Events

Stephen Harding - G.I. G-Men This program will be live streamed at the Museum over Zoom.  Signed bookplates will be available. They collaborated with Nazis and Fascists. Conspired against Allies in World War II. Committed unthinkable acts of treason. And triggered a secret manhunt as harrowing as any Hollywood cliff-hanger. The mission was part of […]

Christopher Gorham - Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi-Occupied France Lecture and book signing Matisse at War is a vivid portrayal of the advancement of fascism and war into French life and culture during World War II through the lens of one of the country’s most celebrated post-impressionists and his family. Drawing on […]

Doug Most - Launching Liberty  Lecture and book signing This enduring book tells the heroic, gripping, yet overlooked story of one of World War II's monumental achievements—the building of America's fleet of Liberty ships. With the shadow of war looming large over American life in 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew it wasn't a matter […]

Christine Kuehn - Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor Lecture and book signing It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine Kuehn was shocked and confused. When she asked her […]

The Freese Brothers Big Band - Honor, Reflect, Remember: The Tunes of the War Years A special musical program to honor America's 250th birthday. Cost:  Members $12, Non-Members $16

Randy Otto as Winston Churchill  Renowned Churchill-ian Scholar, Randy Otto has carefully honed his humorous, poignant and astonishingly relevant tribute to Winston Churchill - who a Price Waterhouse Cooper CEO survey named The Most Admired Leader Ever. Cost:  Members $12, non-members $16

The Story of the von Trapp Family presented by Bob Stafford Stay tuned for updated information

Alex Kershaw - Escape the Deep Lecture and book signing In the early morning hours of October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface, while the Japanese dropped deadly depth […]

Beth Forrest - WWII & Society, A History of food during WWII and its influence on our Society Join us to learn the history of how the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) began in 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut, where it was founded as a vocational institute for returning veterans of World War II. The […]

Laura Knoy - The Shopkeeper of Alsace  Lecture and book signing When WWII comes for her family, Sarah thinks she’s ready. She’s had training, after all, coming of Age during World War I. The Shopkeeper of Alsace is an uplifting tale of family, love, resilience, and an unstoppable women. Laura Knoy is an award-winning journalist. […]

Cheryl Thomas - Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen Lecture and book signing Forgotten Souls examines the lives of the 27 pilots who went missing while battling the enemy abroad - and honors their lives, their sacrifices and their legacy. This book serves as long overdue closure for the pilots who gave […]