Have you thanked a Service Member today?

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Spring 2013 Update

They say “no news is good news” and in our case, “they” are right, only I’d change the saying to “no news “means we are too busy to sit down and write it!

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If you follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest, you have, no doubt, seen our posts of some of the events we’ve attended, but social media doesn’t tell  of the day-to-day activities our various board members and volunteers engage in to make this museum a vibrant part of our community.

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What Are We Up To in April…It’s Almost Time!

Please join us. Download your own template and join us in celebrating the American Military Family! Our Flat Stanley/Flat Stella site can be accessed here

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Women’s History Month Activities 2013

Growing out of a small-town school event in California, Women’s History Month (March) is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society. The United States has observed it annually throughout the month of March since 1987. www.history.com

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The Tribute Cake

 At the museum, we started March off by celebrating the accomplishments of women by attending the annual Tribute to Women in the Military at Kirtland Air Force Base, designing and creating aprons to hang at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in 2013 Apron Project installation, and partnering with local and national organizations to screen the film, Service: When Women Come Marching Home at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History.

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Come Join us March 3, 2013

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WHAT A NEW YEAR FOR THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY FAMILY AND LEARNING CENTER (MAMF)

By Allen Dale Olson, MAMF Secretary for Public Affairs

A few minutes with the Governor, a half-hour with the State Cabinet Secretary for Economic Development, another half-hour with the State Cabinet Secretary for Veterans Affairs, a full hour with the City Director of Cultural Affairs, and a series of meetings with the Albuquerque Director of the Special Library Collections and with the senior staff of the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History are only a hint of our Board’s activities since the first of the year.

Jeanette Miller of the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History and Circe Woessner, Executive Director of MAMF plan the March 3 program.

Jeanette Miller of the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History and Circe Woessner, Executive Director of MAMF plan the March 3 program.

Charles Lowery, Development Director, gives us a lesson in Fundraising

Charles Lowery, Development Director, gives us a lesson in Fundraising

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The Museum of the American Military Family and the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Present…

Press Release: Museum to Host Documentary of Women in Service

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Albuquerque, NM – The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will host a showing of a film entitled “Service: When Women Come Marching Home” at 3 p.m., March 3, 2013.

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