Saturday, June 15 at 10am, hear from Don Scanga, who served 5 years in the US Army. He initially trained in the Air Defense Artillery and served with a HAWK Missile Battery, Key West Florida. He later reenlisted and attended school at the Signal Corps School and then served three years in Germany as a computer repair specialist. His talk is titled “TALKING FLAGS – A History of the US Army Signal Corps.” This will be a new electronic book authored by Don which will be released shortly.
Josh Ingram, is student at Front Range Community College, who is currently studying History and looking to continue studies in Russian History. He is a new volunteer at the Veterans Museum and mostly works in the archives. His talk is based on his paper that will be published titled “The Unraveling,” a retelling of the fall of the Soviet Union and specifically to answer the question, ‘If Gorbachev had more time could he reform the USSR?’ Be there at 10am at the Museum to catch this talk.
Two great events to check out this weekend—THIS SATURDAY at 10am at the Museum, a special talk by Flint Whitlock and Don Cygan for the 80th Anniversary of DDay. Then THIS MONDAY at 11am at County Commons Park, Memorial Day Ceremony and Picnic, featuring performances by the Rocky Mountain Brassworks???? and the Broomfield Civic Chorus ???????????????? .
Webb is an Army Veteran and a consummate artist. His paintings are inspired by his service in Vietnam. The paintings will be displayed in the Veterans Museum as part of our ARTillery program.
D-Day and the history of the soldiers who pushed the Nazis out of France is on display now at the Veterans Museum. Open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
By special proclamation, May is Military Appreciation Month for Broomfield. Learn more at https://www.broomfield.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2949#
On May 11 at 10am Colleen Sawyer will tell the story of Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Colleen is a Broomfield hidden treasure and longtime community volunteer. She won the Heart of Broomfield Arts Award in 2009. Her Letters of World War II project won first place in the First Annual History Conference. She also won second place at the Front Range History Conference for her paper on Women Spies in WWI.
On April 27 at 10am John Steinle will present a talk titled, “Colorado and the Silver Crash – the Panic of 1893.” Steinle is an historian and author and has been a frequent presenter at the Veterans Museum. This talk will be in the Presentation Room at 12 Garden Center.
Tim Hutchinson, the Broomfield Veterans Administration Service Officer, will provide an update on current VA policies and programs. He will be joined by a member of the VA Community Living Center in Aurora who will discuss long-term care options for veterans. Start time is 10am at the Museum on April 20.
Join us on April 13 at 10am, when Flint Whitlock will give a special presentation about the Nazi massacre of over 600 men, women and children of the French town, Oradour sur Glane. Flint is an award-winning author and military historian. He is a former US Army officer who served on active duty from 1965 to 1970, including a tour in Vietnam. Flint is a BVM board member and member of the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame.