Upcoming Events Details - Reclaiming Our Heritage 2010
Upcoming Events
Event
- Title:
- Reclaiming Our Heritage 2010
- When:
- 06.05.2010 - 06.06.2010
- Where:
- VA Medical Center Grounds and National Cemetery - Milwaukee
- Category:
- Special Events and Festivals
Description
From the official Reclaiming Our Heritage web site: www.forohmilwaukee.org
This free-admission, family-friendly event is held annually the weekend after Memorial Day. Reclaiming Our Heritage honors veterans and educates the public about veterans' contributions to, and sacrifices for, American society.
Reclaiming Our Heritage is a living history event, with encampments from all the major military eras in U. S. history, starting with the pre-Revolutionary War colonial militia up to the present era. The event also is a resource for veterans interested in up-to-date information on VA benefits and services.
There are many activities during the Reclaiming Our Heritage weekend including a Civil War School Day, the Positively Patriotic Parade, Civil War medical demonstrations, a wide variety of musical groups, fashion shows, a street dance, and many, many more fun, family activities.
Reclaiming Our Heritage is sponsored by Friends of Reclaiming Our Heritage, Inc., a non-governmental 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations, for which no goods or services are provided, are fully deductible according to law. See our sponsorship page for ways you can support this popular annual event.
Venue
- Venue:
- VA Medical Center Grounds and National Cemetery
- Street:
- 5000 W. National Ave
- ZIP:
- 53295
- City:
- Milwaukee
- State:
- WI
- Country:
-
Description
The grounds are the site of the Historic Village of the Soldiers Home, the Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center and the National Cemetery at Wood.
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1889 Chapel Update
Current donations and our goal:
The Milwaukee Soldiers Home Foundation, Inc. has, to date, raised over $200,000 toward restoring the National Soldiers Home Historic District's 1889 Chapel. We've used donations to complete lead, asbestos and animal abatement at the Chapel as well as architectural plans and the required Historic Structures Report. In addition, we've obtained $1.37 million in National Park Service tax credits toward the $6 million project. We need your help to meet the immediate need of raising $500,000 to begin Phase I of the Chapel Restoration project, restoring the damaged Chapel's roof, the first Phase of the Chapel Restoration Project. To donate cash, goods, or time and talent to the project, visit the Chapel Restoration section of this Web site.
