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Lindy in Milwaukee
We posted a photo of our Charles Lindbergh statue last week. Here’s a photo of the real man, in Milwaukee in 1927.
Moving Charles Lindbergh
We moved Charles Lindbergh into the new hangar today – with proper health precautions, of course… Let this photo go on the record: at Kelch
Interesting Masks
When we’re not working from home, our staff wears masks. We know we may look a bit odd, but we aren’t the first ones –
Pirsch REO Fire Truck
An awesome piece of local history has joined the museum, on permanent loan from the Brodhead Fire District. This Pirsch REO fire truck was purchased
1953 Cole Bros. Fly-In
Someone donated a pamphlet from the Cole Brothers’ airshow in Brodhead back in 1953. Cool! Here’s some video of that same show in Rockford a
1918 Flu Pandemic
In looking through historic documents from the 1918 flu pandemic, we found this… How do you enforce such a thing? Here at Kelch Aviation Museum,
Learn & Earn
Check out this cool poster, circa 1918! There are lots of similarities between today’s COVID-19 and the 1918 flu pandemic, and here at Kelch Aviation
William E. Boeing
“My firm conviction from the start has been that science and hard work can lick what appear to be insurmountable difficulties.” – William E Boeing,
CONTEST WINNER
Congratulations to Gary Lampman, who was selected at random from all the entrants in our drawing. Gary receives a copy of our picture book, “Biplanes