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For those interested in military history, a buddy of mine just highly recommended I visit the American Heritage Museum in Stow MA, operated by the Collings Foundation. He took his son and they had a great visit, as he said there were over 80 tanks or military vehicles on display.
I just Google'd "Tank Museum Mass" and the Museum Website came up (click for link) and the opening image got my attention -- see image -- for sure, I'll be planning a visit after we get past the holidays.
Oh -- there are German tanks and 88s on display too.
Here's the backstory on this...
"Jacques Littlefield?s fascination with military vehicles began in childhood. From his earliest days, he studied and created intricate models of tanks and military machines. His first remote-controlled scale model tank was completed in college. Jacques acquired a full size military vehicle in 1975, a World War II era M3 Scout car. By 1998, his collection had grown to over 200 tanks and vehicles. To manage these, and to restore more, Littlefield established the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation in Portola Valley, California. Following a decade-long battle with cancer, Jacques died on January 7, 2009. Over his lifetime, Littlefield amassed the world?s largest privately held collection of tanks and military vehicles in the world.
Receiving this historically important and extensive collection was a tremendous honor for the Collings Foundation. Exhibiting these artifacts in the most meaningful way possible is our duty. We designed the new American Heritage Museum to fully engage people in understanding our turbulent past. In this remarkable place, American history will be explored, studied, and most of all, remembered. Through educational interpretation, and a chronologically arranged series of dioramas and exhibits, the American Heritage Museum will bring the history of our veterans to life."
Old No7
I just Google'd "Tank Museum Mass" and the Museum Website came up (click for link) and the opening image got my attention -- see image -- for sure, I'll be planning a visit after we get past the holidays.
Oh -- there are German tanks and 88s on display too.
Here's the backstory on this...
"Jacques Littlefield?s fascination with military vehicles began in childhood. From his earliest days, he studied and created intricate models of tanks and military machines. His first remote-controlled scale model tank was completed in college. Jacques acquired a full size military vehicle in 1975, a World War II era M3 Scout car. By 1998, his collection had grown to over 200 tanks and vehicles. To manage these, and to restore more, Littlefield established the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation in Portola Valley, California. Following a decade-long battle with cancer, Jacques died on January 7, 2009. Over his lifetime, Littlefield amassed the world?s largest privately held collection of tanks and military vehicles in the world.
Receiving this historically important and extensive collection was a tremendous honor for the Collings Foundation. Exhibiting these artifacts in the most meaningful way possible is our duty. We designed the new American Heritage Museum to fully engage people in understanding our turbulent past. In this remarkable place, American history will be explored, studied, and most of all, remembered. Through educational interpretation, and a chronologically arranged series of dioramas and exhibits, the American Heritage Museum will bring the history of our veterans to life."
Old No7