The Citizen Soldiers Education Foundation, Inc.

COME VISIT The 29th Division Museum THIS SATURDAY, 20 JUNE!
TABLE TOP WAR GAME EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! 10AM to 5 PM.
The scenario is a Napoleonic Peninsula War game, but based on the 1863 battle of 2nd Wi******er using the Carnage and Glory II computer moderated rules.
It will celebrate the anniversaries of Waterloo and the Gettysburg campaign all at once!
This will be VERY beginner friendly and just for fun. Something extra for museum guests to see.
If you are going to be in the area and want to give it a try stop by and give it a go!

Lafayette, We are Here.

In July, 1917, Colonel Charles Stanton stood at the grave of Marquis de Lafayette and said these words.

Why? What did he mean? Why was this statement important?

Join us as Curator Edmund Potter shares the story of Franco-American relationships up to WWI.

Thursday May 21 at 6:30 PM
29th Division Museum
566 Lee Highway
Verona, VA

Museum will remain open if you wish to see it before the program.

Where do soldiers come from?

World War I found our military highly unprepared, making conscription necessary.

Join us for at the Museum, featuring museum director Jimmy Kilburne to learn more about the Selective Service Act’s beginnings and where we are in building our forces today.

Thursday May 21 at 6:30 PM
29th Division Museum
566 Lee Highway
Verona, Va

Museum will remain open if you wish to see it before the program.

Andrew Lewis and the Augusta Militia

Join local military historian Ted Shuey to learn how Andrew Lewis and other frontier era heroes kept the Indians, the French, and even the Virginia Governor Dunmore on the run. The Augusta Militia was there, and local citizens still uphold this tradition today.

Third Thursdays at the Museum
Thursday, April 16
6:30 p.m.
29th Division Museum
566 Lee Highway
Verona, VA

Free and open to all!

The museum will remain open from 5:00 - 6:30 if you wish to see our exhibits.

Bring a friend!

Women of the Revolution - Soldiers, Sweethearts, and Spies

Did women really play an important part in the American Revolution? You may be surprised at the various tasks women took on as our country fought for freedom. And some names you may know may not have done what you think they did.

Help us celebrate Women’s History Month as we learn ways women served the cause of independence even without official recognition.

Third Thursdays at the Museum
Thursday, March 19
6:30 p.m.
29th Division Museum
566 Lee Highway
Verona, VA

Free and open to all

The museum will remain open from 5:00 - 6:30 if you wish to see our exhibits.

Bring a friend!

February Third Thursday Event: Visit with us Thursday the 19th of February for our 6:30 PM Program at the 29th Division Museum. We are remembering and honoring African American Soldiers who participated in D-Day and the Battle for Normandy in the Summer of 1944. Special Units and unique roles, battlefield heroics and notable soldier stories will be on the agenda! Please bring a friend, see you there!

We had our Best Year in 2025! Can you help us keep the momentum going in 2026? Please Share!

*Largest Visitor Count since 2015. 1/3 of guests stop due to Virginia’s Integrated Directional Signing Program on Interstate 81.

*Increased Bus Tour Groups. International guests from as far away as Australia and United Kingdom, USA guests from all corners, Washington, Maine, Florida, etc.

*Free Admission for Youth and Students, Adults donate, but not required.

*Free evening history education programs and events for all and about all Citizen Soldiers and their contributions abroad and at home.

*Free Facility use for Community Civics Groups and Veteran Organizations.

*College Intern Credits for JMU History Major students. Have served Radford U. and others in the past.

*History Tours to American Battlefields, Monuments and Cemeteries in France.

*Host Veteran and Member Reunion for 116th Regiment and 116th Brigade Combat Team Members and Families.

*Completed “dry-in” Phase I of a WWI Log Cabin restoration that will house the new The Mid-Atlantic WWI Center.

HOT! Get in line now! Call the museum and get your name on the roster!

A Christmas Truce

During the first Christmas of WWI, German, British, and other troops formed an unofficial truce on Christmas Eve. Learn what happened during this very strange truce and how both soldiers and officers viewed it.

6:30 Thursday December 18, 2025
29th Division Museum
566 Lee Hwy, Verona, VA 24482

Museum stays open from 5 to 6:30 if you wish to visit before the program.

Bring a friend. There will be Christmas cookies too!!