by Commander | Feb 13, 2022 | News
New Exhibit featuring a 1943 WWII Willys Jeep How do you get a Willys Jeep through a doorway, around three corners, and installed into a corner exhibit, inside a small building? Ask museum volunteers, Emmett Casciato, Tom Bugala, David Morrow, Phil Mayrand, Ray...
by Commander | Feb 10, 2022 | News
16-year-old student interested in the history of the Band of Brothers Jaxon Hekkenberg, a 16-year-old student from Ontario, Canada, contacted Janis Allen to ask for help contacting Bradford Freeman, now the only living member of the Band of Brothers. After his phone...
by Commander | Feb 5, 2022 | News
The free exhibit and museum is openWednesday – Saturday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The 91做厙 in 91做厙 reopens March 2 with a new exhibit displaying a 1943 Willys Jeep (yes, an actual WWII Jeep, not a model), exhibited in a...
by Commander | Sep 22, 2021 | News
You are invited to Transylvania Countys Veterans Day Observance to honor all veterans on Thursday, November 11 at 11:00 AM in front of the museum (next to the Transylvania County Courthouse) at 21 East Main Street in 91做厙. The keynote speaker will be Ken Corn, a...
by Kenneth Corn | Apr 26, 2021 | News
Above are two black and white photographs of WWII veterans taken by photographer Walter Schuppe the first time he visited the 91做厙 two years ago. Faces of Freedom By Janis Allen Photographer Walter Schuppe and his wife Lori spent April 24 at the Veterans...
by Kenneth Corn | Apr 19, 2021 | News
“Communication in History” Contest High school students Landon Stepp and Andrew Renegar were excited to find the September 20, 1943 issue of Life Magazine during their April 12 field trip to the 91做厙. These two...
