The Wright Museum’s Official Birth-Day
The Official Birth-Day of The Wright Museum of WWII.This year we are celebrating The Wright Museum's 27th season!
The Official Birth-Day of The Wright Museum of WWII.This year we are celebrating The Wright Museum's 27th season!
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 […]
A tour of the Museum and special exhibits.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Outdoor dedication of the Wright Museum's new Memorial Garden Walkway.
Exhibit made possible by Weirs Publishing Company and Taylor Community, with additional support from John and Evelyn Frank This exhibit will be on display from August 17-October 31.
Lecture and book signing by Author Rick Beyers Admission $15 non-members, $12 membersIn the summer of 1944, a handpicked group of young GIs landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with truckloads of inflatable tanks, a massive collection of sound-effects records, and more than a few tricks up their sleeves, they created a […]
Director’s TourA tour of the Museum and special exhibits.
Antique cars, food, the Bel Airs Doo Whop group and Museum tours.
Lecture by Dr. Marion DorseyWinning battles requires fighting and supplies, but sometimes tricks can turn the tide in one side’s favor. The Allies considered and implemented a variety of deceptions, sometimes massive ones, against the Axis powers. From the invasion of Sicily to the landings at Normandy, the Allies benefited from lies and deceptions that […]