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!![]()
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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, ...Did you know that there are other ways to make a gift to the American Heritage Museum a program of Collings Foundation, Inc. outside of a cash donation each year? As a 501c3 non-profit organization, we have a number of other ways you can make an impact through smart giving of assets you may have never considered before.
If your investment portfolio has grown over time and you have appreciated stock available, did you know that you can easily transfer and donate stock? Stock donations can be used as a tax-deductible charitable contribution and will also avoid potential capital gains taxes on the appreciated assets through the donation. Learn more at our stock donation link.
If you have built a cryptocurrency portfolio and it has appreciated, you can also avoid the hassle of liquidation and donate crypto directly through our partnership with Crypto for Charity. Similar to stock donations, you can use it as a tax-deductible charitable contribution and avoid capital gains tax on the appreciated cryptocurrency. Learn more by visiting our cryptocurrency donation link.
If you and your family have built and contributed to a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) with your financial advisors, you can easily designate a gift to the American Heritage Museum and Collings Foundation to make an easy and positive impact on our mission. Learn more by visiting our link on Donor Advised Funds.
For donors over the age of 70½ years with a Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you may make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) as a direct transfer from your IRA custodian to support our mission. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met, and are not counted as taxable income to you. Learn more at our IRA QCD link.
Explore Smart Giving Options
Donate Stock and SecuritiesMake a donation of appreciated stock or securities to support the American Heritage Museum and Collings Foundation for additional tax saving benefits . |
Donate CryptoMake a donation of cryptocurrency to support the American Heritage Museum mission through our safe and secure portal managed by Crypto for Charity. |
Donate from a DAFEasily make a gift to the American Heritage Museum and Collings Foundation through a Donor Advised Fund DAF managed by your financial service provider. |
Give from an IRA / QCDDonate to the American Heritage Museum from your Individual Retirement Account IRA and satisfy your Qualified Charitable Contribution QCD requirements. |
Questions? Contact Us Today.
Please contact our Development Office with any questions you may have about smart giving options as well as other ways to support our mission of living history for future generations!
Contact: Ryan Keough
Director of Donor Relations and Development
978-562-9182 office – rkeough@collingsfoundation.org
