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Bill’s Story

The craftsman who kept history close enough to touch.

Bill spent decades engraving plaques, restoring models, and listening to veterans’ memories at a workbench that never cooled. What started as a trade became a promise: preserve the stories before they fade.

Bill at his bench, tools and plaques around him

Early years

As a child Bill spent many hours in the family garage working on cars with his dad, this is where he got the feel for mechanics and learned how to use a welding torch.

Craftsman to Storyteller

Plaques led to models, models led to artifacts, and artifacts led to conversations with veterans who wanted to preserve history.

“If a story can fit in your hands, it can fit in your heart.”

—Bill

The museum idea

One building, thousands of artifacts, and one big mission: giving kids and families a place to meet history face-to-face. A home where adults can explore the past, and children can dive into hands-on STEM that brings early aviation to life.

Timeline

  1. Apprentice years

    Learning by fixing: cars and airplanes.

  2. Military Presentations

    Bill’s engraving shop becomes a way station for veterans’ stories and preserves history.

  3. Collection builds

    Artifacts and donated items gather into a teaching trove.

  4. Museum vision

    From warehouse shelves to public exhibits with school programs. Learning history for adults and sharing the past to the children.

How you can help

Shop, donate, and share — every act pulls this dream closer to reality.