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American Heritage Museum Recognized by National Geographic as One of the World’s Top World War II Museums

August 29, 2025

HUDSON, MA – The American Heritage Museum is thrilled to announce its inclusion in National Geographic’s esteemed list of “10 remarkable World War II museums around the world,” published on August 26, 2025. A direct link to the article may be found at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-world-war-ii-museums This prestigious recognition underscores the museum’s commitment to preserving and interpreting…
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Exciting P-47 Thunderbolt Restoration Update – August 2025

August 6, 2025

It’s been some time since we last updated our supporters on the restoration of Republic P‑47D‑40‑RA, serial number 45‑49167, currently underway at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, FL. In our last 2024 update, we shared an appeal to help us identify the “Rosie the Riveter” from the Republic factory in Evansville, IN, who…
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Two New Major Artifacts Arrive for Planned Display in the Vietnam War Gallery at the American Heritage Museum

July 9, 2025

The American Heritage Museum’s Vietnam War Gallery will be expanding with two significant new additions over the coming year: an SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile (SAM) and Bell HH-1K “Huey” representing the U.S. Navy’s HA(L)-3 (Helicopter Attack Squadron Light) “Seawolves”. These two major artifacts are now on-site and are being prepared for installation and display by…
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June 2025 Aircraft Restoration Updates

June 4, 2025

The first half of 2025 has been busy with lots of progress on some of our signature historic aircraft restorations. We have already reported on the progress of our Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina restoration taking place at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, FL earlier in the spring, so we are happy to report some…
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After Action Report: WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend – May 2025

May 26, 2025

This past weekend’s WWII Tank Demonstration Weekend was a total success even though some challenging weather rolled through on Saturday making conditions a bit more “realistic” to the mud that the Allies might have encountered on their way across Europe in 1944 & 1945!  Despite the occasional rain showers on Saturday, we welcomed over 3000…
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A Promise Kept – Holocaust Survivor Virtual Reality Experience at AHM

April 21, 2025

The American Heritage Museum has partnered with Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to show an extraordinary virtual reality experience they created about Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor Fritzie Fritzshall called A Promise Kept . In 1944, during the Second World War, thirteen-year-old Fritzie Fritzshall, her mother, and her two younger brothers were arrested at gunpoint and deported…
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Patriots Day and Why We Celebrate It

April 21, 2025

Patriots’ Day, observed annually on the third Monday of April, is a holiday with deep roots in American history. It commemorates the beginning of the American Revolutionary War and honors the brave individuals who took the first steps toward the founding of the United States. Though it originated in New England, its meaning resonates far…
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