This exhibit will spot light African American civilian and military service during World War II and explain how African American service during wartime began to advance civil rights on the home front. An intregral part of this exhibit highlights the history of African American military service from the founding of American up to World War II and will feature items from the World War I collection.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 376-4944
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On April 6, 1917 the United States joined its allies- Britain, France and Russia- to fight in World War I. To mark that anniversary, an exhibit at The Arms Family Museum, From Home Front to Western Front: Life During World War I, opening on April 29th, will showcase civilian and military clothing in the Jeanne D. Tyler Costume Exhibit Gallery. The exhibit will also have a vignette on Base Hospital 31, formed by the Youngstown Hospital Association in 1917.
Contact: For more information please call: (330) 743-2589
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The exhibit focuses on Missouri in war time, exploring the aftermath of the war and the memorials created to honor those who served, including the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, now the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City.
The ribbon cutting event and reception will begin at 2 p.m. on April 6, 2017.
A reception immediately following.
Contact: Tiffany Patterson, Director of the Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing Historic Site
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Dedicated in 1932, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine is both a memorial to Abraham Lincoln and a place to commemorate the life of World War I veteran Ewart Watchorn, the son of Shrine founders Robert and Alma Watchorn. On Saturday, February 4, 2017 the Shrine unveiled new exhibits focusing on the bravery of Lt. Watchorn, and the use of Abraham Lincoln's image and legacy during the Great War.
If you would like to give a material or monetary donation to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, please contact Nathan Gonzales, Curator at 909-798-7632 or visit the Heritage Room of A.K. Smiley Public Library. The ...
Contact: heritage@akspl.org
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Recently opened display in the Ohio Military Museum section, located on the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator. The display covers the story of World War One from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, through the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies after the war. The display consists of text, posters, photographs, art work, and uniforms and artifacts of the American Doughboy, including a life-size fully equipped Doughboy mannequin. American volunteers, such as the Lafayette Escadrille and the American Field Service (AFS) ambulance drivers for France, who entered the war before America officially became a ...
Contact: 330.896.6332
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The Maine Military Museum and Learning center will be running a World War I exhibit, featuring two large glass cases of WW I artifacts, five fully dressed mannequins, twenty five - thirty framed original posters and unit photos, a massive WW I US Army officers shipping trunk from the 30th Division, trunks from WW I Aero Service & WWI Tank Corp, and a tableau of a "Yank" in a bombed out building. The exhibit will run from April 17, 2017 to November 11, 2018.
Contact: http://mainemilitarymuseum.info/contact-us/
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The exhibition will highlight the military service and home front experiences of African Americans from East Texas during the First World War. It displays the names of over 11,000 African American veterans who served in the war and allows visitors to learn more about service members' families and communities.
The traveling exhibition will appear at multiple cities in Texas, including Huntsville, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, Longview, Lufkin, and Prairie View. More venues will be added over the (American) centennial period.
For more information, please visit: www.nmltx.org.
Contact: Dr. Lila Rakoczy; project director of No Man's Land
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This interactive multimedia exhibit will commemorate the centennial of US entry into World War I and focus on North Carolina’s role in the War to End All Wars on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors will experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers.
The 6,500-square-foot exhibition will highlight approximately 500 artifacts, period photography, a trench diorama, historical film footage, educational interactive components, and video re-enactments that feature European and North Carolina soldiers and citizens to relate the stories of ordinary men and women from North Carolina who provided extraordinary service ...
Contact: Marcie.Gordon@NCDCR.gov
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The exhibit tells the story of Maine’s participation in the Great War through artifacts, pictures, and interpretive displays. The exhibit will feature Maine service members' uniforms from World War I, depict how the war impacted Maine, and highlights the role Maine industries played in the war effort.
Contact: Angela Goebel-Bain, Angela.Goebel-Bain@maine.gov
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A special, commemorative WWI exhibit using Dayton as the lens to view WWI.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 293-2841
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See period photographs of Ohioans during World War I. Learn about Camp Sherman, a massive training camp - third largest in the nation - near Chillicothe; participation by women and African Americans; and the work of non-combatants.
Contact: Call 800.686.6124
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This traveling exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of Alabama's inolvement in WWI and enlivens an important period of history which often goes overlooked. Remembering the Great War tells the story of the war from the perspectives of Alabamians whose lives were shaped by the conflict.The exhibit was created by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Archives & History, with assistance from Industrial Design students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Associate Professor Shu-Wen Tzeng.For more information on the exhibit, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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This is an exhibit not about the First World War, rather it is an exhibit about Southeast Ohioans who supported the war effort and how the conflict affected their lives. It attempts to capture and relate the experiences of men and women from across Southeast Ohio. The First World War brought about great change to Southeast Ohio as well as the rest of the country, and even the world. It marked the end of one era, and the beginning of the next. For many Southeast Ohioans, it was the first time they were involved directly in events on a global ...
Contact: For more information, please call: (740) 592- 2280
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Display includes uniforms, supplies, and stories of Lorain County citizens who served their country.
Contact: For more information, please call: (440) 322-3341
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Experience the Great War in a new way through a special display commemorating the centennial of the United States entering World War I in 1917. Explore military uniforms and weapons, patriotic pins and other home front ephemera, souvenirs brought home from Europe by troops and volunteers and much more. Through documents and images from Ohio History Connection archival collections, see how the imagery of war changed, contrasting the bleakness of mud-spattered battlefields with the bright and vibrant posters found at home. This display is a component of the Ohio History Connection's Great Collections Experiment.
Contact: For more information, please call: (800) 686-6124
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World War I at the National Museum of American HistoryThe year 2017 marks the centennial of the official United States involvement in the First World War and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate this anniversary with a number of displays and programs.The Museum holds a variety of collections demonstrating the transformative history of World War I and of the United States’ participation in it. The objects and their stories help illuminate civilian participation, civil rights, volunteerism, women’s military service, minority experiences, art and visual culture, medical technological development and new technologies of war and peace. The public ...
Contact: Melinda Machado, Director, Office of Communications & Marketing, 202-633-3129
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“Answering the Call…From Recruit to the Front Lines of WWI,” a special exhibition at the Upcountry History Museum, presents an overview of the influence “the Great War” had on the course of history, as well as some of the notable advancements made to the modern world as a result.
Focusing on the experience from a recruit’s perspective, this artifact-rich exhibit will draw visitors into the everyday life of the American Doughboy, including what he wore, what he ate, the equipment he carried, and the thoughts he shared with those on the home front. Drawn from local collectors and the Museum’s permanent collection, ...
Contact: info@upcountryhistory.org
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This exhibition commemorates the100 year anniversary of the signing of an armistice between Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, which ended combat in World War I. The exhibition includes war-themed artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn, who was one of the eight official war artists commissioned by the American Expeditionary Forces. All works are drawn from the permanent collection of the South Dakota Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Contact: jodi.lundgren@sdstate.edu
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The Missouri State Museum is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entry into the Great War and Missouri's military and civilian contributions to the war effort with a new exhibit"Here at Home: Missouri in the Great War"
The exhibit opens Thursday, April 6, 2017 and closes May 2020.Throughout the 3 year exhibit rotating displays will highlight the different aspects of Missouri's role in the war "over there" and what was happening here at home. The exhibit will feature the museum's extensive collection of WWI regimental flags and memorial service banners presented by Missouri counties following the war.
Contact: Katherine Owens, katherine.owens@dnr.mo.gov, DSPStateMuseum@dnr.mo.gov
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Remembering The Great War: One Hundred Years Later
The exhibit features over thirty extraordinary and powerful images taken of the war by the Photographic Section of the French Army. Also on exhibit are other World War I artifacts including patriotic posters and an American Army uniform. A silent documentary on American Troops in France, Pershing's Crusaders, plays in the gallery. The exhibit is open until fall 2018.
Contact: mstafford@nevadaculture.org
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Imagery of America in World War I
The moment the United States joined in the war effort of the First World War, life across America would never be the same. It took nearly three years before the United States joined the war in 1917 and many citizens would need to be convinced to support the fight both overseas and on the home front. Posters and patriotic slogans were powerful tools used to inspire, inform and persuade. During a time of war citizens were expected to adjust to a wartime society as part of their patriotic duty.
The exhibit explores the patriotic activities ...
Contact: AHartley-Kong@morrisparks.net
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Archival Services of University Libraries at the University of Akron displays: "Documenting Our Doughboys," located on the first floor of Bierce Library, features historic letters and photographs from local soldiers. "Mary Gladwin and the Great War," located in Archival Services on the Lower Level of the Polsky Building in downtown Akron, showcases historic World War I photographs, letters, diaries, and medals of Akron nurse Mary E. Gladwin. Also on display in Archival Services is the display "Highlights from the Greatest History of the World War," which includes numerous scrapbooks featuring rare World War I newspapers, periodicals, and artworks published during ...
Contact: Call 330-972-7670
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World War I was considered the war to end all wars. The war brought technological advances on and off the battlefield and produced weapons that were deadlier than ever before. Developments in engineering, chemistry, and metalworking created unmerciful conditions and saw a transition from animal power to machine power as the primary means of victory. The techniques and knowledge in the field of medicine improved and adapted to the mass destruction of war. Outside the war zone, the home front proved to be a vital artery in the war effort through its sacrifices and undying support of patriotism. In all, ...
Contact: museum@minnehahacounty.org
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Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering what came to be known as “The Great War” - a critical time that left a major legacy in Buffalo, the United States, and the world.
This free public exhibition explores Buffalo, its people and the region’s contributions to the war effort during a globally turbulent period. Central to the exhibition is the Library’s extraordinary collection of stunning World War I posters, which were donated in 1919 by prominent Buffalonian Edward Michael. The collection includes posters from the United States, Canada, and ...
Contact: mosherl@buffalolib.org
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Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I examines the upheaval of world war as Americans confronted it—both at home and abroad. The exhibition considers the debates and struggles that surrounded U.S. engagement; explores U.S. military and home front mobilization and the immensity of industrialized warfare; and touches on the war's effects, as an international peace settlement was negotiated, national borders were redrawn, and soldiers returned to reintegrate into American society. With the most comprehensive collection of multi-format World War I holdings in the nation including those materials gathered and preserved by the Veterans History Project, the ...
Contact: www.loc.gov/exhibits
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New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
“There we were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.
“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collection. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/
View the loving cup ...
Contact:
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This will be a permanent display of the causes of WWI and its course, focusing on the America's involvement. It starts with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, ending with the US occupation of the Rhineland. As well, there will be specific displays focusing on topics such as technological advances, the US Air Service, Tank Corps, Intervention in Russia, the US Navy and communications in the war zone. The display will use photographs, posters, costumed mannequins and text to explore the various facets of the war, with the US Army as the main focus.
Museum closed on Mondays.
Contact: Kovesci.Kim@mapsairmuseum.org
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The Columbus Jewish Historical Society has a new exhibit on view in their new space The Historical Collection. This exhibit explores our community in 1918, the 262 Jewish veterans of WWI from Central Ohio, their lives in camp and "over there" and their lives at home.
The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is open 10-3:30 Monday-Friday, the first Sunday of each month, and by appointment.
Contact: Call 614.238.6977
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This exhibit shares some of the stories of Alexandrians during the war: their feelings about this nearly-incomprehensible world tragedy, their early efforts to help, and their more active participation in the American war effort after April, 1917. Many of us have ancestors who lived through this conflict and participated in some way, and the museum staff hopes this exhibition provides a renewed interest in and appreciation for their struggles and sacrifices, as well as the new role they helped to create for the United States on the world stage.
Exhibit includes rare Lusitania artifacts, period weapons, and archival video.
Contact: jim.mackay@alexandriava.gov
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The grinding, mechanized nature of World War I, the first global war that involved millions of infantry combatants, has tended to render these soldiers in popular culture as faceless masses rather than individual participants with their own unique stories. In an effort surface the individual of WWI, Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War features 54 artworks produced by the AEF artist program, the first true combat artists, with 29 art photographs of stone carvings created by soldiers in underground living spaces adjacent to the trenches. These spaces were abandoned stone quarries that soldiers on all sides used, ...
Contact: Peter Jakab: jakabp@si.edu
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COURAGE WITHOUT FEAR:THE RED ARROW DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I
100 years ago, the world was at war on an unprecedented scale. There was fighting between empires across Europe, the Middle East, and even Africa with no end in site. In 1917, the United States joined the war in an effort to bring this "war to end all wars" to a stop and win victory for its allies. The young men from the Tri-Cities that volunteered for this fight would go on to see action in some of the most crucial battles from the late stages of the war. Their stories ...
Contact: PH # 616 842 0700
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Doughboys And Flyboys: WWI Stories By Vermonters From The Home And Battlefront exhibit at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont
To commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI and those who served, Middlebury Vermont's Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit "Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront," which runs from July 31, 2018 through November 11. According to statistics compiled by Vermont's Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI, half of whom - 8,000 - were overseas. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service ...
Contact: mmanley@henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Contemporary WWI Photo Exhibit, "Honoring the Doughboys, Following My Grandfather's World War I Diary"
By Jeff Lowdermilk
New Mexico History Museum, in the Meem Room
Contact: (505) 476-5200
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Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and thoughts engendered by the war that brought America onto the world stage; raised complex questions about gender, race and ethnic relations; and ushered in the modern era. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing, the general who led the American Expeditionary Forces and a person who understood the power of the medium. In his postwar letter that begins “My fellow soldiers,” he recognized each individual under his ...
Contact: Ren Cooper (202) 633-5062
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The museum will host the State of New Mexico’s World War I interactive exhibit opening Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate Americans about WWI and highlight the sacrifices made by the Citizens of New Mexico less than 5 years after becoming the 47thState.
The two year exhibit features a WWI SE5 Biplane, a UB6 Submarine turret, a replica of Roswell’s Battery A Bunker, a replica of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, a 1916 Harley Davidson, and many WWI weapons and equipment. Working in conjunction with the World War I Centennial Commission, ...
Contact: nmmmfoundation@gmail.com
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This second of two collaborative exhibits will focus on the return of the troops to North Texas at the end of the war. Details are still pending.
This is a community collaborative effort bringing together the following organizations:
• Ben E. Keith Corporation
• Friends of the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery
• Frontiers of Flight Museum
• Fort Worth Aviation Museum
• Fort Worth Central Library
• Fort Worth Jewish Archives
• Fort Worth National Archives
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
• Fort Worth YMCA
• Historic Fort Worth
• Imagination Fort Worth
• Military Museum of Fort Worth
• North Fort Worth Historical Society
• Tarrant County ...
Contact: jhodgson@ftwaviation.com
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New Jersey During World War I: An Exhibit
"Over There, Over Here: New Jersey During World War I" focuses on the stories of New Jerseyans and the affect the war had on those at home and fighting abroad.
It delves into topics such as the prelude to war, the home front, the roles of African Americans and women and how art, music and photography played a part during the War.
Through unique displays, artifacts and historic recreations, the story of New Jersey and World War I is told in this innovative exhibit.
Parking and admission are free. Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information ...
Contact: Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information about this and other programs.
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The Seiberling family provided financial support for war-related organizations, shifted rubber production from domestic to military goods, and sent their sons and grandsons into battle to fight two world wars. In addition to touring the Seiberling estate, guests may view the permanent exhibit, “The Seiberling Legacy,” which highlights the family's legacy including their contributions to both world wars.
Contact: Visit www.stanhywet.org for hours of operation.
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An exhibit detailing the history of World War I and its impact on Akron history, including the local effects of the Influenza Pandemic of 2018.
Contact: 330.643.9030
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Two WWI exhibitions under one roof. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has two exhibitions commemorating WWI on display now.
WW1 America is the largest traveling exhibition about the Great War and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is its only scheduled stop on the east coast! This exhibition on display from
February 17 to July 29, 2018, features more than 100 objects, powerful multimedia presentations, and interactive experiences. It focuses on the war as a transformational event. Themes such as immigration and migration, racial conflict, women’s rights, labor struggles, challenges to civil liberties, and the meaning of citizenship are explored.
The Commonwealth and the ...
Contact: tschneider@virginiahistory.org
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World War I, fought from 1914-1918, was the modern world’s first international conflict. Approximately 11 million soldiers were killed, and the war's toll including civilian casualties exceeded 20 million. The United States, by declaration of President Woodrow Wilson, formally entered the war Apr. 6, 1917. By Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, more than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war. Of these, more than 1,600 were Knights of Columbus. Both the first and last American military officers to die during the war were K of C members.In addition to Knights who served on the battlefield as soldiers, the ...
Contact: Kathy Cogan, 203-752-4630
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World War I (1914-1918) was the modern world’s first international conflict. Total casualties exceeded 20 million, including 11 million soldiers. More than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war.
The Knights of Columbus was active in war relief efforts, managing highly successful fundraising drives and catering to servicemen in America and abroad through recreation centers known as army huts.
The impact of World War I was felt for generations. No one during this time period was unaffected.
The Knights of Columbus Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, "World War I: Beyond ...
Contact: museum@kofc.org
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An Exhibit presented by the American Numismatic Association Money Museum.
This exhibit will cover the history of World War I as illustrated through medals, decorations, coins and paper currency. Themes will include economics, technology, propaganda, commemoration, and remembrance, all of which can be discussed using numismatic items. The exhibit will also feature other objects related to the war, including trench art, posters, uniforms, video and interactive elements such as a recreation of a trench.
The Money Museum is open to the public from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Contact: mudd@money.org
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In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial will open a new special exhibit entitled "Over Here, Over There". This new exhibit will examine the causes of the U.S. entry into World War I, wartime propaganda, the social fabric of America, the American Expeditionary Force (training, preparations and collaboration with Allied forces) and major campaigns fought by the A.E.F. The exhibit will also discuss the American homefront, including local efforts in the Hampton Roads area. "Over Here, Over There" will be on display at the MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, April 8, 2017-December 30, 2018.
For more information, visit: www.macarthurmemorial.org
Contact: amanda.williams@norfolk.gov
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Museum Exhibit opens at Noon April 6, 2017 and will run through Memorial Day 2019 will look at Virginia Military Units in the Great War through original uniforms, flags, documents and artifacts. In addition there will be additional photographs and artifacts related to Virginia in WWI on temporary display for the anniversary of America's entry into the War.
Contact: Christopher Garcia, cgarcia@nnva.gov
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The Golden Troupe is a permanent exhibition in Thrall’s Opera House, which served as their home theatre. Each year, a different aspect of the Troupe is explored. This year’s display focuses on Frances Golden, the youngest of the Golden Family in her journey with the YMCA to entertain troops during WWI.
Contact: mpatterson2@indianamuseum.org
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The Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society invites you to a World War I program in October 2018: October 28th, 2018 – Dr. Ruth Truss from the University of Montevallo will talk about “The World War I Service of the 167th Alabama Infantry Regiment” – the famed unit that made history in France as part of the “Rainbow Division.” World War I was the Great War, 1914-1918, the war to end all wars, the war that Americans thought would be the only war ever involving nations across the globe. A number of Butler County soldiers served in the 167th Infantry, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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On Oct. 12, 2018, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) will open its exhibit honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Of Poland on Nov.11, 1918. Oct. 12 will mark the 101st Anniversary of the recruitment for the Polish Army in France, a force formed by the French, but formed in the early days of Poles living in the United States, who made up a significant part of the Army to include the junior officers. The effort was an international event with the recruits coming from the USA, trained in Canada by the Canadian Army and equipped by the French. ...
Contact: jan-lorys@Polishmuseumofamerica.org
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This exhibit will spot light African American civilian and military service during World War II and explain how African American service during wartime began to advance civil rights on the home front. An intregral part of this exhibit highlights the history of African American military service from the founding of American up to World War II and will feature items from the World War I collection.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 376-4944
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On April 6, 1917 the United States joined its allies- Britain, France and Russia- to fight in World War I. To mark that anniversary, an exhibit at The Arms Family Museum, From Home Front to Western Front: Life During World War I, opening on April 29th, will showcase civilian and military clothing in the Jeanne D. Tyler Costume Exhibit Gallery. The exhibit will also have a vignette on Base Hospital 31, formed by the Youngstown Hospital Association in 1917.
Contact: For more information please call: (330) 743-2589
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The exhibit focuses on Missouri in war time, exploring the aftermath of the war and the memorials created to honor those who served, including the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, now the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City.
The ribbon cutting event and reception will begin at 2 p.m. on April 6, 2017.
A reception immediately following.
Contact: Tiffany Patterson, Director of the Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing Historic Site
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Dedicated in 1932, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine is both a memorial to Abraham Lincoln and a place to commemorate the life of World War I veteran Ewart Watchorn, the son of Shrine founders Robert and Alma Watchorn. On Saturday, February 4, 2017 the Shrine unveiled new exhibits focusing on the bravery of Lt. Watchorn, and the use of Abraham Lincoln's image and legacy during the Great War.
If you would like to give a material or monetary donation to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, please contact Nathan Gonzales, Curator at 909-798-7632 or visit the Heritage Room of A.K. Smiley Public Library. The ...
