Camp Van Dorn WW II Museum Books 

The Museum has collected 100 of the weekly columns published in local newspapers over the past three years. Some of the columns are about the museum, some are stories about Camp Van Dorn veterans, some are about the camp itself, and others are about the war years. Most are illustrated with objects, documents, and photographs taken from museum collections. The books are spiral bound and sell for $15.00 each, plus $2.50 for postage if mailed.  Anyone who appreciates history or who has any interest in Camp Van Dorn or the museum should enjoy these brief stories.

"Television, Magazine, and Newspaper

 Camp Van Dorn and the Camp Van Dorn World War II Museum will be part of a Mississippi Public Broadcasting presentation, which is scheduled to air at 7:00 p.m central time on December 7, 2009.  The museum segment was filmed last spring.   They interviewed Elsie Holmes, Miss USO 1943; Lora Dunn, a civilian worker at the Camp; and Aubrey Wallace and Stanley Novak, both of whom are veterans of the 99th Infantry Division.  They will be using several photographs from Museum collections.

 The Scrapbook section of Mississippi Magazine features an article about the museum in the magazine's November/December 2009 issue.

 We publish a weekly column about the museum, which appears in two area newspapers.  The column may feature a museum visitor, a particular artifact, or something about Camp Van Dorn or a soldier or unit trained at the camp.  The two newspapers are The Woodville Republican and the Wilk-Amite Record.            
 

Cookbooks are available

Camp Van Dorn Museum cookbooks are  available.  A picture of the museum is on the cover, and the first few pages are a brief history of Camp Van Dorn written by Mrs. Mildred Field.  Sprinkled throughout the book are quotes gleaned from letters and memoirs of Camp Van Dorn veterans.  Divider pages feature photographs taken at the camp during World War II.  In addition to the history, the photographs and cooking tips and hints, there are 124 pages of recipes in the spiral bound book.  The cookbooks are $12.00 at the museum and $15.00 through the mail.