Civil War Museum

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Address
5400 1st Ave
Kenosha, WI 53140 United States Get Directions
Phone (262) 653-4141
Website https://museums.kenosha.org/civil-war-museum

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  • Civil War Museum’s Media Club: Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade Running and the Slave Trade by Jonathan White

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

    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, […]

  • SPARK! Program

    SPARK! It’s Cold Out There

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

    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 […]

  • Virtual Workshop: I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign

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

    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 […]

  • Kindness Week in the Resource Center

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

    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 […]

  • Museums Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    The Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed Monday, January 15, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

  • Featured

    Workshop: Coffee and the Civil War

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

    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

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

    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 […]

  • Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    The Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.

  • Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    The Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.

  • Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    The Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.

  • Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Museums Closed for the Holidays

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    The Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.

  • SPARK! Program

    SPARK! Candy House

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

    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.