Contact: heritage@akspl.org
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Recently opened display in the Ohio Military Museum section, located on the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator. The display covers the story of World War One from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, through the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies after the war. The display consists of text, posters, photographs, art work, and uniforms and artifacts of the American Doughboy, including a life-size fully equipped Doughboy mannequin. American volunteers, such as the Lafayette Escadrille and the American Field Service (AFS) ambulance drivers for France, who entered the war before America officially became a ...
Contact: 330.896.6332
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The Maine Military Museum and Learning center will be running a World War I exhibit, featuring two large glass cases of WW I artifacts, five fully dressed mannequins, twenty five - thirty framed original posters and unit photos, a massive WW I US Army officers shipping trunk from the 30th Division, trunks from WW I Aero Service & WWI Tank Corp, and a tableau of a "Yank" in a bombed out building. The exhibit will run from April 17, 2017 to November 11, 2018.
Contact: http://mainemilitarymuseum.info/contact-us/
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The exhibition will highlight the military service and home front experiences of African Americans from East Texas during the First World War. It displays the names of over 11,000 African American veterans who served in the war and allows visitors to learn more about service members' families and communities.
The traveling exhibition will appear at multiple cities in Texas, including Huntsville, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, Longview, Lufkin, and Prairie View. More venues will be added over the (American) centennial period.
For more information, please visit: www.nmltx.org.
Contact: Dr. Lila Rakoczy; project director of No Man's Land
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This interactive multimedia exhibit will commemorate the centennial of US entry into World War I and focus on North Carolina’s role in the War to End All Wars on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors will experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers.
The 6,500-square-foot exhibition will highlight approximately 500 artifacts, period photography, a trench diorama, historical film footage, educational interactive components, and video re-enactments that feature European and North Carolina soldiers and citizens to relate the stories of ordinary men and women from North Carolina who provided extraordinary service ...
Contact: Marcie.Gordon@NCDCR.gov
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The exhibit tells the story of Maine’s participation in the Great War through artifacts, pictures, and interpretive displays. The exhibit will feature Maine service members' uniforms from World War I, depict how the war impacted Maine, and highlights the role Maine industries played in the war effort.
Contact: Angela Goebel-Bain, Angela.Goebel-Bain@maine.gov
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A special, commemorative WWI exhibit using Dayton as the lens to view WWI.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 293-2841
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See period photographs of Ohioans during World War I. Learn about Camp Sherman, a massive training camp - third largest in the nation - near Chillicothe; participation by women and African Americans; and the work of non-combatants.
Contact: Call 800.686.6124
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This traveling exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of Alabama's inolvement in WWI and enlivens an important period of history which often goes overlooked. Remembering the Great War tells the story of the war from the perspectives of Alabamians whose lives were shaped by the conflict.The exhibit was created by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Archives & History, with assistance from Industrial Design students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Associate Professor Shu-Wen Tzeng.For more information on the exhibit, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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This is an exhibit not about the First World War, rather it is an exhibit about Southeast Ohioans who supported the war effort and how the conflict affected their lives. It attempts to capture and relate the experiences of men and women from across Southeast Ohio. The First World War brought about great change to Southeast Ohio as well as the rest of the country, and even the world. It marked the end of one era, and the beginning of the next. For many Southeast Ohioans, it was the first time they were involved directly in events on a global ...
Contact: For more information, please call: (740) 592- 2280
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Display includes uniforms, supplies, and stories of Lorain County citizens who served their country.
Contact: For more information, please call: (440) 322-3341
727
,
Experience the Great War in a new way through a special display commemorating the centennial of the United States entering World War I in 1917. Explore military uniforms and weapons, patriotic pins and other home front ephemera, souvenirs brought home from Europe by troops and volunteers and much more. Through documents and images from Ohio History Connection archival collections, see how the imagery of war changed, contrasting the bleakness of mud-spattered battlefields with the bright and vibrant posters found at home. This display is a component of the Ohio History Connection's Great Collections Experiment.
Contact: For more information, please call: (800) 686-6124
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World War I at the National Museum of American HistoryThe year 2017 marks the centennial of the official United States involvement in the First World War and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate this anniversary with a number of displays and programs.The Museum holds a variety of collections demonstrating the transformative history of World War I and of the United States’ participation in it. The objects and their stories help illuminate civilian participation, civil rights, volunteerism, women’s military service, minority experiences, art and visual culture, medical technological development and new technologies of war and peace. The public ...
Contact: Melinda Machado, Director, Office of Communications & Marketing, 202-633-3129
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“Answering the Call…From Recruit to the Front Lines of WWI,” a special exhibition at the Upcountry History Museum, presents an overview of the influence “the Great War” had on the course of history, as well as some of the notable advancements made to the modern world as a result.
Focusing on the experience from a recruit’s perspective, this artifact-rich exhibit will draw visitors into the everyday life of the American Doughboy, including what he wore, what he ate, the equipment he carried, and the thoughts he shared with those on the home front. Drawn from local collectors and the Museum’s permanent collection, ...
Contact: info@upcountryhistory.org
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This exhibition commemorates the100 year anniversary of the signing of an armistice between Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, which ended combat in World War I. The exhibition includes war-themed artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn, who was one of the eight official war artists commissioned by the American Expeditionary Forces. All works are drawn from the permanent collection of the South Dakota Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Contact: jodi.lundgren@sdstate.edu
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The Missouri State Museum is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entry into the Great War and Missouri's military and civilian contributions to the war effort with a new exhibit"Here at Home: Missouri in the Great War"
The exhibit opens Thursday, April 6, 2017 and closes May 2020.Throughout the 3 year exhibit rotating displays will highlight the different aspects of Missouri's role in the war "over there" and what was happening here at home. The exhibit will feature the museum's extensive collection of WWI regimental flags and memorial service banners presented by Missouri counties following the war.
Contact: Katherine Owens, katherine.owens@dnr.mo.gov, DSPStateMuseum@dnr.mo.gov
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Through November 2018, a changing exhibit in the War Room of the Capitol Building, Albany, will highlight different aspects of how New York and New Yorkers participated in the war. The current case features the first months of World War II, in which the New York governor ordered a June 1917 census of all individuals in the state to assess war resources. This summer’s exhibit will focus on the New Yorkers who volunteered in France, before the U.S. entry into the war, with the American Field Service, as truck drivers, ambulance drivers, and administrators with the American Ambulance Hospital in ...
Contact: robyn.ryan@exec.ny.gov
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“Poppies: Women, War, Peace” will open at the Hargrett Gallery of the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
Part of the observance to mark the centennial end of the First World War, the exhibit also pays homage to Moina Belle Michael, originally from Monroe, who was instrumental in ensuring the red poppy flower became a symbol to remember the victims and veterans of war. Michael was inspired in her quest by the war poem ‘In Flanders Field’ written by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae in 1915.
The story of Michael’s relentless, lifelong remembrance campaign is largely forgotten. Each ...
Contact: jclevela@uga.edu
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Remembering The Great War: One Hundred Years Later
The exhibit features over thirty extraordinary and powerful images taken of the war by the Photographic Section of the French Army. Also on exhibit are other World War I artifacts including patriotic posters and an American Army uniform. A silent documentary on American Troops in France, Pershing's Crusaders, plays in the gallery. The exhibit is open until fall 2018.
