To the important folks in our lives, thank you for your dedication and support over the years. You keep us moving forward and ready for each new mission ahead! From all of us at the American Heritage Museum, we wish you and your families a Joyful Holiday Season and a bright 2025 ahead!![]()
(Artwork by Chad Hill / Django Studios) #AmericanHeritageMuseum
Everyone at the American Heritage Museum wishes all of you a very happy and healthy holidays! Please come visit! We will be hosting the Battle of the Bulge Experience Weekend on December 28th & 29th and will be open Monday and Tuesday, December 30th & 31st.
As you come to experience what it was like to be an American surrounded in the cold of the Battle of Bulge (12/28 & 12/29), join the American Heritage museum on Saturday December 28th to learn about a similar battle 6 years later in the Korean War. Here the U.S. 1st Marine Division found themselves surrounded in a desperate fight in the extreme cold, outnumbered 5:1 against Chinese forces in the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir. Like the Battle of the Bulge, the Chosin Reservoir is regarded as one of the most intense battles in American History, yet most Americans know little of this great battle of Korea, “The Forgotten War.” On December 28th at 1:00pm the museum will host a speaker series event about the Chosin Reservoir: “All Roads Lead to Hagaru” a special interactive discussion analyzing the crucial leadership decisions in the Chosin Reservoir that would decide whether or not the 1st Marine Division would escape the Chinese trap. More information see: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/speaker-series-korea-all-roads-lead-to-hagaru/
Check out the latest video from SpruesNBrews Scale Modeling in partnership with the American Heritage Museum featuring our M18 Hellcat!
Up Close & Personal with the M18 Hellcat | 360° WWII Tank Destroyer Tour
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Welcome to *Up Close & Personal* - a new series where we'll be exploring some of the most iconic military vehicles of WWII and beyond as you've never seen th...
Don't miss our great talk on How To Research WWII Veterans - Friday, December 13th, 1pm to 2:30pm. No reservations needed. For more information see:
Speaker Series: How To Research WWII Veterans - The American Heritage Museum
www.americanheritagemuseum.org
Autumn Hendrickson, who has spent the last four and a half years working on a project to tell the stories of the men and women from Reading & North Reading, Massachusetts that served in World War II, ...
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Tanks, Wings & Wheels
June 15, 2019 @ 8:30 am, ending June 16, 2019 @ 4:30 pm
$15 – $25
Our first event of the year where we have the entire Collings Foundation grounds open to the public. This includes: The Classic Car Collection, featuring over 20 beauties from the early 1900s to 1940s. The Hangar, featuring an incredible display of over a dozen fully restored historic aircraft, a collection of over twenty classic sprint, midget and Indianapolis race cars and a great variety of historical artifacts. The American Heritage Museum, featuring an astounding collection of forty tanks, armored vehicles, cannons, aircraft, historical artifacts, uniforms, interactive exhibits like the WWI Trench Experience and more.
History Comes Alive!
At 12:00 PM noon on both Saturday and Sunday the Collings Foundation will present
American Elegance Wings & Wheels. This is a captivating and entertaining presentation of the Foundation’s most rare automobiles, aircraft and military equipment – all operating before your eyes!
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday, June 15th &16th
Admission:
$25.00 for Adults / $15 for Children 12 and Under
Proceeds go to the ongoing restoration of rare artifacts and operation of the museums.
