The Association for the Study of Connecticut History, History Department of Central Connecticut, and Connecticut State Library are pleased to present a day-long conference on the people and events that made the First World War a transformative experience for Connecticut's peoples, its industries, and its communities.
The conference will feature Dr. Edward Gutiérrez, author of “Doughboys on the Great War: How American Soldiers Viewed Their Military Experience,” as its keynote speaker. It will, additionally, present new scholarship focusing on many unique aspects of the home front during the war, and will close the day with a screening of the American Battlefield Monument Commission's film “Never Forgotten,” followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.
Schedule
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. : Registration and Refreshments, Social Sciences Hall
8:45 – 10:00 a.m. : Opening Plenary, Torp Theatre
Welcome
Awards Presentation
Keynote - “Connecticut Doughboys on the Great War” - Edward A. Gutiérrez
10:00 – 10:15 : Break, Social Sciences Hall
10:15 – 11:45 : Concurrent Sessions
The Work of War
The War and the Sea
Feeding the Mind and Body
11:45 – 12:30 : Luncheon, Constitution Room, Memorial Hall
12:30 – 2:00 : Concurrent Sessions
Women and War: Medicine and Social Change
Bringing the War Home: Local Connections
International Experiences, Local Places
2:00 – 2:15 : Break
2:15 – 3:15 : Workshops - Doing History in the Trenches
“To End All Wars: Songs from the First World War”
“Teaching World War I in the High School”
“In the Trenches with World War I – A workshop for History Day projects”
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. : Closing Plenum, Torp Theatre
Film Screening and Discussion of “Never Forgotten”
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. : Closing Reception
For more information and a complete schedule, visit the Conference's webpage.