Over the years, he had assembled a collection of a number of vintage aircraft at Broadhead Airport.

After he and his wife, Lois, passed away in 2004 and 2009, respectively, a trust was formed to create a museum.

[9] The museum is located on 2.5 acres (0.010 km2) at Broadhead Airport (FAA LID: C37), which was founded in 1946 by a returning B-24 pilot named Bill Earleywine.

[9] The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame, composed of 22,000 photographs and negatives and 10,000 books, is also part of the museum's collection.

[17] The Midwest Antique Airplane Club holds their annual Grassroots Fly-In at the airport.