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Biplane Christmas Tree Ornament

Make your own fun little biplane Christmas Tree ornament this Sunday! Head to the Kelch Aviation Museum for free crafts, live music, and more on

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Thank you, Joe Snow!

Volunteer shoutout: Thank you, Joe Snow! Joe has been a very special part of the museum family since day 1! From grilling burgers for events

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Thank You Supporters

THANK YOU! From ice-cream serving volunteers to major donors to the friends who spread the word, our “museum family” is what makes the museum and

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Vintage Holiday Open House

Santa says “Mark your calendars for December 18th from noon to 4pm for the Vintage Holiday Open House at the Kelch Aviation Museum!” Get in

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Phase III Construction

This place is hopping today! Excavators, electricians, cribbers, masons…not to mention the usual Brodhead Airport job supervisors. Construction of our Phase III “Wagner Welcome Atrium”

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All I Want for Christmas…

All I want for Christmas is an airplane… Kids with their (impressive!) homebuilt toy airplane, late 1930s. Many of us dreamed of flying a plane

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Out of Stock…

We’re temporarily out of stock of our biplane Christmas tree ornaments – but they’ll be back this week! Get yours before we run out again:

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Local History

Brothers Kent and Kurt Van Galder donated two very special items with some incredible local history: A painting of their father, Russell, bailing out of

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Open House!

You’re invited to the Kelch Aviation Museum vintage holiday open house! Come join us for cookies, crafts, cocoa, live music – and oh yeah, AIRPLANES!

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Blackhawk Saturday

Instead of Black Friday… It’s BlackHAWK Saturday! We love showing off this biplane – an amazing restoration story, rare running Wright J5 engine, one of

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