Contact: mstafford@nevadaculture.org
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Archival Services of University Libraries at the University of Akron displays: "Documenting Our Doughboys," located on the first floor of Bierce Library, features historic letters and photographs from local soldiers. "Mary Gladwin and the Great War," located in Archival Services on the Lower Level of the Polsky Building in downtown Akron, showcases historic World War I photographs, letters, diaries, and medals of Akron nurse Mary E. Gladwin. Also on display in Archival Services is the display "Highlights from the Greatest History of the World War," which includes numerous scrapbooks featuring rare World War I newspapers, periodicals, and artworks published during ...
Contact: Call 330-972-7670
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World War I was considered the war to end all wars. The war brought technological advances on and off the battlefield and produced weapons that were deadlier than ever before. Developments in engineering, chemistry, and metalworking created unmerciful conditions and saw a transition from animal power to machine power as the primary means of victory. The techniques and knowledge in the field of medicine improved and adapted to the mass destruction of war. Outside the war zone, the home front proved to be a vital artery in the war effort through its sacrifices and undying support of patriotism. In all, ...
Contact: museum@minnehahacounty.org
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Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering what came to be known as “The Great War” - a critical time that left a major legacy in Buffalo, the United States, and the world.
This free public exhibition explores Buffalo, its people and the region’s contributions to the war effort during a globally turbulent period. Central to the exhibition is the Library’s extraordinary collection of stunning World War I posters, which were donated in 1919 by prominent Buffalonian Edward Michael. The collection includes posters from the United States, Canada, and ...
Contact: mosherl@buffalolib.org
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Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I examines the upheaval of world war as Americans confronted it—both at home and abroad. The exhibition considers the debates and struggles that surrounded U.S. engagement; explores U.S. military and home front mobilization and the immensity of industrialized warfare; and touches on the war's effects, as an international peace settlement was negotiated, national borders were redrawn, and soldiers returned to reintegrate into American society. With the most comprehensive collection of multi-format World War I holdings in the nation including those materials gathered and preserved by the Veterans History Project, the ...
Contact: www.loc.gov/exhibits
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New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
“There we were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.
“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collection. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/
View the loving cup ...
Contact:
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This will be a permanent display of the causes of WWI and its course, focusing on the America's involvement. It starts with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, ending with the US occupation of the Rhineland. As well, there will be specific displays focusing on topics such as technological advances, the US Air Service, Tank Corps, Intervention in Russia, the US Navy and communications in the war zone. The display will use photographs, posters, costumed mannequins and text to explore the various facets of the war, with the US Army as the main focus.
Museum closed on Mondays.
Contact: Kovesci.Kim@mapsairmuseum.org
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The Columbus Jewish Historical Society has a new exhibit on view in their new space The Historical Collection. This exhibit explores our community in 1918, the 262 Jewish veterans of WWI from Central Ohio, their lives in camp and "over there" and their lives at home.
The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is open 10-3:30 Monday-Friday, the first Sunday of each month, and by appointment.
Contact: Call 614.238.6977
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This exhibit shares some of the stories of Alexandrians during the war: their feelings about this nearly-incomprehensible world tragedy, their early efforts to help, and their more active participation in the American war effort after April, 1917. Many of us have ancestors who lived through this conflict and participated in some way, and the museum staff hopes this exhibition provides a renewed interest in and appreciation for their struggles and sacrifices, as well as the new role they helped to create for the United States on the world stage.
Exhibit includes rare Lusitania artifacts, period weapons, and archival video.
Contact: jim.mackay@alexandriava.gov
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The grinding, mechanized nature of World War I, the first global war that involved millions of infantry combatants, has tended to render these soldiers in popular culture as faceless masses rather than individual participants with their own unique stories. In an effort surface the individual of WWI, Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War features 54 artworks produced by the AEF artist program, the first true combat artists, with 29 art photographs of stone carvings created by soldiers in underground living spaces adjacent to the trenches. These spaces were abandoned stone quarries that soldiers on all sides used, ...
Contact: Peter Jakab: jakabp@si.edu
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COURAGE WITHOUT FEAR:THE RED ARROW DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I
100 years ago, the world was at war on an unprecedented scale. There was fighting between empires across Europe, the Middle East, and even Africa with no end in site. In 1917, the United States joined the war in an effort to bring this "war to end all wars" to a stop and win victory for its allies. The young men from the Tri-Cities that volunteered for this fight would go on to see action in some of the most crucial battles from the late stages of the war. Their stories ...
Contact: PH # 616 842 0700
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Doughboys And Flyboys: WWI Stories By Vermonters From The Home And Battlefront exhibit at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont
To commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI and those who served, Middlebury Vermont's Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit "Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront," which runs from July 31, 2018 through November 11. According to statistics compiled by Vermont's Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI, half of whom - 8,000 - were overseas. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service ...
Contact: mmanley@henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Contemporary WWI Photo Exhibit, "Honoring the Doughboys, Following My Grandfather's World War I Diary"
By Jeff Lowdermilk
New Mexico History Museum, in the Meem Room
Contact: (505) 476-5200
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Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and thoughts engendered by the war that brought America onto the world stage; raised complex questions about gender, race and ethnic relations; and ushered in the modern era. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing, the general who led the American Expeditionary Forces and a person who understood the power of the medium. In his postwar letter that begins “My fellow soldiers,” he recognized each individual under his ...
Contact: Ren Cooper (202) 633-5062
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The museum will host the State of New Mexico’s World War I interactive exhibit opening Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate Americans about WWI and highlight the sacrifices made by the Citizens of New Mexico less than 5 years after becoming the 47thState.
The two year exhibit features a WWI SE5 Biplane, a UB6 Submarine turret, a replica of Roswell’s Battery A Bunker, a replica of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, a 1916 Harley Davidson, and many WWI weapons and equipment. Working in conjunction with the World War I Centennial Commission, ...
Contact: nmmmfoundation@gmail.com
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This second of two collaborative exhibits will focus on the return of the troops to North Texas at the end of the war. Details are still pending.
This is a community collaborative effort bringing together the following organizations:
• Ben E. Keith Corporation
• Friends of the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery
• Frontiers of Flight Museum
• Fort Worth Aviation Museum
• Fort Worth Central Library
• Fort Worth Jewish Archives
• Fort Worth National Archives
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
• Fort Worth YMCA
• Historic Fort Worth
• Imagination Fort Worth
• Military Museum of Fort Worth
• North Fort Worth Historical Society
• Tarrant County ...
Contact: jhodgson@ftwaviation.com
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The Seiberling family provided financial support for war-related organizations, shifted rubber production from domestic to military goods, and sent their sons and grandsons into battle to fight two world wars. In addition to touring the Seiberling estate, guests may view the permanent exhibit, “The Seiberling Legacy,” which highlights the family's legacy including their contributions to both world wars.
Contact: Visit www.stanhywet.org for hours of operation.
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An exhibit detailing the history of World War I and its impact on Akron history, including the local effects of the Influenza Pandemic of 2018.
Contact: 330.643.9030
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Two WWI exhibitions under one roof. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has two exhibitions commemorating WWI on display now.
