THIS THURSDAY: THE BATTLE THAT CHANGED NAVAL WARFARE - www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/history-after-hours-first-battle-of-the-ironclads-uss-monito...![]()
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On March 9, 1862, two radically different warships met at Hampton Roads, Virginia. When USS Monitor faced CSS Virginia, their historic clash became the first battle between ironclad warships and helped signal the end of the age of wooden fighting ships.![]()
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Join us this Thursday evening, September 3, at the American Heritage Museum for History After Hours: First Battle of the Ironclads, featuring Senior Docent and historian Michael Manning.![]()
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Through historic images, maps, and firsthand accounts, Manning will explore the remarkable transformation of USS Merrimack into the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, the revolutionary design of USS Monitor, the dramatic Battle of Hampton Roads, and the technological revolution in naval warfare that followed.![]()
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3![]()
Museum Open: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM![]()
Presentation: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM![]()
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Included with standard museum admission. American Heritage Museum members are admitted FREE.
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Join the American Heritage Museum for a special History After Hours presentation exploring one of the most consequential encounters in American naval history—a story with important origins here in M...
Meet the M3 37mm Anti-Tank Gun!![]()
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THIS WEEKEND: WWII IN THE PACIFIC COMES TO LIFE - ahmus.me/Pacific2026![]()
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Join us, rain or shine, this Saturday and Sunday, August 22-23, at the American Heritage Museum for our WWII in the Pacific Re-Enactment Weekend, featuring two full days of living history, historic military vehicles, aircraft, demonstrations, and a dramatic recreation of an island battle in 1944.![]()
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At 1:00 PM each day, American and Imperial Japanese forces will clash on the re-enactment field in a live WWII battle featuring infantry, military vehicles, and aircraft overhead. For the first time, see “Tora 101,” a replica Japanese A6M Zero built for the film Tora! Tora! Tora!, take to the skies alongside our Stinson OY-1 observation aircraft, weather permitting.![]()
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Explore authentic Pacific War encampments throughout the day, meet the re-enactors, experience living history demonstrations, and add a WWII tank or half-track ride to your visit.![]()
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Saturday & Sunday, August 22-23![]()
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM![]()
Battle Re-Enactment at 1:00 PM each day![]()
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Your admission includes access to the American Heritage Museum, Historic Aviation Hangar, and Classic Automobile Barn.![]()
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This weekend only. Make your plans now and get your tickets before you arrive!![]()
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Tickets and event details at: ahmus.me/Pacific2026
How To Climb Onto a German Panther Tank!![]()
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PBY-5A Catalina First-Person Ventral Gun Operation!! #AmericanHeritageMuseum #VisitMA #MilitaryHistory #PBY #WWII ![]()
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Music - "Black Cats", Call of Duty: World at War OST
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The Romans Are Coming!
January 25, 2025 @ 11:00 am, ending 3:00 pm
Join us at the American Heritage Museum on Saturday, January 25th to learn more about ancient Rome, its military and culture with the Legion III Cyrenaica living history group.
Legion III Cyrenaica is a Roman living history organization with membership throughout the New England region. The group researches, reconstructs and presents this historical Legion as it may have appeared in Egypt and later in Syria during the Roman Empire (covering 40-400 AD/CE). The Legion functioned primarily as a military police, based outside Alexandria and manning road stations and watchtowers along the trade roads in the Koptos region.
While the main focus of the group is in the arms, armor and military functions of the Roman Legion, the group also features non-citizen Auxiliary and non-military / civilian aspects.
The group regularly presents at the Higgins Armory Collection at Worcester Art Museum, attends several history timeline events in New England), presents to several area schools, colleges, universities, classical studies and classical leagues, and has collaborated with notable Roman archaeologists and scholars, including the Joukowsky Institute at Brown University”
