Saturday, September 27 | 1pm – 3pm | Instructor: Steve Acker | $20 ($20 for non-members) | Register Here The Petersburg campaign lasted from June of 1864 to April of 1865. Battles involving tens of thousands of soldiers were an almost monthly occurrence during this time: June 18, The Crater, Reams Station, Hatcher’s Run, Fort Stedman […]
Saturday, September 27 | 10am – 4pm The 1st Michigan Engineers will show museum visitors the regiment’s role as combat engineers while displaying and explaining the many tools and equipment that was used in surveying and construction duties such as cheveaux de fris and transit/level. The living history group will also display items used by the […]
Saturday, September 20 | 1pm – 2pm | Presented by: Park Ranger Hank Bell | Free, registration required | Register Here Join Park Ranger Hank Bell for a presentation on Pullman National Historical Park – the first National Park Service site designated in the Chicagoland area. The park tells the story of the Pullman Company and […]
Old Abe and the 8th Wisconsin Friday, September 19 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, traveled with the regiment and was present at over 30 battles and skirmishes that its soldiers participated in. By the end of the war, Old Abe was the most well-known animal mascot […]
Saturday, September 13 | 9:30am – 4:00pm | $72 ($90 non-member) | Register Here Check-in starts at 8:30am, program begins at 9:30am. Includes full day of programs, coffee, refreshments, and a catered lunch. Schedule of Presentations: Antietam Landmark: The Dunker Church | Alann Schmidt Faces of Antietam and the 40 Acre Cornfield | John Banks "Credit […]
Friday, September 12 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by Dr. James Marten Reimagining one of the oldest genres of Civil War history, Dr. Marten’s program will explore the Antietam Campaign through the lens of a single regiment, the Sixth Wisconsin. One of the core units of the famed Iron Brigade, the Sixth was organized […]
The Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed Monday, September 1 for Labor Day.
Tuesday, August 19 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Instructor: Doug Dammann | $8 ($10 for non-members) | Register Here Before 1862, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine, where he was a minister and mild-mannered professor of speech and rhetoric at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the […]
Friday, August 8 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Dr. Steve Fratt Some have seen the Civil War as the first modern war due to the introduction of new technologies. They also mention that sadly, the casualties on the battlefield were caused by employing obsolete tactics against these new technologies. Our guest will explain […]
Friday, August 1 | 8am – 4pm | $50 per person | Register Here Includes Continental breakfast, catered lunch, and Professional Development Credits (IL teachers only) Calling Middle School, High School, and emerging teachers alike! Are you planning on teaching about the Civil War this upcoming school year? Have you ever wondered how a museum field […]
Sunday, July 27 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm | Instructor: Jennifer Young | Free, registration required | Register Here Ever curious about how your favorite pair of wool socks, mittens, or sweater is made? How exactly does a spinning wheel work? What even is a skein? Join Old World Wisconsin’s Collections and Exhibits Coordinator, Jennifer Young, for […]
Friday, July 18 | 12pm – 1pm | Presented by: Aaron Rowland, Management and Program Analyst, Naval History and Heritage Command The American Civil War was fought in thousands of places, including on the high seas, on the coasts, and in the harbors. The Anaconda Plan of 1861 set in motion events that allowed the […]
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