WW1 America is the largest traveling exhibition about the Great War and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is its only scheduled stop on the east coast! This exhibition on display from
February 17 to July 29, 2018, features more than 100 objects, powerful multimedia presentations, and interactive experiences. It focuses on the war as a transformational event. Themes such as immigration and migration, racial conflict, women’s rights, labor struggles, challenges to civil liberties, and the meaning of citizenship are explored.
The Commonwealth and the ...
Contact: tschneider@virginiahistory.org
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World War I, fought from 1914-1918, was the modern world’s first international conflict. Approximately 11 million soldiers were killed, and the war's toll including civilian casualties exceeded 20 million. The United States, by declaration of President Woodrow Wilson, formally entered the war Apr. 6, 1917. By Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, more than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war. Of these, more than 1,600 were Knights of Columbus. Both the first and last American military officers to die during the war were K of C members.In addition to Knights who served on the battlefield as soldiers, the ...
Contact: Kathy Cogan, 203-752-4630
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World War I (1914-1918) was the modern world’s first international conflict. Total casualties exceeded 20 million, including 11 million soldiers. More than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war.
The Knights of Columbus was active in war relief efforts, managing highly successful fundraising drives and catering to servicemen in America and abroad through recreation centers known as army huts.
The impact of World War I was felt for generations. No one during this time period was unaffected.
The Knights of Columbus Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, "World War I: Beyond ...
Contact: museum@kofc.org
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An Exhibit presented by the American Numismatic Association Money Museum.
This exhibit will cover the history of World War I as illustrated through medals, decorations, coins and paper currency. Themes will include economics, technology, propaganda, commemoration, and remembrance, all of which can be discussed using numismatic items. The exhibit will also feature other objects related to the war, including trench art, posters, uniforms, video and interactive elements such as a recreation of a trench.
The Money Museum is open to the public from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Contact: mudd@money.org
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In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial will open a new special exhibit entitled "Over Here, Over There". This new exhibit will examine the causes of the U.S. entry into World War I, wartime propaganda, the social fabric of America, the American Expeditionary Force (training, preparations and collaboration with Allied forces) and major campaigns fought by the A.E.F. The exhibit will also discuss the American homefront, including local efforts in the Hampton Roads area. "Over Here, Over There" will be on display at the MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, April 8, 2017-December 30, 2018.
For more information, visit: www.macarthurmemorial.org
Contact: amanda.williams@norfolk.gov
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Museum Exhibit opens at Noon April 6, 2017 and will run through Memorial Day 2019 will look at Virginia Military Units in the Great War through original uniforms, flags, documents and artifacts. In addition there will be additional photographs and artifacts related to Virginia in WWI on temporary display for the anniversary of America's entry into the War.
Contact: Christopher Garcia, cgarcia@nnva.gov
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Over 25 combat uniforms of the Western Front are on display.
Contact: dennis_skupinski@yahoo.com
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The opening of the World War I exhibit "WW1 Idaho Forestry Soldiers: Call to Action" at the J.Curtis Earl Weapons Exhibit at the Idaho State Pen Historical Building, which is part of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The exhibit will be open to public viewing this week and will continue until the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, 2018.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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The Golden Troupe is a permanent exhibition in Thrall’s Opera House, which served as their home theatre. Each year, a different aspect of the Troupe is explored. This year’s display focuses on Frances Golden, the youngest of the Golden Family in her journey with the YMCA to entertain troops during WWI.
Contact: mpatterson2@indianamuseum.org
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On Oct. 12, 2018, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) will open its exhibit honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Of Poland on Nov.11, 1918. Oct. 12 will mark the 101st Anniversary of the recruitment for the Polish Army in France, a force formed by the French, but formed in the early days of Poles living in the United States, who made up a significant part of the Army to include the junior officers. The effort was an international event with the recruits coming from the USA, trained in Canada by the Canadian Army and equipped by the French. ...
Contact: jan-lorys@Polishmuseumofamerica.org
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This exhibit will spot light African American civilian and military service during World War II and explain how African American service during wartime began to advance civil rights on the home front. An intregral part of this exhibit highlights the history of African American military service from the founding of American up to World War II and will feature items from the World War I collection.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 376-4944
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On April 6, 1917 the United States joined its allies- Britain, France and Russia- to fight in World War I. To mark that anniversary, an exhibit at The Arms Family Museum, From Home Front to Western Front: Life During World War I, opening on April 29th, will showcase civilian and military clothing in the Jeanne D. Tyler Costume Exhibit Gallery. The exhibit will also have a vignette on Base Hospital 31, formed by the Youngstown Hospital Association in 1917.
Contact: For more information please call: (330) 743-2589
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The exhibit focuses on Missouri in war time, exploring the aftermath of the war and the memorials created to honor those who served, including the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, now the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City.
The ribbon cutting event and reception will begin at 2 p.m. on April 6, 2017.
A reception immediately following.
Contact: Tiffany Patterson, Director of the Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing Historic Site
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Dedicated in 1932, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine is both a memorial to Abraham Lincoln and a place to commemorate the life of World War I veteran Ewart Watchorn, the son of Shrine founders Robert and Alma Watchorn. On Saturday, February 4, 2017 the Shrine unveiled new exhibits focusing on the bravery of Lt. Watchorn, and the use of Abraham Lincoln's image and legacy during the Great War.
If you would like to give a material or monetary donation to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, please contact Nathan Gonzales, Curator at 909-798-7632 or visit the Heritage Room of A.K. Smiley Public Library. The ...
Contact: heritage@akspl.org
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Recently opened display in the Ohio Military Museum section, located on the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator. The display covers the story of World War One from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, through the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies after the war. The display consists of text, posters, photographs, art work, and uniforms and artifacts of the American Doughboy, including a life-size fully equipped Doughboy mannequin. American volunteers, such as the Lafayette Escadrille and the American Field Service (AFS) ambulance drivers for France, who entered the war before America officially became a ...
Contact: 330.896.6332
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The Maine Military Museum and Learning center will be running a World War I exhibit, featuring two large glass cases of WW I artifacts, five fully dressed mannequins, twenty five - thirty framed original posters and unit photos, a massive WW I US Army officers shipping trunk from the 30th Division, trunks from WW I Aero Service & WWI Tank Corp, and a tableau of a "Yank" in a bombed out building. The exhibit will run from April 17, 2017 to November 11, 2018.
Contact: http://mainemilitarymuseum.info/contact-us/
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The exhibition will highlight the military service and home front experiences of African Americans from East Texas during the First World War. It displays the names of over 11,000 African American veterans who served in the war and allows visitors to learn more about service members' families and communities.
The traveling exhibition will appear at multiple cities in Texas, including Huntsville, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, Longview, Lufkin, and Prairie View. More venues will be added over the (American) centennial period.
For more information, please visit: www.nmltx.org.
Contact: Dr. Lila Rakoczy; project director of No Man's Land
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This interactive multimedia exhibit will commemorate the centennial of US entry into World War I and focus on North Carolina’s role in the War to End All Wars on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors will experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers.
The 6,500-square-foot exhibition will highlight approximately 500 artifacts, period photography, a trench diorama, historical film footage, educational interactive components, and video re-enactments that feature European and North Carolina soldiers and citizens to relate the stories of ordinary men and women from North Carolina who provided extraordinary service ...
