Upcoming Events as of February 5
February 16 Lyons, IL Annual WWII Days at the George Washington Middle School. This program was a tremendous success the last two years and it could not have been so without your help. The school is seeking volunteers who would be willing to share their abundance of World War II knowledge (along with any great WWII memorabilia) with these students. Depending on the amount of memorabilia (such as uniforms, patches, medals, weaponry, etc.), or type of presentation given, volunteers will be assigned different 8th grade classrooms to use for their rotations. In the assigned classroom, he or she can set up the room to his or her liking. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Stephanie Pyka at (708) 783-4217, or C. Dvorak for more information.
March 16-18 St. Macon, MO Battle Of Bohemia And Moravia located at the Macon Army National Guard training site – 29614 Jaguar St. Macon, MO 63552. Pre-Registration is required to dptydover@gmail.com to and costs $15. Directions: From Kansas City, MO take Hwy 70 or Hwy 36 East to Hwy 63 Macon Mo. From St Louis take Hwy 70 or Hwy 36 West to Macon Mo. Travel South on Hwy 63 from Hwy 36 or North on Hwy 63 from Hwy 70. Turn right (West) onto Kohl St 0.2 mi, Continue onto E 6th St 0.2 mi, Continue onto Coates St 0.9 mi, Continue onto Coates Street Rd 0.3 mi, Turn right onto Co Rd 718 B/Jaguar St. Destination will be on the left (South Side) of Jaguar St. Contact David Goodwin at (314) 456-1100 or David Overschmidt at (314) 753-7547, or see their website for more details.
April 13-15 Camp Atterbury, IN CA 24-36 hour tactical battle at Atterbury. Barracks are available, but they are hoping for all units to deploy in the field and stay there. Contact Alan Jones for more information.
April 20-21 Irish Hills, MI Annual Stage Coach Stop event. Details to follow.
April 27-29 St. Louis MO Annual WWII Weekend at the historic Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis County. This is the 35th year for this event and will be hosted by the 2nd Rangers Infantry Battalion. There will be a free dinner meal to all registered reenactors on Friday. The weekend consists of three public reenactments, public displays, a canteen dance and much more. See their website or please contact Dan Dexter at (314) 503-2885.
May 5-6, Lowell, IN Annual WWAnnuWWII Tribute at Bu - 3606 Belshaw Road. HRS Event sponsored by US 9th Infantry, the 353rd German Infantry and the 2629th WAC Battalion. Registration deadline is April 13 with NO onsite registration. Contact County Parks or see their website more information.
May 11-13 Ft. Wayne, MI Historic Ft. Wayne event. See their website with more details to follow.
May 19-20 Union, IL The Union Railroad Museum event will be held the weekend before Memorial Day. See their website with more details to follow.
June 2-3 Yorkville, IL Annual Lyons Farm event with living history tacticals from 1940 and 1944. More details to follow.
June ?? St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, MI Annual D-Day landing event with more details to follow.
August 4-5 Ypsilanti, MI Annual Willow Run Airshow with a German plane theme for this year! Battle reenactments and much more are scheduled! See their website for more information.
August 24-25 Pioneer, OH Annual Kubel Korps reunion. More details to follow.
September 8-9 Lockport, IL Annual public event in Dellwood Park. See their website with more details to follow.
September ?? Rockford, IL The big one! More details to follow.
October 12-14 Ft. Wayne, MI Historic Ft. Wayne event. See their website with more details to follow.
Upcoming Militaria/Gun Shows:
April 20-22, November 9-11
The Glendale Heights Military Collectibles Show
The Ramada Inn and Suites
780 E. North Ave.(Rt.64 1/2 mile West of I-355)
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
Dates to Come
Joliet Military Collectors Show
American Legion Post #5 • 705 S. larkin Ave. • Joliet, IL (right off of I-80)
$3 admission! (630) 968-5985