Tag: Wisconsin Historical Foundation

“Brownie the War Dog: Veterans’ Best Friend”

Kelly Nelson, a lover of true animal stories since childhood, was inspired to write her first book, “Brownie the War Dog: Veterans’ Best Friend” after a visit to the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King when seeking care for her father, a veteran of the Korean War. During her tour that included the museum in the […]

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Nelson fund distributes extra $1 million when need is high

April 8, 2021 |  COVID-19 General

Twenty-three nonprofits throughout northeastern Wisconsin got a boost at a time it was most needed from an extra $1 million in grants awarded from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. The additional grants, recommended at a special virtual meeting of the fund’s Advisory […]

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