Upcoming Events

Kenosha Public Museums offer many cultural and educational activities throughout the year.

Here's a list of upcoming events at the Civil War Museum.

The Election of 1860: Cast Your Vote in the Election!

January-November 2010

The election of 1860 was the most polarizing and divisive election in our country's history as four candidates vied for president. Who would you have voted for? Now is your chance to have your vote count as the Civil War Museum recreates this historic election during its 150th anniversary year. Come to the Museum, learn about the candidates, study the issues, and pick up a ballot to cast your vote.

United States Navy Band Concert

Friday, August 27, 2010; 6:30pm

Enjoy a free concert of patriotic music celebrating our exhibit, "It's a Grand Old Flag."

Seating is limited and unreserved. The date is subject to change pending U.S. Navy Band's schedule and availability. Doors open at 6pm.

Great Lakes Civil War Forum

Saturday, September 11, 2010; 9am-3:30pm

James Lighthizer, president of the Civil War Preservation Trust office, will be the keynote speaker at the Third Annual Great Lakes Civil War Forum.

The focus of this year's Forum will be the three major battles which took place in and around the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area during the four years of the Civil War. Lighthizer's lecture will discuss the battlefield preservation efforts taking place around Fredericksburg and the challenges his organization faces in the form of development and urban sprawl.

Robert Girardi's program, "The Engineers at Fredericksburg," will discuss the federal engineering challenges of the Fredericksburg campaign: selecting the crossing sites, the battle at the bridges, and the street fighting in town on December 11, 1862.

Dan Nettesheim in "Grant's Wilderness Campaign," will focus on Ulysses S. Grant's generalship during the Wilderness Campaign and examine his ability to adapt to a host of major new factors that he faced in the planning and execution of the campaign.

Tom Finley, "From the Jaws of Victory: Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville," will consider Confederate general Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson's flank attack on the Union's XI Corps as the culminating event of his career. Tragically, the same event ultimately led to Jackson's premature death at the age of 39.

Registration is $55/FOM-$45 and includes entry into the forum, a catered lunch, and admission to the Fiery Trial Gallery. To register, call 262-653-4140.

The Civil War Preservation Trust is the nation's largest nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of our nation's endangered Civil War battlefields. The Trust also promotes educational programs and heritage tourism initiatives to inform the public of the war's history and the fundamental conflicts that sparked it. Lighthizer served in the Maryland state legislature and later as its Secretary of Transportation. He has been president of the Trust since 1999.