When the Allies desperately needed cargo ships, women bravely stepped up to supply them by working at shipyards across the country, including in Brunswick, Georgia.
Felice and Lilly’s story is one of contradictions. One a bohemian writer in the Jewish underground; the other wife to an ardent Nazi, a “good German” Hausfrau, and mother of four. The two women fell in love in wartime Berlin.
Churchill’s famed “Iron Curtain” speech ushered in the Cold War and made the term a household phrase.
The story of a swagger stick presented to T/3 John Sweitzer by his German prisoners.
US Marine Corps Women’s Reserve Sgt. and Museum family member Bernice Williams turns 100 years old on March 1, 2021. She says that her 1943-1945 service as a Marine made her a “better person.”
Join us in conversation with author Robert Edsel to discuss his latest book, Remember Us: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom, and a Forever Promise Forged in World War II.
Spark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience.
Join our signature vocal trio the Victory Belles for an evening of 1940s tunes paired with our state-of-the-art outdoor sound and light show, Expressions of America.