Oswego’s Little White School Museum invites all Fox Valley area residents to visit their annual “Remembering Our Veterans” special exhibit at the Museum, 72 Polk Street, Jackson at Polk, just two blocks from historic downtown Oswego.
It is the 15th year the exhibit to honor veterans has been held at the Museum. It was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The exhibit will officially open to the public Thursday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, and will continue through Sunday, Nov. 28. Public exhibit hours will be Monday, Thursday, and Friday, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The museum is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
A special event during this year’s exhibit will be an Oswegoland Chamber of Commerce members-only preview coffee from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10.
Admission to the museum and the exhibit is free, but donations are always gratefully accepted.
Curating the extensive “Remembering Our Veterans” exhibit will be museum volunteer Bob Stekl assisted by volunteers Stephanie Just and Darlene Stekl along with Museum manager Annie Jordan, Museum assistant Emily Dutton, and Oswegoland Park District Superintendent of events and cultural arts, Kristie Vest.
This year’s exhibit will completely fill the historic building’s main Roger Matile Room, and will include hundreds of rarely-seen artifacts, including dozens of vintage uniforms, was souvenirs, photographs, and documents selected from the Museum’s collections, each with a direct connection to Oswegoland residents who served from the Civil War through the current conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan. In addition, each year’s exhibit features a Wall of Honor which recognizes the service of more than 200 Oswego area military personnel.
Back this year will be a digital slide show featuring Oswegoland residents who served during World War II. It will join the digital photo exhibits featuring Oswego area residents who served during the Vietnam War and the Korean Conflict.
Finally, this year’s exhibit will again feature a special section devoted to military personnel with Oswego connections, from the Civil War through Vietnam, who were killed in action, making the highest sacrifice to the Nation.
—Little White School Museum