History With Hannah – Air Racing
Here is a sneak peek of the newest History with Hannah – Air Racing! We’ll release the full video once we reach our $60,000 FundRacing goal by December 31st. Thanks to you, we’ve raised nearly $10,000 so far! Your contributions help us maintain and restore vintage aircraft, expand our exhibits,
Pietenpol Radiator Donation
Many thanks to Dan Helsper for donating this unservicable Pietenpol radiator that Hannah will be using in a new Pietenpol Scout display at the museum. And thank you to our many donors for supporting the museum and making exhibits & programming possible. We’re $6,800 shy of our next FundRACER pylon
EAA Chapter 640 Hosts Michael John
Thanks for hosting Michael John’s history of airmail beacons presentation, Chapter 640! If you’re interested in having the museum give a presentation for your group or gathering, reach out today.
Free T-Shirt Giveaway
We’re giving free limited edition FundRACER t-shirts to the next 50 people who sign up for recurring monthly donations of $15 or more! Recurring monthly donations make it easy for you to provide a steady stream of support for the museum, funding youth activities, video production, aircraft maintenance, office supplies,
Regional Emmy Nomination
Last summer the museum was featured in an episode of PBS Wisconsin’s educational history series, The LookBack. And now this episode has been nominated for a regional Emmy! If you missed the episode, it’s all about early air navigation. Watch it here: https://pbswisconsineducation.org/look-back…/airway-beacon
Aviation Education at Kelch Aviation Museum
We do a lot of education here at the museum, for all ages and abilities, and we know that a lot of pilots and enthusiasts work hard to get more kids involved, too. Sometimes it can be hard to know where to start with aviation outreach, however. Ami wrote an
$60,000 Fall FundRACER
Takeoff! We’re launching a $60,000 Fall FundRACER, from now til November 22. Every donation fuels our race plane around the pylons, raising money to support our nonprofit mission to preserve, promote, and celebrate vintage aviation. Donate now at www.kelchmuseum.org/donation-intro.
Kelch Museum on Green County TV
We’re excited to be featured on Green County TVs latest video! We welcomed the crew to the museum during one of the busiest weekends of our year, a perfect time to show off the magic and fun of vintage aviation. Check it out here! GCTV News | September 11, 2025
1921 Ford Model T on Display
The latest addition to the Kelch Museum is this cool 1921 Ford Model T, on loan from an anonymous collector. It even runs! See it in the museum’s Wagner Welcome Atrium.
History With Hannah – New Episode
A brand-new History with Hannah episode! This week, we’re taking to the skies with the iconic Travel Air 4000 —a classic aircraft that helped shape the golden age of aviation. Watch here