Join us this Saturday, December 7th, 1pm to 2:30pm at the American Heritage Museum for a presentation on V-Mail during WWII. No reservations needed. For more information see: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/speaker-series-v-mail-in-wwii/
You might have just noticed that we added a brand-new event on December 28-29... the Battle of the Bulge History Experience! We are transforming our wooded tank course into an Allied encampment in the Ardennes in Winter of 1944 as the German surprise offensive cuts off soldiers from reinforcements. A force of 50+ Allied re-enactors and 40 German re-enactors will be braving the cold in foxholes and makeshift camps through the weekend. With your ticket, you'll be literally transported back in time as you are shuttled from the museum to the encampments in either a WWII vintage M3 Half-Track or WC56 Command Car - worth the ticket price in itself! ![]()
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Bring your family and friends who are visiting from out of town and share the living history at the American Heritage Museum and the Battle of the Bulge History Experience!
Battle of the Bulge History Experience Weekend - The American Heritage Museum
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Join us on December 28th and 29th for the Battle of the Bulge Commemorative Weekend at the American Heritage Museum to honor the 80th Anniversary of the German offensive siege that surrounded and cut-...
As #GivingTuesday approaches on Tuesday, December 3rd, we are only $10,000 away from our $25,000 goal to unlock a donor challenge! Help us make your year-end donation go even farther to support our living history mission and allow us to continue growing our exhibits, programs, and events into 2025! Donate before midnight on 12/3/24! ![]()
Step Forward: Give to the 2024 American Heritage Museum Annual Fund
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In the spirit of America's heritage of voluntary generosity, will you step forward with a year-end gift to support the Living History programs of the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, MA?
Our mission at the American Heritage Museum is to keep history alive for our future generations and when we meet young adults who have that same passion, we are happy to help! Meet Luke Morrison, a 13 year old historian from Vermont who is on his way to being the youngest person to operate a military museum! Way to go Luke!
As another amazing year comes to a close, the American Heritage Museum hopes that you will consider a year-end gift to help propel us into the coming year! Americas history is full of stories of voluntary generosity and we hope you'll join in that heritage to support our living history programs. Make your donation before #GivingTuesday on December 3rd and your donation will go even farther thanks to a $25,000 challenge from a group of donors. We are almost half-way to the goal, so please give today!
Step Forward: Give to the 2024 American Heritage Museum Annual Fund
www.americanheritagemuseum.org
In the spirit of America's heritage of voluntary generosity, will you step forward with a year-end gift to support the Living History programs of the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, MA?
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Book talk and signing. Blind Bombing: How Microwave Radar Brought the Allies to D-day
December 6, 2019 @ 2:00 pm, ending 3:00 pm
Presentation by author Norman Fine –
Norman Fine received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Science degree from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering.
After a consulting stint at the Raytheon Company, Norman and a colleague formed an engineering company where they designed and manufactured state-of-the-art graphic displays, many of which were high resolution radar displays for aerial reconnaissance by the Navy and Air Force during the Cold War.
Intrigued by the radar application for his company’s products, Norman explored the story of radar. He learned about a top-secret gadget invented in 1939 by 2 British scientists that turned the primitive radar known to the rest of the world, including the enemy, into an immensely improved radar — microwave radar — the performance of which was unmatched anywhere in the world. And only the Allies had it. His reading also led him to 2 characters — one very close to home — who were intimately involved in bringing microwave radar to combat in World War II.
Blind Bombing: How Microwave Radar Brought the Allies to D-Day and Victory in World War II is the little-known story from first-hand sources of the cooperative efforts between a small band of scientists and warriors — British and American — who turned radar into an offensive weapon of war in the face of apathy and resistance from the entrenched military establishments. Norman contends that without it, D-Day would not have occurred on June 6, 1944, and if it had been attempted, it might well have failed.
