Operating the .50 Cal on an M4A3 Sherman Tank in First-Person!![]()
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NEXT WEEKEND: HISTORY TAKES FLIGHT! - Info and Tix at: ahmus.me/aviation2026![]()
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Join us Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13, for Historic Aviation Weekend, two full days celebrating the people, aircraft, and stories that shaped aviation history.![]()
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This year’s event will feature a very special appearance by Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney, USAF (Ret.), one of two F-16 pilots from the DC Air National Guard launched on September 11, 2001 to intercept United Flight 93.![]()
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With their F-16s not yet armed, Penney and her commanding officer took off knowing they might have only one way to stop the hijacked aircraft from reaching Washington, D.C. They were prepared to ram Flight 93 in what could have become a one-way mission.![]()
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As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Maj. Penney will share her remarkable firsthand story and reflect on the service, sacrifice, and heroism of those who answered the call that day.![]()
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PLUS, experience historic aircraft in action with daily presentations and flying demonstrations featuring aircraft including the Tuskegee Airmen PT-17 Stearman, Stinson L-5/OY-1 Sentinel, German Fieseler Fi-156 Storch, AT-6 Texan, and, for the first time, our WWII U.S. Coast Guard Grumman JRF-5 Goose flying boat. Flying demonstrations are weather permitting.![]()
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SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12-13![]()
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM![]()
Maj. Heather “Lucky” Penney Presentation & Q&A: 2:30 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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Don’t miss one of our biggest aviation weekends of the year. Make your plans now and get your tickets in advance!
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![]()
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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![]()
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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
September 2026
25th Anniversary Commemoration of 9/11 Attacks with Joyce Ng, 3 World Trade Center Survivor
Included with Standard Museum Admission
To commemorate the upcoming 25th anniversary of September 11, 9/11 survivor Joyce Ng will donate a rare Ground Zero artifact to the museum's permanent exhibit and talk about her escape from the World Trade Center during a special event on Thursday, September 10th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm at the American Heritage Museum. On September 11, 2001, Joyce found herself trapped inside 3 World Trade Center, the Marriott World Trade Center hotel—when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower,…
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History Takes Flight – Historic Aviation Weekend
$20 – $30
Join us on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th from 9:00am to 5:00pm for Historic Aviation Weekend at the American Heritage Museum! Each day will be full of history in the skies and on the ground! Throughout each day, a number of aviation historians and pilots will be featured as they cover amazing stories from the past and present of aviation. Make sure to see the daily flying demonstrations with several of the aircraft from our collection taking to…
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PatCon 2026: IPMS Patriot Scale Modelers Annual Scale Model Show and Contest
$10 – $25
The American Heritage Museum is proud to host PatCon 2026, the Annual Scale Model Show and Contest sponsored by IPMS Patriot Scale Modelers. This is the third year that PatCon will be taking place at the American Heritage Museum and the event will take place in the AHM Annex Hangar adjacent to the main museum. Interested in taking part in the competition? See all the details, costs, and entry forms on the IPMS Patriot Scale Modelers PatCon 2026 Website at…
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History After Hours: Hope and Courage – A Vietnam POW’s Story with Captain Mike Penn
Included with Standard Museum Admission
Join the American Heritage Museum for a special History After Hours presentation with Captain Mike Penn, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, Vietnam War prisoner of war, airline pilot, and author of Hope and Courage. Museum Hours: 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. | Presentation: 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Penn dreamed of becoming a military aviator from an early age. After completing college and earning his commission, he entered the demanding world of naval aviation, where discipline, teamwork, leadership, and attention to detail were…
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Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment Weekend
$25 – $40
The American Heritage Museum presents the Battle for the Airfield World War II Re-Enactment, one of the premier events of its type in the United States! There will be over 350+ re-enactors representing several branches of Allied and Axis military participating in encampments and two battles each day. Fully restored military equipment of all kinds will be on display and operating in a captivating living history event. Allied and Axis camps will be set up with authentic materials and appearance.…
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