WE ARE OPEN

Your patience has meant everything to us! Thank you for all the support over the last several months as we have worked hard to reopen. We are currently open Thursday through Monday 12 to 4 PM.

We hope you will come out to see us!

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NEW  TEMPORARY LUNCH 'N LEARN LOCATION

The Evansville Wartime Museum will be hosting it's 55 and older Lunch and Learn program at the VFW Post 1114 for the time being while we complete repairs on our building. The post is located at 110 N. Wabash Ave, Evansville.

You can find all of the future Lunch 'N Learn dates on our Events Page.

We're so grateful for community partners like the VFW.
Free sack lunch will be provided. Donations are appreciated.
Reservations must be in the Monday before the presentation. You can email Jennifer Browning at jenniferbrowning85@yahoo.com or call the museum at (812)424-7461 to make reservations.

Come, enjoy and support us as we strive to provide services to the community while building repairs continue.

TANK RIDES OPEN!

Our building is still closed during repairs, but we are still offering our tank rides!

The Evansville Wartime Museum is now offering rides on a 1943 Chrysler M4A4 Sherman Tank. Evansville's war effort included refurbishing thousands of Sherman Tanks, so this tank is a proud representation of the community's contribution during WWII. Starting April 1, 2023 the Evansville Wartime Museum will be offering rides on the first and third Saturday of the month through October.
The cost of the rides will be $100 per person. Each 30 minute ride will be broken up into three sections. The first section will be covering safety and the history of the Sherman Tank. You will then get to go on a ride of the Sherman tank. Finally you will disembark the tank and get to ask any questions you may have for the tank crew! Each trip can hold four people (with a possibility of five for larger families).
You will be provided earplugs for your ride and you must be at least 5 feet tall and sign a "Hold Harmless Agreement."
To schedule a ride, click the link below.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/564703ff-162a-45f5-8ed0-4d2bad7e5649
If you have any questions, please call (812)424-7461. 

The Sherman Tank is wholly owned by 1943 Chrysler M4A4 Sherman Tank-Cheyenne, Inc.

Experience Homefront Victory!

Evansville Wartime Museum is the place to visit for the surprising, interesting and world-changing story of our community's involvement in winning WWII. The stories we tell come from home front workers and battlefront warriors — these are the people who were there. You can also explore the history of Evansville during WWI, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War in our exhibits dedicated to those times.

Evansville was a center of WWII production. Our community's factories made the products that help our military fight the war on land, on sea and in the air. Thousands of new jobs, created virtually overnight, drew workers from Evansville and the surrounding counties in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. We show what they made, how they made it and where it helped win the war.

More than sending wartime goods, this region sent men and women to the far-flung battle fronts of that world war. We share their stories. The stories we share include a paratrooper's D-Day landing, a pilot's flights over the Hump, an infantryman's march to retake Luzon and a story of a man and woman who met in Washington D.C., married and settled in Evansville.

Then there's the stories of Evansville's legendary Red Cross Canteen, eloquently told by the many letters and cards mailed back by troops grateful for warm hospitality, a delicious hot meal and an experience that was the next best thing to home. Also, Mom Hudson's story, the kindly seamstress who sewed patches and mended uniforms and comforted troops passing through one of our USOs.

Have you ever dreamt of flying a plane? You can do just that with any one of our three Gleim Simulators here at the Evansville Wartime Museum. Jump in the cockpit and get a feeling of what it is like to pilot and aircraft.

Our 1943 M4A4 Sherman Tank Has Arrived!

Sherman Tank

Evansville-Built P-47 On Display

We are delighted to host “Hoosier Spirit II,” a P-47 fighter plane made in Evansville at Republic Aviation Indiana Division in 1945. Men and women from Evansville and the surrounding area built this very aircraft. They built it in a factory less than a mile from the Museum! In the Home Front Gallery, you’ll find information about the Republic factory. We feature the story of how Evansville became the factory’s location, the floor plan, production photos, and more. Machinery once used in the factory stands in our Main Hall near where “Hoosier Spirit II” stands on display.

The aircraft is displayed at Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Rd., Evansville, Indiana, 47725. Tickets are $10.00 plus processing fees.

Community fundraising efforts continue toward ownership of the aircraft. You can donate toward keeping “Hoosier Spirit II” in Evansville at the Evansville P-47 Foundation website.

Even Smaller HSII

2022 Hoosier Spirit II Donation Certificate Campaign

The Evansville P-47 Foundation in conjunction with the Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the 2022 Hoosier Spirit II Donation Certificate Campaign. During WWII, our families purchased $125 million dollars in War Bonds in the Evansville area to create the military supplies needed to bring our soldiers home. You now have the opportunity to purchase Hoosier Spirit II Donation Certificates to keep our WWII history alive both now and for our children. Purchase your Hoosier Spirit II Certificate at any ETFCU location or by calling (800) 800-9271 today! Click here to learn more or visit https://etfcu.org/p47/.

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