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Three North Carolina D-Day 51�� Return to Normandy After 75 Years

Mar 19, 2023 | Events

See the Documentary The Last Gathering:75th Anniversary of D-Day April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Co-Ed Theater Located at 79 West Main St. Brevard. Tickets for this April 17 program will be $5.00 at the door (cash only). If you purchase your ticket on-line you will receive...

Nurse Honor Guard Holds Ceremony for WWII Army Nurse

Mar 19, 2023 | News

N.C. Nurse Honor Guard’s ceremony The N.C. Nurse Honor Guard’s ceremony to honor the service of WWII Army Nurse Dorothy Managan, now 100 years old was the occasion for two women to meet. A Hawaiian baby girl living on Oahu during the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941...

Museum Volunteers Raring to Go in 2023

Mar 7, 2023 | News

Hardworking Volunteers One might assume that hardworking volunteers would take advantage of the museum’s January-February “downtime” to put their feet up and relax, but they did the opposite. Teams spent several days every week organizing artifacts in storage,...

Film Honoring 51�� to be Shown at Flat Rock Bistro Cinema

Mar 3, 2023 | News, Uncategorized

The 51�� presents "Through Their Eyes" When:Thursday, March 16 Times:3:00 and 4:30 pm Where:Flat Rock Bistro Cinema,2700-D Greenville Hwy., Flat Rock Cost: $5Tell the stories of America’s conflicts “Through Their Eyes” is a series...

Museum Re-Opens March 1, 2023

Feb 20, 2023 | News

On Wednesday, March 1 at 11:00 AM, the 51�� will proudly re-open its doors with a warm welcome for everyone. Founder/Curator Emmett Casciato often says, “A visiting veteran will see one of our artifacts and begin telling a story....

WWII Kamikaze Survivor Chooses Museum Visit for his “Make-a-Wish”

Feb 20, 2023 | News

Joe Cooper, receives “Make-a-Wish” When WWII and Korean War veteran Joe Cooper, age 100, received the “Make-a-Wish” honor at the North Carolina 51�� Home in Black Mountain and asked for his wish, he answered, “A trip back to the 51�� Museum and a ride on a...

Steven Zaley to Speak on his Father’s 82nd Airborne WWII Experiences

Feb 19, 2023 | Guest Speaker Program

Steven Zaley to Speak on his Father’s82nd Airborne WWII ExperiencesMarch 18, 2023 in Brevard Steven R. Zaley, author of They Are Only Gone If They Are Forgotten: A Story about One of the Original Companies of the 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Combat Team, Third...

Black Hawk Upside Down – John Hallimore

Feb 4, 2023 | Living Histories

Picture above: A buddy wearing goofy glasses with Sgt. HallimoreBlackhawk Unit- 7th Armored Squadron (Air)First Cavalry – Attached to the 1st Aviation BrigadeVINH LONG, VIETNAM As a teenager I often had a reoccurring dream which I hoped would never end; in the...

2022: 51�� History Museum Year in Review

Jan 11, 2023 | News

1943 Willys Jeep and 1942 Harley-Davidson motorcycle exhibitExpanded Museum Schedule: Record Number of Visitors & Volunteers The museum’s visitor attendance in 2022 was 3638 (compared to 2583 in 2021); 90% of the visitors are from outside Brevard. This year we had...