May 27, 2021 | Featured News, HomePageNews, Museum, News
Many German POWs that entered American-run POW camps would have the shoulder boards of their uniforms removed, especially if they were to be investigated for war crimes. Don Beseler, a U.S. soldier working in the POW camp kept these German shoulder boards as artifacts...
May 10, 2021 | Events, Exhibits, Featured News, Museum, News
The Highground hosted a grand opening ceremony for the POW/MIA exhibit on May 1, 2021, featuring guest of honor Betty Sitler. Betty’s late husband Harold “Red” Sitler was a POW for 1,009 days during the Korean War. Red was a “Tiger...
May 7, 2021 | Capital Campaign News, Featured News, HomePageNews, News
“The Highground Rising” $4 million expansion campaign for The Highground Veterans Memorial Park has surpassed $1M. Upon reaching the $1M milestone, several major donors who offered a challenge of $400,000 have extended the challenge to June 8. According...
Apr 22, 2021 | Exhibits, Featured News, Museum, News
The Highground Museum will present several exhibits as part of a summer of remembering and honoring our POW/MIAs, the families that helped bring them home and the families still waiting for closure. Several exhibits will officially open to the public on Saturday,...
Apr 15, 2021 | Capital Campaign News, Featured News, HomePageNews, News
The $4M Highground Rising Campaign Launch celebration, held at The Condensery in Osseo, Wisconsin, announced the campaign has raised $834,374 in pledges and gifts since beginning soliciting prospective donors late last year. The goals of the campaign will build a...
Apr 13, 2021 | Events, Featured News, HomePageNews, News
Over 130 Highground donors were invited and honored at the annual “Friends of The Highground” dinner that was held on March 13, 2021 at Castle Hill Supper Club near Merrillan, WI. Given the financial and emotional challenges of the pandemic, these supporters...