Contact: Marcie.Gordon@NCDCR.gov
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The exhibit tells the story of Maine’s participation in the Great War through artifacts, pictures, and interpretive displays. The exhibit will feature Maine service members' uniforms from World War I, depict how the war impacted Maine, and highlights the role Maine industries played in the war effort.
Contact: Angela Goebel-Bain, Angela.Goebel-Bain@maine.gov
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A special, commemorative WWI exhibit using Dayton as the lens to view WWI.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 293-2841
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See period photographs of Ohioans during World War I. Learn about Camp Sherman, a massive training camp - third largest in the nation - near Chillicothe; participation by women and African Americans; and the work of non-combatants.
Contact: Call 800.686.6124
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This traveling exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of Alabama's inolvement in WWI and enlivens an important period of history which often goes overlooked. Remembering the Great War tells the story of the war from the perspectives of Alabamians whose lives were shaped by the conflict.The exhibit was created by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Archives & History, with assistance from Industrial Design students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Associate Professor Shu-Wen Tzeng.For more information on the exhibit, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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This is an exhibit not about the First World War, rather it is an exhibit about Southeast Ohioans who supported the war effort and how the conflict affected their lives. It attempts to capture and relate the experiences of men and women from across Southeast Ohio. The First World War brought about great change to Southeast Ohio as well as the rest of the country, and even the world. It marked the end of one era, and the beginning of the next. For many Southeast Ohioans, it was the first time they were involved directly in events on a global ...
Contact: For more information, please call: (740) 592- 2280
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Display includes uniforms, supplies, and stories of Lorain County citizens who served their country.
Contact: For more information, please call: (440) 322-3341
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Experience the Great War in a new way through a special display commemorating the centennial of the United States entering World War I in 1917. Explore military uniforms and weapons, patriotic pins and other home front ephemera, souvenirs brought home from Europe by troops and volunteers and much more. Through documents and images from Ohio History Connection archival collections, see how the imagery of war changed, contrasting the bleakness of mud-spattered battlefields with the bright and vibrant posters found at home. This display is a component of the Ohio History Connection's Great Collections Experiment.
Contact: For more information, please call: (800) 686-6124
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World War I at the National Museum of American HistoryThe year 2017 marks the centennial of the official United States involvement in the First World War and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate this anniversary with a number of displays and programs.The Museum holds a variety of collections demonstrating the transformative history of World War I and of the United States’ participation in it. The objects and their stories help illuminate civilian participation, civil rights, volunteerism, women’s military service, minority experiences, art and visual culture, medical technological development and new technologies of war and peace. The public ...
Contact: Melinda Machado, Director, Office of Communications & Marketing, 202-633-3129
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“Answering the Call…From Recruit to the Front Lines of WWI,” a special exhibition at the Upcountry History Museum, presents an overview of the influence “the Great War” had on the course of history, as well as some of the notable advancements made to the modern world as a result.
Focusing on the experience from a recruit’s perspective, this artifact-rich exhibit will draw visitors into the everyday life of the American Doughboy, including what he wore, what he ate, the equipment he carried, and the thoughts he shared with those on the home front. Drawn from local collectors and the Museum’s permanent collection, ...
Contact: info@upcountryhistory.org
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This exhibition commemorates the100 year anniversary of the signing of an armistice between Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, which ended combat in World War I. The exhibition includes war-themed artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn, who was one of the eight official war artists commissioned by the American Expeditionary Forces. All works are drawn from the permanent collection of the South Dakota Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Contact: jodi.lundgren@sdstate.edu
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The Missouri State Museum is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entry into the Great War and Missouri's military and civilian contributions to the war effort with a new exhibit"Here at Home: Missouri in the Great War"
The exhibit opens Thursday, April 6, 2017 and closes May 2020.Throughout the 3 year exhibit rotating displays will highlight the different aspects of Missouri's role in the war "over there" and what was happening here at home. The exhibit will feature the museum's extensive collection of WWI regimental flags and memorial service banners presented by Missouri counties following the war.
Contact: Katherine Owens, katherine.owens@dnr.mo.gov, DSPStateMuseum@dnr.mo.gov
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Through November 2018, a changing exhibit in the War Room of the Capitol Building, Albany, will highlight different aspects of how New York and New Yorkers participated in the war. The current case features the first months of World War II, in which the New York governor ordered a June 1917 census of all individuals in the state to assess war resources. This summer’s exhibit will focus on the New Yorkers who volunteered in France, before the U.S. entry into the war, with the American Field Service, as truck drivers, ambulance drivers, and administrators with the American Ambulance Hospital in ...
Contact: robyn.ryan@exec.ny.gov
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“Poppies: Women, War, Peace” will open at the Hargrett Gallery of the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
Part of the observance to mark the centennial end of the First World War, the exhibit also pays homage to Moina Belle Michael, originally from Monroe, who was instrumental in ensuring the red poppy flower became a symbol to remember the victims and veterans of war. Michael was inspired in her quest by the war poem ‘In Flanders Field’ written by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae in 1915.
The story of Michael’s relentless, lifelong remembrance campaign is largely forgotten. Each ...
Contact: jclevela@uga.edu
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Remembering The Great War: One Hundred Years Later
The exhibit features over thirty extraordinary and powerful images taken of the war by the Photographic Section of the French Army. Also on exhibit are other World War I artifacts including patriotic posters and an American Army uniform. A silent documentary on American Troops in France, Pershing's Crusaders, plays in the gallery. The exhibit is open until fall 2018.
Contact: mstafford@nevadaculture.org
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please make sure I did the repeating event correctly!
Time to Remember - The Armistice Watch
Exhibition of Commemorative Artwork 'Time to Remember' - The Armistice Watch. Over a three years period I have constructed an Armistice Watch, based loosely on a WW1 period timepiece, aimed at commemorating the Armistice and Ceasefire Centenary on 11th November 2018. This is a contemporary artwork created as a fitting tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in order for us to enjoy the lifestyle of today. This will be on loan to the Musée de l'Armistice in Compiègne, France, site of the signing of ...
Contact: the.ideas.source@gmail.com
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Archival Services of University Libraries at the University of Akron displays: "Documenting Our Doughboys," located on the first floor of Bierce Library, features historic letters and photographs from local soldiers. "Mary Gladwin and the Great War," located in Archival Services on the Lower Level of the Polsky Building in downtown Akron, showcases historic World War I photographs, letters, diaries, and medals of Akron nurse Mary E. Gladwin. Also on display in Archival Services is the display "Highlights from the Greatest History of the World War," which includes numerous scrapbooks featuring rare World War I newspapers, periodicals, and artworks published during ...
Contact: Call 330-972-7670
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World War I was considered the war to end all wars. The war brought technological advances on and off the battlefield and produced weapons that were deadlier than ever before. Developments in engineering, chemistry, and metalworking created unmerciful conditions and saw a transition from animal power to machine power as the primary means of victory. The techniques and knowledge in the field of medicine improved and adapted to the mass destruction of war. Outside the war zone, the home front proved to be a vital artery in the war effort through its sacrifices and undying support of patriotism. In all, ...
