Lecture Series: Leah Dearborn – Grenier Field and D-Day
Learn the incredible story of how one small airport in New Hampshire, now known as Manchester Airport, played an important role in transporting members of the 8th Airforce as well […]
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Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United States
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Special D-Day Programming – 30th Anniversary Celebration Events
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United States12:00 Noon Join us for a showing of the movie The Longest Day. Viewing will be in the Education Center. 5:30 p.m. D-Day Presentation by Prospect Mountain High […]
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The Longest Day Book Discussion – 30th Anniversary Celebration Events
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesThe Wolfeboro Library’s Tuesday Book group led by Joyce Davis will discuss the book, The Longest Day.
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Lecture Series: Joe McQuaid—War Fronts Home Fires
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesJoe McQuaid—War Fronts Home Fires: A WWII Correspondents remarkable coverage, his wife’s indominable spirit. As a World War II newspaper correspondent, B.J. McQuaid covered American and British front lines from […]
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Lecture Series: Ron Janowski – Breakout from Normandy
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesRon Janowski – Breakout from Normandy After the Allied landings in Normandy, commanders began to formulate a plan to push out from the beachhead. Initial efforts were hampered by the […]
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Lecture Series: Peggy Hennelly-Maniates – A Hero of Two Nations
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesPeggy Hennelly-Maniates - A Hero of Two Nations Learn the story of a young paratrooper who is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the […]
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Lecture Series: Garret Shetrawski – The Life and Legacy of Captain Andrew Haldane
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesGarret Shetrawski – The Life and Legacy of Captain Andrew Haldane Also known as Ack Ack, using skills he learned as captain of the football and baseball teams in Bowdoin […]
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Gallery Gathering with Estelle Parsons
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesOne Hour chats with Special Guests in the Exhibit Gallery Join us on July 11th & August 22nd at 2:00 p.m. for a Gallery Gathering with Estelle Parsons. Estelle Parsons Academy Award Winning American Actress of film, theater and television who left college to work on farms in the UK during WWII. Ms. Parsons brings […]
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30th Anniversary Celebration
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Lecture Series: Fred Johnson (in for Ed Gordon) – The Other Nuremberg: The Tokyo War Crimes Trial (1946-1948)
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesDue to unforeseen circumstances, Ed Gordon will no longer be able to speak at the presentation on the Tokyo War Crimes Trial. However, we are pleased to share that Fred Johnson has graciously agreed to step in and present on the topic, with Ed's assistance. Tuesday's (7/16) event remains as scheduled. Fred Johnson was already […]
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Gallery Gathering with Linda Matchett
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesOne Hour chats with Special Guests in the Exhibit Gallery Join us for a Gallery Gathering with Linda Matchett on July 17th at 2 p.m. and on August 7th at 10:30 a.m. Bestselling author, speaker and history geek. She writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone. She is a volunteer archivist […]
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Lecture Series: Arthur Krulewitz – How Oil Fueled the Conflict
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesHow Oil Fueled the Conflict In their desire for expansion and empire in the 1930s both Japan and Germany had an insatiable appetite for natural resources. Paramount petroleum. Oil lubricated the road to war. The quest for oil dictated military goals and oil shortages influenced military tactics. In the end oil proved to be the […]
