Snow Day!

We hope everyone is staying warm on this cold winters day! Today Hannah and Pat are in charge of snow removal… Looks like Hannah is enjoying herself. Although, Pat looks less thrilled Stay connect online @ Kelch Aviation Museum on YouTube.

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First Vintage Aviation Movie Night of 2023

Join us for RESCHEDULED Vintage Aviation Movie night! Thursday, March 2, We’ll be showing Wings in the Dark, a fun little film from 1935 starring Myrna Loy and Cary Grant, and partially inspired by Amelia Earhart! The movie tells the story of a daring woman pilot and an inventor in

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Scout Tours

Winter is a great time to schedule your group tour at the museum. On Sunday, we hosted several scouting groups including these kids from Dragons of Light, Den 11 & Den 12, Cub Scout Pack 350 in Oregon, WI. Scout leaders are Greg Kosharek and Isabel Avila. Call or e-mail

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Leo Kohn Negative Collection

Volunteers were busy today scanning more of the Leo Kohn negative collection in the museum’s archives. Here we see Travel Air E-4000 (Kohn identified it as a D-4000) NC-407N at Milwaukee County Airport in Cudahy, Wisconsin at an unknown date, possibly 1941. The ship was owned by “Squeek” Burnett of

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Vintage Airline Timetables

Happy Friday! We received a great donation yesterday; several boxes of vintage airline timetables from a supporter in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. Look at these beauties from the 1940s!

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Throwback Thursday

TBT to when the Spirit of St Louis was so famous they even turned it into a hat, circa 1928.

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Closed til February

Construction Update: The Kelch Aviation Museum will be CLOSED UNTIL FEBRUARY to accommodate our Phase III construction and to maintain safe visitor access. Special tours can be arranged by calling our office at 608-897-1175. Our regular public hours will resume Wednesday, February 1. See you then! 03

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Happy New Year

Happy new year to all our museum family! Thank you for being part of our 2022. We’re so grateful for all your support, and can’t wait for another amazing year of aviation, new friends, and adventures. It’s your last chance to donate before the end of the 2022 tax year!

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Closed for Construction

The museum will be closed due to construction – and MUD! – until January 5th. We are still open for by-appointment visits – just reach out and we can welcome you! The Wagner Welcome Atrium’s foundation is being poured! The warm weather does not go well with excavation, however, and

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Twas the night before Christmas

“Twas the night before Christmas, and out on the ramp, Not an airplane was stirring, not even a Champ. The aircraft were fastened to tiedowns with care, In hopes that come morning, they all would be there. The fuel trucks were nestled, all snug in their spots, With gusts from

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