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UPCOMING:

Save the DATE:

July 20, 2024 The museum will be holding its 5th annual GMMM Military Vehicle Show and Veteran owned Antique Autos Concours.

Stay tuned. More info to follow.

PAST EVENTS:

Come back again to check up on other upcoming events. Sorry you missed our past events, but here are the highlights of those events.

The Plunder of European Art by Adolph Hitler

Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 1:00 pm

The museum screened the movie, “The Rape of Europa’, a documentary of the story of Nazi Germany’s plundering Europe’s great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage and recover the stolen artwork.

Middletown resident, Guy Lindsay, gave a short presentation about the film and the work of his father, Sergeant Kenneth C. Lindsay, of Milwaukee, WI, a member of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section Unit (MFAA), the unit assigned responsibility to recover, catalogue and return the stolen art. SGT Lindsay also appears in the movie. The photo is of SGT Lindsay with the bust of Nefertiti

MATINEE MOVIE – Saturday afternoon 1:00 pm January 20, 2024 

SGT. STUBBY, a real-life hero who hailed from New Haven CT, went off to war with our American GI soldier heroes to fight in the trenches of France in WWI (a cartoon movie for all ages). Length of movie: 80 minutes.

Blue Star Mothers (and families) decorate the Christmas Tree (2023)

Blue Star families are families with members who serve in the military. Check out their website: https://bluestarfam.org/

The red-white-blue theme of the tree decorations is honoring service members of all branches of the military.

BOOK SIGNING EVENT at the museum ! Friday Nov 17, 2023 5:00 – 6:00pm AMAZON “Editor’s Pick” for Best Book of the Year 2023 “IN THE BLOOD” “How two outsiders solved a centuries-old medical mystery and took on the US Army.” Meet the Author: Wesleyan University “Writer in Residence” and lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, Charles Barber     Also introducing the subject of “In The Blood”, QuikClot and its inventor, Frank Hursey of West Hartford who will be present to sign books as well. This “once-in-a-lifetime lifesaving product”, QuikClot, was adopted by the Military thanks to the marketing genius, Bart Gullong, who got this amazing product into the hands of the military.  QuikClot transformed trauma medicine.  It became the “medical miracle of the Iraq War” and is now in common usage saving lives every day.    Enjoy the opportunity to meet these gentlemen and purchase the book signed by them. This is a fantastic opportunity to increase your appreciation of history and celebrate an invention that saves lives in war and peace.

GMMM Military Vehicle Show and Veteran owned Antique Autos Concours’

July 22, 2023

This was our 3rd Annual show. We’ve had great success with these shows. This year we featured VETERAN owned antique autos in addition to the military vehicles.

Rave reviews of our prior shows appreciate the shady treed setting adjacent to the museum, the warm welcome (especially from staff from our sponsor Eversource who volunteer to support our nation’s veterans) and the opportunity to learn about our military’s mobile contingent, as well as the adjacent impressive tribute to recent Connecticut military KIA, the Connecticut Trees of Honor Memorial.

Contact the museum for the application to show your vehicle next year.

MAJOR SPONSORS OF THIS EVENT: A special thank you to our sponsors of our Military Vehicle Show

PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Eversource

(and a special thank you to Eversource staff for volunteering at this event)

GOLD SPONSOR:

Home Team Supply

Additional SPONSORS:

Jersey Mikes

Neil’s Donuts

Price Chopper

Sign Mart

November 25, 2022

QUILT OF VALOR honorarium

A personalized Quilt of Valor was presented to Dustin Harrison, Army Veteran with three tours to Middle East with the 3rd BN 75th Ranger RGT to honor his service to our country. Approximately 20 of his friends and family gathered at the Greater Middletown Military Museum the day after Thanksgiving 2022 to make the presentation.  

A representative quilter gave a history of the Quilt of Valor movement, related how many busy hands were involved in each quilt and that many thousands of these quilts have been made and presented across the country.  This quilt was presented on behalf of Nutmeg State Blue Star Mothers, CT5, several were in attendance during this special presentation ceremony. Louise Sapia was the presenter assisted by Jackie El-Hachem and Cathy Hodlin who had made this quilt.

Military Vehicles and Cars of the War Era Concours’ – July 23, 2022

This was our 2nd Annual Concours’ at the Museum. It was a successful fund raiser and an opportunity to showcase the Greater Middletown Military Museum in Middletown’s Veterans Park.

A special thanks to our Exhibitors who brought their vehicles, to the volunteers from Eversource and our Museum staff who were there to run the show, and to our sponsors, PLATINUM – Eversource, GOLD – Home Team Supply, as well as Neil’s Donuts (delicious), Price Chopper, Sign-Mart and Jersey Mike’s (great box lunches).