A 9/11 Cross
BY ROB JEFFERY
The Heritage Museum has over 30,000 artifacts that speak to The Salvation Army’s [...]
The Salvation Army’s Big Christmas Dinner
BY ROB JEFFERY
Today, Madison Square Garden in New York City is the home of the NBA’s Knicks, the NHL’s Rangers, college [...]
Open-Air Guitars, 1900
BY ROB JEFFERY
In 1900, in New York City, two Salvation Army “lassies” are rocking out on their [...]
Lecture Ticket, May 3, 1931
BY ROB JEFFERY
Two Salvation Army generals are buried in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y.: General [...]
Portrait of Mary Booth, 1791–1875
BY ROB JEFFERY
We are blessed in our museum archives to have many personal family heirlooms that belonged [...]
Donut Girl and Doughboy, 1917
BY ROB JEFFERY
In the First World War (1914–1918), Salvation Army “Donut Girls” didn’t only make sweet [...]
An Officer and a Firefighter
BY ROB JEFFERY
In the winter of 1959 in Manchester, New Hampshire, a call to the fire department resulted in a call to [...]
“The Commander in Rags”
BY ROB JEFFERY
During her tenure as the National Commander for The Salvation Army in the United States (1904–1934), [...]
Commander Evangeline Booth in Connecticut, 1924
BY ROB JEFFERY
In May of 1924, Commander Evangeline Booth took an automobile tour of Connecticut, stopping in various [...]
The Christian Mission Handbill, 1877
BY ROB JEFFERY
This handbill from 1877 announces the exciting goings-on of the Christian Mission. The Christian Mission was the precursor to The Salvation Army.