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Exhibit: Printmaking – Pop Culture of the Civil War

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

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 […]

Exhibit: Printmaking – Pop Culture of the Civil War

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

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 […]

Toward Justice

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

Tuesday, July 30  |  5:30pm – 7:30pm  |  Free, registration required  |  Register Here We invite you to attend a special artistic commemoration marking the 156th Anniversary of the Equal Protection Clause and the ratification of the 14th Amendment featuring captivating performances by The Prairie String Quartet and Dr. Shannon Sloan-Spice. Experience “Toward Justice,” a musical […]

Exhibit: Printmaking – Pop Culture of the Civil War

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

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 […]

Second Friday Lecture Series: A New Look: Gainesville and Brawner Farm

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

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. […]

Exhibit: Printmaking – Pop Culture of the Civil War

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

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 […]

Illinois Holds the Key: The Vicksburg Campaign

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

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 […]

Photography and the Civil War

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

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 […]

Second Friday Lecture Series: The Letterman Medical Evacuation Plan at Antietam

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

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 […]

The Great Lakes Civil War Forum: Mr. Lincoln’s Navy

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

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.

Event Series SPARK!

SPARK! Dinosaur Fossils

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

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 […]

Bus Trip: The Vicksburg Campaign Tour

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

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 […]

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