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NEWS First we would like to extend our thanks to our members for their continuing support.We would like to say TANK YOU SO MUCH, to all that have visited, donated and supported the museum in anyway. THANK YOU! |
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NEWS First we would like to extend our thanks to our members for their continuing support.We would like to say TANK YOU SO MUCH, to all that have visited, donated and supported the museum in anyway. THANK YOU! |
The museum has added many new and interesting items to the collection this past year. First up is the construction of
our cornfield exhibit that houses our 1963 dated U.S. M108, 105mm Self-Propelled Howitzer. We contacted a local
farmer and had them pull corn stalks from their field and plant them around the vehicle. We feel it made a very nice display
and it was very cost effective to build.
The museum also added a Vietnam period U.S. M38A1C recoiless gun mounted jeep to the collection.
A 1960's period Hungarian Armoured Personnel Carrier now also calls the museum home. We were very excited to acquire
this vehicle because the museum did not have a vehicle on display for this country before this addition.
The 7th Annual Indoor Car and Bike Show was a great success with 175 cars and over 800 visitors. 75 first place trophies
were given out to the top winners of the show. Over $4,000 worth of items were raffled off from local sponsors. Here is a
picture of the handmade "Best of Show" trophy that was won by Mark Butner for his 1970 Chevrolet Camaro. Mark your calendar
for November 5th for the next Car and Bike Show. You can check out more information about last year's show and see the flyer
for this year's show by clicking this 
With the economic climate that is effecting businesses, non-profits and the average citizens these days, we all require a tightening
of the belt to weather this storm. The Tank Museum is no different and has had to make some tough choices so that we
can continue to bring history to life for our visitors. We will be cutting back our winter hours starting January 1st thru March 12th, 2011.
During this time the museum will only be open on Saturdays, which is when we get the bulk of winter visitors. Thank you for
your understanding and support!