Press Releases
Below you will find the most recent press releases from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum. If you need assistance, please contact Jennifer Stevenson, Marketing Specialist, Sr.
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Media Contact
Jennifer Stevenson
Marketing Specialist, Sr.
608.224.9653
jennifer.stevenson@dva.wisconsin.gov
Tribute to Fallen Wisconsin Sailor Opens at Veterans Museum
MADISON, Wis — (October 8, 2025) The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has opened a temporary exhibit to remember a Wisconsin sailor killed in the bombing of the
WISCONSIN’S HIGHLY-DECORATED WWII VETERAN MEGELLAS FEATURED IN NEW DISPLAY
WISCONSIN’S HIGHLY-DECORATED WWII VETERAN MEGELLAS FEATURED IN NEW DISPLAY Megellas Family entrusts WVM with internationally renowned war hero’s collection (MADISON, Wis.) September 5, 2024—The artifacts
Exhibit Selected for National Award
MADISON, WIS (June 20, 2024) — The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) in Nashville, TN proudly announced that the Wisconsin Veterans Museum is
WDVA Secretary and Veterans Museum Staff Deliver 600+ Birthday Wishes to WWII Veteran
Madison, Wis. (September 27, 2023) More than 600 birthday cards were sent from around the world to WWII veteran and soon-to-be 103-year-old Lt. Col. (Ret.)
Wisconsin World War II Veteran Harry Baker to Celebrate 103rd Birthday
For Immediate Release Wisconsin World War II Veteran Will Celebrate 103rd Birthday Wisconsin Veterans Museum Collecting Birthday Cards MADISON, Wis. (August 22, 2023) — Wisconsin World War
Federal Grant Awarded to Wisconsin Veterans Museum
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM) will received $66,371 for a collection digitization project from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Museums
Ho-Chunk Nation and WDVA/WVM Sign Historic Agreement
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, Wisconsin Veterans Museum and Ho-Chunk Nation Create Joint Oral History Program Documenting the Lives of Ho-Chunk Veterans Madison, Wis. (May
W. Jerome Frautschi Gives $10 million to Building a New Wisconsin Veterans Museum
NEWS FROM THE WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, Wis. (March 28, 2023) W. Jerome Frautschi Gives $10 million to Building a New
50th Anniversary of End of Vietnam War Marked at Wisconsin Veterans Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, Wis. (March 24, 2023) - On March 29, 1973, U.S. ground forces withdrew from South Vietnam. The withdrawal officially ended years
On Wisconsin – a New Meaning!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Madison, WI (April 19, 2022) – Yesterday at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison, the USS Wisconsin Association accepted a piece of










