First Division Museum Guided Tour

First Division Museum at Cantigny 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

First Division Museum Guided Tour Saturday, April 19, 2 pm Free with Paid Parking Experience the remarkable history of the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied division, the First Infantry Division. This sixty-minute guided tour covers the missions and accomplishments of the men and women of the Big Red One from its inception in World […]

First Division Museum Guided Tour

First Division Museum at Cantigny 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

First Division Museum Guided Tour Saturday, May 3, 2 pm Free with Paid Parking Experience the remarkable history of the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied division, the First Infantry Division. This sixty-minute guided tour covers the missions and accomplishments of the men and women of the Big Red One from its inception in World […]

VE Day 80 Celebration

Robert R. McCormick House

VE Day Celebration Thursday, May 8, 6pm McCormick House $125 per person, including tax and service fee Join us for a special evening commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a four-course victory feast inside the historic McCormick House. As you dine, staff from the First Division Museum will guide you through […]

Date with History: Omaha Beach – War Art on a Grand Scale

Cantigny Visitors Center 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

Date with History: Omaha Beach - War Art on a Grand Scale Visitors Center Theater Thursday May 22, 6pm Free with paid parking Please note that this program, originally scheduled for May 29, was moved due to scheduling conflicts Join artist Keith Rocco to discuss how he creates war art on a grand scale. Keith's […]

First Division Museum Guided Tour

First Division Museum at Cantigny 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

First Division Museum Guided Tour Saturday, May 24, 2 pm Free with Paid Parking Experience the remarkable history of the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied division, the First Infantry Division. This sixty-minute guided tour covers the missions and accomplishments of the men and women of the Big Red One from its inception in World […]

Memorial Day Observance Ceremony

Tank Park

Memorial Day Observance Ceremony Tank Park Monday, May 26, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Presented by: Cantigny American Legion Post 556 Sons of the American Legion Squadron 556 Ceremony activities include speeches, song, Missing Man table, keynote speaker, Color Guard and Rifle Salute. Poppy Sales Post 556 will be selling poppies at three locations at […]

Family Drop-In: D-Day Missions

First Division Museum at Cantigny 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

Learn about the brave World War II paratroopers and the essential LCVPs (Higgins boats) that helped secure victory on D-Day.

First Division Museum Guided Tour

First Division Museum at Cantigny 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

First Division Museum Guided Tour Saturday, June 7, 2 pm Free with Paid Parking Experience the remarkable history of the U.S. Army's oldest and most storied division, the First Infantry Division. This sixty-minute guided tour covers the missions and accomplishments of the men and women of the Big Red One from its inception in World […]

Family Drop-In: World War I

First Division Museum at Cantigny 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

Step into the boots of a soldier and tap into your senses!

Family Drop-In: D-Day Paratrooper Mission

First Division Museum at Cantigny 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL

Learn about the brave World War II paratroopers who jumped into action on D-Day.