LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS

Museum Advocacy Day 2022

At the end of February, AHF attended Museums Advocacy Day, organized by the American Alliance of Museums.

Local Concert to Honor Veterans

The West Point Cadet Glee Club and Alumni Glee Club will be performing at Floris United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia. 

Symposium Registration is Now Open

The National Museum of the U.S. Army and AHF are excited to share that registration is now open for the Civil War Symposium on April 8 – 9, 2022.

Celebrate Women’s History Month

Looking for something to do this Women’s History Month? This March, celebrate Women’s History Month with The Army Historical Foundation.

The Army History Podcast – Episode 001

Welcome to the very first episode of The Army History Podcast! We are dipping our toes into this realm to expand upon the content that our members can find within the pages of On Point. We are still working out all of the kinks, so your feedback is not only welcome, but it is appreciated! Be sure to subscribe so you’re instantly notified when we update new episodes. We hope you enjoy! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-army-history-podcast/id1610348393Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0beb6957-7156-46bb-af45-deceb9f40942/the-army-history-podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iNPuoVmAUUPyfZHWzG1UJiHeart Radio: http://www.iheart.com/podcast/92948281/ The first episode of The Army History Podcast, produced by the editors of On Point, the quarterly journal of army history, this episode introduces

Daughter Visits Father’s Artifacts in ‘Unbelievable’ Museum

Margaret Myers Beeker always knew about the trunk in her parents’ attic. Inside were three U.S. Army uniforms and two “doughboy” helmets worn by her father Frank and uncles George and Paul, during World War I. All three brothers had deployed to France with the American Expeditionary Forces at the same time. When the time came to clean out her parents’ house, Mrs. Beeker’s mother made her promise that the uniforms would not be auctioned. She wanted them to be appropriately honored. As Mrs. Beeker began searching for options, she learned that a national museum was being constructed for the

Army Strong on Frozen Battlefields

As winter sets in and temperatures begin to drop, the Foundation is taking a look at some of the Museum exhibits remembering the service of Soldiers in unforgiving cold temperatures. The most prominent cold weather exhibit is the Knox Trail display centered in the Founding the Nation Gallery. The exhibit pays tribute to Henry Knox’s transport of nearly 60 pieces of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston during the winter of 1775-76. An enlarged portion of Tom Lovell’s “The Noble Train of Artillery” painting frames the display, depicting the harsh, icy terrain that Knox’s expedition traversed for 300 miles. On