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WWI Ace Douglas Campbell in front of his Nieuport 28 fighter. Douglas Campbell was an American aviator and World War I flying ace. He was the first American aviator flying in an American-trained air unit to achieve the status of ace. Assigned to the Air Service, Campbell learned to fly in…

Celebrating Women’s History Month Hedy Lamarr: Actress and Inventor Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who helped pioneer the technology that would one day lead to the development of today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems. Lamarr – originally Hedwig Eva Kiesler – was born in Vienna, Austria on November 9, 1914, into…

Celebrating Woman’s History Month, the American Heritage Museum is commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. During WWII, women broke through many barriers in aviation. The Women Air force Service Pilots (WASP) (also Women’s Army Service Pilots or Women’s Auxiliary Service Pilots) was a civilian…

Celebrating Woman’s History Month the American Heritage Museum is commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. A mannequin in the likeness of nurse Helen Dore Boylston is featured in the WWI Trench Experience. The woman featured in the American Heritage Museum’s…

761st in Coburg, Germany, 1945. The 761st was made up primarily of African-American soldiers, who by War Department policy were not permitted to serve alongside white troops; the U.S. military did not officially desegregate until after World War II. The 761st were known as the Black Panthers after their unit’s distinctive…

Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history. These stories and legacies are essential to understanding the history of America — our faults, our struggles, our progress, and our aspirations. The Tuskegee Airmen The American Heritage Museum will…

Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history. These stories and legacies are essential to understanding the history of America — our faults, our struggles, our progress, and our aspirations. The American Heritage Museum will concentrate on four Black History profiles from…

Emaciated prisoners at one of the largest Nazi Concentration camps in Evensee, Austria. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe, around two-thirds of…

New England Magazine, part of BostonHotels.org, has featured the American Heritage Museum in an article “7 events to visit in Massachusetts in February.” The 7th-smallest state in the United States, Massachusetts packs plenty of culture into its modest borders, with some great events and exhibitions taking place here throughout the year. Check out all of…