Welcome to the Wright Museum
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The Wright Museum is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to celebrating Americans' sacrifices and achievements during WWII. All of the museum's programs and events are supported solely through private donations. To learn more about how you can support the Wright Museum, please visit our Membership page.
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IT'S A COMBAT EMERGENCY! WILL YOU HELP? The Wright Museum has just completed the restoration and refurbishment of our M4 Sherman tank — the backbone of the American armored effort in World War II. But during a recent test run, time and metal fatigue took a DIRECT HIT on our tank's engine. The engine of our Sherman tank is completely destroyed and cannot be repaired! We must raise $50,000.00 to replace the engine with a new unit. With the summer season nearly at hand, with events and tours already scheduled and planned, this disaster couldn't have happened at a worse time! A "combat emergency" always takes priority. We're "passing the helmet" and we need your help! Whatever aide you may offer -$5.00-$10.00-$20.00 - $50.00 - $500.00 - $5000.00 - $50,000.00 - will be spent specifically and directly upon a new engine, and nothing else. The support you provide now will be especially appreciated, particularly employed and extremely helpful. Remember, our traditional Annual Fund Drive will still take place. Your participation is a crucial component in the Museum's success and we hope that you will be willing to help us yet again when our Annual Drive rolls around later this year. IT'S A COMBAT EMERGENCY! WILL YOU HELP?  Reflecting on 2011...What an amazing year it has been at the Wright Museum! The staff is proud to report that it has been a year of success and growth here at the Wright. Without the help of our dedicated supporters and volunteers, this success would not have been possible. We would like to take a moment to reflect on 2011 and the achievements of the Wright Museum community. We installed several new exhibits, including a WWII poster gallery, a National Guard display, as well as an exhibit exploring the “cruise album” of a seaman aboard the USS New York. Over 300 new artifacts were added to the Museum’s collections – these items help us understand and reflect upon the lives of Americans on both the home front and the battle fields of World War II. Educational programming at the Wright Museum included our Cabin Fever and Tuesday Night at the Wright lecture series. The Wright Museum theater was packed for each of the lecturers, whose intriguing topics ranged from the WWII internment of Japanese-Americans, to Marine Corps combat gear, to mail censorship during the war. Family Day 2011 was a success, with people of all ages enjoying interaction with WWII artifacts, reenactors, and as always, rides in our vehicles. In the spring and fall, the Museum hosted school groups from all over New Hampshire and provided fun educational experiences and close-up interaction with the material culture of the WWII era, which complemented and enriched their classroom learning. The Wright Museum once again hosted the Festival of Trees, which successfully raised funds for two local charities. Our own annual fundraising event, the Wright Museum Golf Tournament in October was a fun-filled day at beautiful Bald Peak Colony Club. This year was our most successful yet, with our generous golfers raising over $20,000 to support the Museum’s operations and programming. We are also proud to report that the 2011 Annual Fund Drive raised over $138,000, thanks to generous donations from our many supporters. Each season, the Wright Museum continues to attract new visitors from afar and from right here in Wolfeboro – 2011 was no different! We greeted many new visitors last summer that had wonderful things to say about the Wright Museum. Just a glance through our visitor guest book shows how valued the Wright Museum really is: “a treasure”, “outstanding” and “brought back memories” were just some of the comments made repeatedly. Our visitors also called the Wright Museum “fun,” “educational,” and “engaging.” We were also happy to read that many visitors had been coming to the Museum for years and that it “never gets old!” We are excited to greet our returning visitors and to make new friends in the 2012 season. With these successes propelling us forward, we plan to make 2012 an even more incredible year here at the Wright Museum. Thank you for your continued support and friendship. A very special thank you goes out to all of the volunteers that make the Wright Museum such an amazing place to visit (and to work)! Your dedication, warmth, and passion for history inspires us all and makes our visitors’ experiences even more magical. Your hard work also keeps things running smoothly behind the scenes in the Facilities, Exhibitions, and Collections Departments. Thank you - we couldn’t have done it without you! See you in the Spring! Wright Museum Staff
Fascinating Stories from the Wright Museum ArchiveExplore the fascinating stories featured in the museum's changing displays such as:
Many other stories can be read by visiting the Wright Museum's online Archive. Virtual TourTake a Virtual Tour of the Wright Museum.
American Red Cross Blood DriveCome support the American Red Cross at the May 26th, 2012 Blood Drive |