WWII Veteran Bill Purple, dear friend of the Collings Foundation and American Heritage Museum, has flown his last mission into the wild blue. Hard to put together the words of how special Bill was in this short Facebook post. He is truly emblematic of "The Greatest Generation" and will be forever missed. Calling hours will be from 4 to 7pm, Friday, November 1st at Fiske-Murphy & Mack Funeral Home, 110 New Athol Road, Orange, MA. There will be a short service at 10am, Saturday, November 2nd at the funeral home, with the burial at 11am at the West Street Cemetery in Petersham, MA. ![]()
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Today 2 to 3:30 at AHM - Special presentation: Journey through WWII Europe by Vern Chandler. No reservations needed. More information see: www.americanheritagemuseum.org/event/speaker-series-wwii-european-tour/
Join us this Friday at the AHM, 2pm to 3:30pm, for our Speaker Series featuring Vern Chandler. A compelling talk on his epic journey through Europe as he traces the footsteps of his first cousin; Pvt. Kenneth Miller, who was killed in Germany on October 18, 1944. No reservations needed. For more information see:
Speaker Series: WWII European Tour - The American Heritage Museum
www.americanheritagemuseum.org
Join us at the American Heritage Museum for a compelling talk by Vernon Chandler on his epic journey through Europe as he traces the footsteps of his first cousin; Pvt. Kenneth Miller, who was killed ...
An incredible sight over our hangar as we wrapped up some of the set up for this weekend’s Battle for the Airfield!
Here is this week’s challenge for “What is it Wednesday?” - a close up of something in the museum or our collection for you to guess what it is in the comments!![]()
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What is it?! We are looking for what it might be part of within the museum and, for more of a challenge, what the exact part is and what it does!![]()
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Thanks to everyone who played last week… the answer for October 2nd was the throttle on the Ford V8 powering the Bren Gun Carrier in the D-Day gallery… see the previous post for the full details!![]()
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Good luck on this week’s challenge! ![]()
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Give the Gift of TANKS with Gift Certificates for Tank Driving or Tank Rides or Gift Memberships to the American Heritage Museum!
Give the gift of TANKS with the American Heritage Museum! The history lover in your life will never forget the gift of an annual membership to the American Heritage Museum or a gift certificate for a thrilling ride or driving experience on one of our World War II tanks: the M4 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, or the M36 Jackson!
All of these make an amazing gift for a loved one and help to support the restorations and growth of the American Heritage Museum featuring the Jacques M. Littlefield Collection of Tanks and Military Vehicles and our growing historic aircraft collection.
Gift Annual Memberships to the American Heritage Museum
Gift memberships make a great gift for individuals, couples, and families! Enjoy a full year of free admission to the American Heritage Museum and most special event weekends, discounts in our Gift Shop, and other great benefits exclusively offered to members. Memberships are available for Students (under 18), Individuals, Dual (two persons), and Families (two adults and all children in household).
If you are giving a membership as a gift, make sure and check the “This membership is a gift” box when you purchase online and whether it should be sent directly to the recipient or to you, the giver, for later in-person giving!
Click here to purchase an American Heritage Museum Membership online.
Tank Experience Gift Certificates
When you order a Gift Certificate for the driving and riding experiences below, you’ll be sent a presentation certificate and booking instructions for scheduling your experience (by mail for M4 & M24 programs, by email for M36 programs). We will be offering driving and riding experiences most weekends through the Spring, Summer, and Fall, so there is plenty of time to enjoy these awesome experiences next year!
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