Admission is $12.00 per person for non-members and $8.00 for Wright Museum members, unless otherwise noted. We strongly encourage you to reserve seats ahead of time by calling 603-569-1212 or by booking online for each program. Payment is due at time of reservation.
Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. and take place in the museum’s DuQuoin Education Center, unless otherwise noted. Doors open one hour before programs begin. Please check our website for schedule changes in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
The Wright Museum has partnered with the Country Bookseller in Wolfeboro to make books by 2026 Education Series authors available for purchase. For information, please visit their website at: https://www.thecountrybookseller.com
The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by the speakers are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, position, or views of the museum, its staff, board of directors or sponsors.
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 […]
The Story of the von Trapp Family presented by Bob Stafford The film made them household names, the music became part of our everyday lives, and now you can discover […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jonathan Rose - The Federal Reserve's Role During WWII The Federal Reserve supported the war effort in several ways: it helped finance wartime spending, fund our allies, embargo our enemies, […]
Katie S. Sanders - Ortiz's War Lecture and book signing Peter J. Ortiz’s path to becoming the most battle-decorated member of America’s first spy agency—and one of the most decorated […]
James M. Scott - Empire of Ashes Lecture and book signing Over three days in August 1945, a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians killed 120,000 men, […]
Joseph Gluckert - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: From Sails to Atoms For more than 225 years, Yankee ingenuity and craftsmanship have been the keys to success for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. […]
Peter May - The Open Question, Ben Hogan and Golf's Most Enduring Controversy Lecture and book signing In The Open Question, Peter May turns his attention to this controversial, colorful […]
2025 Festival of Trees
Visit the Festival of Trees website to learn about this event.