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CATEGORIES:Performances & Creative Exhibition
CREATED:20171013T163947
SUMMARY:Coming Home: Veterans Day at the Library of Congress
LOCATION:784
DESCRIPTION:<p>On Saturday, November 11 the Library of Congress will host a special ser
 ies of programs in honor of Veterans Day. Participate in an exhibition tour
 , explore our hands-on cart, hear from an exhibition curator, or view theat
 rical presentations based on Library of Congress collections and other pers
 onal accounts from service personnel in World War I and beyond. Request ADA
  accommodations at least 5 business days in advance at 202-707-6362 or <a h
 ref="mailto:ADA@loc.gov">ADA@loc.gov</a></p><h3>Program Schedule:</h3><h4>1
 0:00 a.m.</h4><ul><li>Public Tour:&nbsp;<em>Echoes of the Great War: Americ
 an Experiences of World War I</em></li><li>View highlights of the exhibitio
 n and discover arguments about America’s involvement in World War I, experi
 ences of the war “over here” and “over there,” and the world the war create
 d in this 30-minute tour.</li><li>Location: Begins at the exhibition entran
 ce, second floor, Thomas Jefferson Building</li></ul><h4>11:00 a.m.</h4><ul
 ><li><em>An American Soldier’s Journey Home: The Diary of Irving Greenwald<
 /em></li><li>This powerful one-man show follows the journey of soldier Irvi
 ng Greenwald in World War I from training to the trenches and home again to
  his beloved wife and daughter. The presentation, developed by actor Dougla
 s Taurel, draws directly from Greenwald’s diary, held in the collections of
  the Veterans History Project and currently on display in the exhibition Ec
 hoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I at the Library o
 f Congress.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/performance-an-ameri
 can-soldiers-journey-home-tickets-38435567818">Free tickets are available v
 ia Eventbrite&nbsp;<em>External</em></a>, but are not required. This progra
 m is appropriate for family audiences.</li><li>Location: Coolidge Auditoriu
 m, Ground Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building</li></ul><h4>12:00 noon</h4><ul>
 <li>Public Tour:&nbsp;<em>Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of 
 World War I</em></li><li>View highlights of the exhibition and discover arg
 uments about America’s involvement in World War I, experiences of the war “
 over here” and “over there,” and the world the war created in this 30-minut
 e tour.</li><li>Location: Begins at the exhibition entrance, second floor, 
 Thomas Jefferson Building</li></ul><h4>1:00 p.m.</h4><ul><li>Gallery Talk:&
 nbsp;<em>Coming Home – Veterans Return from World War I</em></li><li><em>Ec
 hoes of the Great War</em>&nbsp;exhibition co-curator Ryan Reft will discus
 s the challenges faced by WWI veterans and the ways in which their activism
  drove social change in the decades following the First World War.</li><li>
 Location: Echoes of the Great War exhibition, second floor, Thomas Jefferso
 n Building</li></ul><h4>2:00 p.m.</h4><ul><li>Public Tour:&nbsp;<em>Echoes 
 of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I</em></li><li>View hig
 hlights of the exhibition Echoes of the Great War and discover arguments ab
 out America’s involvement in World War I, experiences of the war “over here
 ” and “over there,” and the world the war created in this 30-minute tour.</
 li><li>Location: Begins at the exhibition entrance, second floor, Thomas Je
 fferson Building</li></ul><p><em>The American Soldier</em>&nbsp;2:00-3:00 p
 .m.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theamericansoldiersoloshow.com/"><em>The
  American Soldier</em></a>&nbsp;- A one-man dramatic production that reveal
 s the struggles American soldiers face at war and explores the bravery and 
 the difficulties our veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) an
 d their families face when they try to re-enter civilian life. The show is 
 based on letters from soldiers from the American Revolution through current
  conflicts. It was nominated for an Amnesty International Award and has bee
 n performed at The Kennedy Center and Off Broadway.&nbsp;<a href="https://w
 ww.eventbrite.com/e/performance-the-american-soldier-tickets-38437216750">F
 ree tickets are available via Eventbrite&nbsp;<em>External link</em></a>, b
 ut are not required. Due to adult language and content, this program is rec
 ommended for ages 13+.</li><li>Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Ground Floor,
  Thomas Jefferson Building</li></ul><p>Veterans' Oral History Workshop 2:00
 -4:00 p.m.</p><ul><li>This two-hour workshop and professional development o
 pportunity will train attendees in oral history methods through hands-on ex
 ercises, contextual examples, and best practices accordant with Library of 
 Congress standards. The session is led by staff of the Library of Congress 
 Veterans History Project. While it is centered on the narratives of veteran
 s, anyone interested in learning — and applying — community oral history te
 chniques is encouraged to attend. Space is limited; <a href="https://www.ev
 entbrite.com/e/veterans-oral-history-workshop-tickets-38509360534" target="
 _blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">free tickets are available via Eventbrite
 </a>.</li><li>Location: Humanities and Social Sciences Training Room, LJ139
  B – First Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building</li></ul><h4>3:00 pm</h4><ul><l
 i>Public Tour: Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I
 </li><li>View highlights of the exhibition and discover arguments about Ame
 rica’s involvement in World War I, experiences of the war “over here” and “
 over there,” and the world the war created in this 30-minute tour.</li><li>
 Location: Begins at the exhibition entrance, second floor, Thomas Jefferson
  Building</li></ul><p>Between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm:</p><ul><li>Visit the Yo
 ung Readers Center on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building for
  a letter-writing activity to active duty service personnel&nbsp;</li><li>E
 xamine objects a World War I soldier needed on the front in our hands-on ca
 rt on the mezzanine of the Thomas Jefferson Building, second floor</li></ul
 ><p>For more information on this series of events, visit the Library’s even
 ts page, call 202-707-0245 or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:exhibits@loc.gov">
 exhibits@loc.gov</a></p>
CONTACT:exhibits@loc.gov; 202-707-0245
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