn about wet-plate photography, tintypes, carte de vista, and what these artifacts reveal […]
Friday, September 13 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Dr. Gordon Dammann Dr. Jonathan Letterman forever changed the course of both the Civil War and modern medicine with the innovations he installed within the Medical Department of the Union Army between 1862 and 1864. The crowning medical achievement of what became known as “The Letterman […]
Check-in starts at 8:30am, program begins at 9:30am. Includes full day of programs, coffee, refreshments, and a catered lunch. Visit the special events page for a the schedule of presentations.
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, storytelling, object handling, and other multi-sensory activities that relate. Space is limited so reservations are appreciated. For more information or to register, please call 262-653-4432 or send […]
Sunday, October 6 – Wednesday, October 9 | $955-$1180* ($1035-$1260** non-members) Register Here *$955 per person for double occupancy, $1180 per person for single occupancy **$1035 per person for double occupancy for non-members, $1260 per person for single occupancy for non-members From October 6-9, 2024, the Civil War Museum of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is sponsoring a […]
Friday, October 11 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Bob Presman This presentation will examine John Brown’s life and how he came from obscurity to become one of the most significant figures in the runup to the Civil War. It will include the views of modern historians on John Brown and how his attack on […]
Saturday, October 12 | 10:00am – 12:30pm | $30 per scout | Register Here Travel back in time and explore customs and traditions among women and girls during Victorian America. Learn about the challenges and triumphs of being a girl in this era through accomplishing a creative writing task, trying on clothes, and learning the art […]
Saturday, October 12 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | $24 ($30 for non-members) | Instructor: Dave Powell | Register Here “I’ve got Joe Johnston Dead!” Or so Sherman is said to have exclaimed upon hearing that James B. McPherson had seized Resaca. Famously, that turned out not to be true, one of the great “lost opportunities” of […]
