January 27th, 1973. The Vietnam War ends for the United States with the Paris Peace Accords. Read more: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/2023/01/january-27th-1973-vietnam-war-ends-with-paris-peace-accords/
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Essay submission deadline for the WWII Normandy history trip scholarship is this Friday, January 27th. An 11-day all expense paid trip for a Junior level high school student to join the WWII Museum's Normandy Academy. For more information see: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/2023/01/wwii-normandy-tour-scholarship/
WWII Normandy Tour Scholarship - The American Heritage Museum
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WWII Normandy Tour Scholarship January 11, 2023 In partnership with the WWII Museum’s Normandy Academy in New Orleans, the American Heritage Museum is offering an 11-day expense paid trip for one hi...3 days ago ·
This Friday, 11 AM to 12 PM, join us at the AHM for a wonderful talk about Tank Technologies with former Master Gunner and tank platoon Sergeant Gregg Pomerleau. Mr. Pomerleau will dive deep into the advancement of tank technologies over time, highlighting many tanks currently on display in the museum. No reservations needed.
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The American Heritage Museum will be open on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 16th, 10 AM to 5 PM.
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We are pleased to announce the Normandy WWII Tour scholarship.![]()
In partnership with the WWII Museum’s Normandy Academy in New Orleans, the American Heritage Museum is offering an 11-day expense paid trip for one high school junior level student to France on June 26th to July 6th, 2023. The student will join the Normandy Academy group to see all the major sites related to the June 1944 landings. He or She will get an up-close view of the events and places involved in the Battle of Normandy. The student will spend several days visiting the landing beaches of D-Day, important sites related to German occupation and/or the Allied invasion, museums, and several cemeteries. He / She will also get to talk to a member of the French Resistance from the war and have dinner with her. Before leaving Normandy, students will visit the American cemetery and give a presentation on the service member they researched before placing flowers on his/her grave. ![]()
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For more information on the Normandy Academy trip see: www.nationalww2museum.org/events-programs/educational-travel/student-travel-national-wwii-museum/...![]()
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How to apply:![]()
Write a one-page letter explaining why you would like to visit the historic Normandy landing sites. ![]()
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Send letter to:![]()
American Heritage Museum![]()
c/o Hunter Chaney![]()
568 Main Street![]()
Hudson, MA 01749![]()
Email is fine. Send to: hchaney@collingsfoundation.org![]()
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Requirements: ![]()
Application deadline is January 27th, 2023.![]()
Student must be 15 years of age by the time of the trip.![]()
Student must present their trip to an audience of peers and public at the American Heritage Museum and their own school.
Normandy Academy 2023 | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
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This course examines leadership and decision-making scenarios during the Battle of Normandy. Through readings, battlefield visits in Normandy, and online discussion forums, students analyze the decisi...3 weeks ago ·
May 2023
WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend
$15 – $25
Our WWII tank demonstration weekend is where you can see some of the American Heritage Museum's tanks including the M4 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, M26 Pershing, M18 Hellcat, German Jagdpanzer 38 Hetzer and other military vehicles operating on our tank driving grounds behind the museum. Captivating historical narration will bring these amazing machines to life. Gates open at 9:00am and close at 5:00pm each day. Tank driving demonstrations are ongoing through the entire day with at least 1-2 or more tanks…
Find out more »June 2023
Tanks, Wings & Wheels – Featuring American Elegance
$15 – $25
A fantastic Father's Day weekend event! Many of the Collings Foundation's astounding classic automobiles will be out in the sunshine in a grandiose automobile presentation at 1:00pm daily called American Elegance. Accompanying colorful vintage radio broadcast narration will be sure to entertain! Several other exhibitions and surprises will be afoot. Historic aircraft and tanks will be on display. The American Heritage Museum will be open along with the two additional annex buildings on our campus: the AHM aircraft hangar and…
Find out more »July 2023
WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend
$15 – $25
A fantastic weekend where you can see some of the American Heritage Museum's tanks including the M4 Sherman and M24 Chaffee and other privately owned military vehicles operating on our tank driving grounds behind the museum. Special to this weekend - we will operate the M26A1 Pershing and M18 Hellcat. Captivating historical narration will bring these amazing machines to life. WWII veterans will be participating in the exhibition! Gates open at 9:00am and close at 5:00pm each day. Tank driving…
Find out more »August 2023
Centuries of the Soldier
$15 – $25
The American Heritage Museum is presenting a time-line living history exhibition – Centuries of the Soldier, August 12th & 13th. This extraordinary weekend program features multiple historical encampments laid out chronologically over the great expanse of the museum grounds. Starting as early as the Romans, French Indian Wars and Revolutionary War, to the Civil War, World War One, World War Two, Korean War, up to the Vietnam War will be represented. There will be several demonstrations and a battle re-enactments…
Find out more »September 2023
World War I / Early Aviation Weekend
$15 – $25
The American Heritage Museum presents World War I and Early Aviation Event Weekend at our museum and airfield in Hudson / Stow, MA! This weekend we will showcase the original 1917 Nieuport 28 - America's first and oldest fighter aircraft. We aim to fly it each day* for our visitors. We will also pull out the 1909 Curtiss Pusher for an operation exhibition. There will be other organizations bring and display their accurate World War I artifacts, equipment and replica…
Find out more »October 2023
Battle for the Airfield WWII Re-Enactment Weekend
$20 – $35
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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