website  watertownhistory.org

 ebook  History of Watertown, Wisconsin

 

First Brigade Band

 

Heritage Military Music Foundation

1st Brigade Band.

 

Civil War Books as Well as Instruments in Heritage Hall of Watertown, Wisconsin

 

A collection of Civil War books was the inspiration for the creation of a library and museum in Heritage Hall in Watertown, Wisconsin, home of the 1st Brigade Band.

 

The Civil War books, with an estimated value of $18,000, were a gift to the Heritage Military Music Foundation from the late William “Bill” Kwapil, a Watertown businessman who was a staunch supporter of the foundation’s legendary 1st Brigade Band.  The Civil War books are now displayed in renovated rooms in Heritage Hall, which houses the foundation’s collections.

 

For more information about the band, its history, pictures of instruments, sound clips of its music recordings, or its schedule, see the Web site www.1stbrigadeband.org .

 

Read the full article about Heritage Hall in the May 7, 2005 edition of the Watertown Daily Times.

 

Cross Reference:

Chapter on Heritage Hall [former First Congregational Church]

YouTube video clip

2002 ice cream social at Octagon (1 of 2)

2002 ice cream social at Octagon (2 of 2)

Website, First Brigade Band

 

Chapter on Bands