Wisconsin InBusiness: Thinking about hiring a vet? They might be the answer to your skills gap
Almost every state official says Wisconsin must do more to find employment for returning veterans, whose unemployment rate has ranged...
Veteran Career and Benefit Fairs
From March through December 2012, the Department of Workforce Development will be holding a series of 15 career and benefit fairs...
Milwaukee’s Veteran’s Manor Featured on Huffington Post
Veteran’s Manor In Milwaukee Provides Homeless Vets Affordability, Community One veteran housing complex is changing the way veterans are...
Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Event Scheduled for August 11 at Miller Park
The Stars and Stripes Honor Flight recently announced “Field of Honor: A Salute to the Greatest Generation” an August 11, 2012 event that...
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A life sized figure of General U. S. Grant, mounted on a bay horse, is one of the ornamental stained glass windows in the Ward Memorial...
Wisconsin Historical Society features District in Spring Newsletter
Click here to view the entire March/April edition of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Newsletter.
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Did you know that recent publications and articles designate the Milwaukee VA Soldiers’ Home Fountain as the oldest operating fountain in...
Marquette Tribune: MKE group promotes hiring of veterans
With the unemployment rate currently at 8.3 percent nationally, different demographics of Americans are searching for work. One group,...
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Did you know that Henry C. Koch was the Milwaukee architect for almost all the major projects undertaken at the Northwestern Branch in...
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Did you know, the historic Surgeon’s and Adjutant’s Quarters residence was remediated and restored in 2005, becoming the City of...
Journal Sentinel: Civil War letters become basis for songs
John Hunt didn’t have much time to write; his unit – Co. D, 7th Wisconsin Infantry – was camped outside a small town in Pennsylvania. So...
Milwaukee VA Commits to Stabilizing Old Main, Ward Theater
In September, a Programmatic Agreement (PA) was signed between the Milwaukee VA, who owns the Milwaukee Soldiers Home, and a number of...
Continued National Recognition
In addition to the honor of becoming a nationally recognized treasure, National Historic Landmark properties have access to special...
Reclaiming Our Heritage to Return in 2012
Reclaiming Our Heritage, the veteran tribute and living history event on the grounds of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home Historic District,...
Community Advisory Council Formed
Following the momentum from the National Trusts 11 Most Endangered Historic Places Designation, a consortium of parties interested in the...
New Website Documents History of the Soldiers Home
The West Side Soldiers Aid Society (WSSAS) has launched a new website dedicated to Milwaukee’s National Soldier’s Home Historic District....
