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Collapse of the Nazi Concentration Camp System

Lecture by Dr. C. Paul VincentThe Soviet liberation of Auschwitz on 27 January 1945 symbolizes the end of the Holocaust. Dachau was liberated by American soldiers three months later, one day before Hitler committed suicide. Yet the collapse of the camps had already begun in parallel with the implosion of Nazi Germany. The concentration camps […]

World War I America Exhibit Opens

Exhibition made possible by John and Evelyn Frank and The Art Place LLC, Wolfeboro, with additional support from Linda Matchett and the Paula D. Garvey 2009 Trust.This exhibit will be on display from June 16- August 11.

Women of Espionage

Lecture by Linda MatchettSpies have always fascinated us, and the iconic image of a glamourous woman using her wiles to extract secrets from enemies is particularly compelling. However, the reality of how thousands of female operatives served extends far beyond the stereotype. Listen to first-hand, hair-raising accounts about the world-wide exploits of these stalwart women. […]

Plants Go To War: A Botanical History of World War II

Lecture and book signing by author Judith SumnerAs the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From victory gardens to drugs, timber, rubber, and fibers, plants supplied materials that played key roles in winning the war. Vegetables provided the wartime diet both […]

July 4th Free Admission Day

July 4th Free Admission DayIn celebration of Independence Day 2021, The Wright Museum will offer an admission-free day, made possible by Edward Jones, Kevin Lawlor; Doran Independent Insurance; Wolfeboro Trolley Company; and Knight Security. What better way to celebrate Independence Day than in a Museum where visitors can “experience the past and be inspired by […]

In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airman

90-minute DocumentaryThis 2011 documentary film is shown in honor of the 80th anniversary of the formation of the first African-American Army Air Corps Squadron in January 1941. In Their Own Words tells the story of the African-American pilots who fought to protect the skies during WWII. Complete with personal interviews with 20 of the original Airmen, […]

Code Name Lily

Lecture and book signing by author Dr. Julien AyotteCode Name Lily is an historical fiction novel based on the true story of Micheline “Michou” Dumon-Ugeux (code name Lily), who was a legend in the Comet Line escape network in Belgium during World War II. Lily was responsible for helping over 250 downed British and American […]

Director’s Tour

A tour of the Museum and special exhibits.

The Other Resistance: Hitler’s Slaves

Lecture by Dr. Giovanni FrisoneIn September 1943, when an armistice was signed with the Allies, Italian soldiers thought the war had ended for them. Instead, they were arrested by the Germans and given a choice: disregard the armistice and continue fighting under Fascist or Nazi command or be taken to a German prison camp. An […]

The Beantown Girls

Lecture and book signing by Jane HealeyIn The Beantown Girls, author Jane Healey places us to the final harrowing months of World War II in Europe, and brings it painfully, beautifully, heartbreakingly alive. A literary critic said of the novel: “Through the eyes of Fiona Denning, a Red Cross Clubmobile worker, and her colleagues, we […]

Dear Sis

A One Woman Play by Catherine LadnierJourney through the tumultuous years of World War II through the letters of one American soldier to his sister on the home front. Eva Lee Brown kept the home fires burning on the family farm in South Carolina while her brother, Bill, served in the China Burma India theatre […]

2024 Festival of Trees

Visit the Festival of Trees website to learn about this event.