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Touring with the Wolf Pack Band: Dave Brubeck and World War II
World War II shaped the kind of person, musician, and composer Dave Brubeck became.
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Fred Hollis, Reaction to Pearl Harbor
In this clip, Fred Hollis describes how he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Secret Agents, Secret Armies: The Short Happy Life of the OSS
In 1942, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) became the first independent US intelligence agency. It only lasted for three years and three months but it became the basis for the modern Central Intelligence Agency.
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Interviewing Friends or Loved Ones at Home
Curator of Oral History Joey Balfour offers some suggestions for interviewing friends or loved ones at home.
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Operation Revival: Rescue from Stalag Luft I
Between May 13 and May 15, 1945 the 8th Air Force conducted Operation Revival. The target was Stalag Luft I and the objective was to evacuate nearly 8500 Allied POWs via stripped-down B-17s, along with some C-46s and C47s.
Past Events
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Sensory Friendly Mornings
07/27/2024 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PMAvailable on the last Saturday of each month, Sensory Friendly Mornings are for individuals of all ages with special needs and their families to enjoy early access to the Museum with modifications to make the experience more sensory friendly.
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Meet the Author: Mark T. Calhoun, "General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army"
07/25/2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us in conversation with Mark Calhoun, PhD, author of General Lesley J. McNair: Unsung Architect of the US Army, an in-depth study of the man who contributed so substantially to America’s war preparedness that George C. Marshall once called him “the brains of the Army.”
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Victory Belles Matinee Luncheon
07/24/2024 | 11:45 AM - 1:45 PMEnjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony.