Contact: museum@minnehahacounty.org
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Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering what came to be known as “The Great War” - a critical time that left a major legacy in Buffalo, the United States, and the world.
This free public exhibition explores Buffalo, its people and the region’s contributions to the war effort during a globally turbulent period. Central to the exhibition is the Library’s extraordinary collection of stunning World War I posters, which were donated in 1919 by prominent Buffalonian Edward Michael. The collection includes posters from the United States, Canada, and ...
Contact: mosherl@buffalolib.org
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Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I examines the upheaval of world war as Americans confronted it—both at home and abroad. The exhibition considers the debates and struggles that surrounded U.S. engagement; explores U.S. military and home front mobilization and the immensity of industrialized warfare; and touches on the war's effects, as an international peace settlement was negotiated, national borders were redrawn, and soldiers returned to reintegrate into American society. With the most comprehensive collection of multi-format World War I holdings in the nation including those materials gathered and preserved by the Veterans History Project, the ...
Contact: www.loc.gov/exhibits
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New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
“There we were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.
“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collection. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/
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The Wyoming Veterans Museum will open a major exhibit in the Kading Gallery, from April 6, 2017 to November 11, 2018, commemorating Wyoming's role in the Great War, 1917-1919.
Contact: douglas.cubbison@wyo.gov
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This will be a permanent display of the causes of WWI and its course, focusing on the America's involvement. It starts with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, ending with the US occupation of the Rhineland. As well, there will be specific displays focusing on topics such as technological advances, the US Air Service, Tank Corps, Intervention in Russia, the US Navy and communications in the war zone. The display will use photographs, posters, costumed mannequins and text to explore the various facets of the war, with the US Army as the main focus.
Museum closed on Mondays.
Contact: Kovesci.Kim@mapsairmuseum.org
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The Columbus Jewish Historical Society has a new exhibit on view in their new space The Historical Collection. This exhibit explores our community in 1918, the 262 Jewish veterans of WWI from Central Ohio, their lives in camp and "over there" and their lives at home.
The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is open 10-3:30 Monday-Friday, the first Sunday of each month, and by appointment.
Contact: Call 614.238.6977
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This exhibit shares some of the stories of Alexandrians during the war: their feelings about this nearly-incomprehensible world tragedy, their early efforts to help, and their more active participation in the American war effort after April, 1917. Many of us have ancestors who lived through this conflict and participated in some way, and the museum staff hopes this exhibition provides a renewed interest in and appreciation for their struggles and sacrifices, as well as the new role they helped to create for the United States on the world stage.
Exhibit includes rare Lusitania artifacts, period weapons, and archival video.
Contact: jim.mackay@alexandriava.gov
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The grinding, mechanized nature of World War I, the first global war that involved millions of infantry combatants, has tended to render these soldiers in popular culture as faceless masses rather than individual participants with their own unique stories. In an effort surface the individual of WWI, Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War features 54 artworks produced by the AEF artist program, the first true combat artists, with 29 art photographs of stone carvings created by soldiers in underground living spaces adjacent to the trenches. These spaces were abandoned stone quarries that soldiers on all sides used, ...
Contact: Peter Jakab: jakabp@si.edu
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Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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COURAGE WITHOUT FEAR:THE RED ARROW DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I
100 years ago, the world was at war on an unprecedented scale. There was fighting between empires across Europe, the Middle East, and even Africa with no end in site. In 1917, the United States joined the war in an effort to bring this "war to end all wars" to a stop and win victory for its allies. The young men from the Tri-Cities that volunteered for this fight would go on to see action in some of the most crucial battles from the late stages of the war. Their stories ...
Contact: PH # 616 842 0700
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Doughboys And Flyboys: WWI Stories By Vermonters From The Home And Battlefront exhibit at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont
To commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI and those who served, Middlebury Vermont's Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit "Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront," which runs from July 31, 2018 through November 11. According to statistics compiled by Vermont's Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI, half of whom - 8,000 - were overseas. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service ...
Contact: mmanley@henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Contemporary WWI Photo Exhibit, "Honoring the Doughboys, Following My Grandfather's World War I Diary"
By Jeff Lowdermilk
New Mexico History Museum, in the Meem Room
Contact: (505) 476-5200
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Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and thoughts engendered by the war that brought America onto the world stage; raised complex questions about gender, race and ethnic relations; and ushered in the modern era. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing, the general who led the American Expeditionary Forces and a person who understood the power of the medium. In his postwar letter that begins “My fellow soldiers,” he recognized each individual under his ...
Contact: Ren Cooper (202) 633-5062
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The museum will host the State of New Mexico’s World War I interactive exhibit opening Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate Americans about WWI and highlight the sacrifices made by the Citizens of New Mexico less than 5 years after becoming the 47thState.
The two year exhibit features a WWI SE5 Biplane, a UB6 Submarine turret, a replica of Roswell’s Battery A Bunker, a replica of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, a 1916 Harley Davidson, and many WWI weapons and equipment. Working in conjunction with the World War I Centennial Commission, ...
Contact: nmmmfoundation@gmail.com
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This second of two collaborative exhibits will focus on the return of the troops to North Texas at the end of the war. Details are still pending.
This is a community collaborative effort bringing together the following organizations:
• Ben E. Keith Corporation
• Friends of the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery
• Frontiers of Flight Museum
• Fort Worth Aviation Museum
• Fort Worth Central Library
• Fort Worth Jewish Archives
• Fort Worth National Archives
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
• Fort Worth YMCA
• Historic Fort Worth
• Imagination Fort Worth
• Military Museum of Fort Worth
• North Fort Worth Historical Society
• Tarrant County ...
Contact: jhodgson@ftwaviation.com
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The Seiberling family provided financial support for war-related organizations, shifted rubber production from domestic to military goods, and sent their sons and grandsons into battle to fight two world wars. In addition to touring the Seiberling estate, guests may view the permanent exhibit, “The Seiberling Legacy,” which highlights the family's legacy including their contributions to both world wars.
Contact: Visit www.stanhywet.org for hours of operation.
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An exhibit detailing the history of World War I and its impact on Akron history, including the local effects of the Influenza Pandemic of 2018.
Contact: 330.643.9030
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Two WWI exhibitions under one roof. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has two exhibitions commemorating WWI on display now.
WW1 America is the largest traveling exhibition about the Great War and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is its only scheduled stop on the east coast! This exhibition on display from
February 17 to July 29, 2018, features more than 100 objects, powerful multimedia presentations, and interactive experiences. It focuses on the war as a transformational event. Themes such as immigration and migration, racial conflict, women’s rights, labor struggles, challenges to civil liberties, and the meaning of citizenship are explored.
The Commonwealth and the ...
Contact: tschneider@virginiahistory.org
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World War I, fought from 1914-1918, was the modern world’s first international conflict. Approximately 11 million soldiers were killed, and the war's toll including civilian casualties exceeded 20 million. The United States, by declaration of President Woodrow Wilson, formally entered the war Apr. 6, 1917. By Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, more than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war. Of these, more than 1,600 were Knights of Columbus. Both the first and last American military officers to die during the war were K of C members.In addition to Knights who served on the battlefield as soldiers, the ...
Contact: Kathy Cogan, 203-752-4630
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World War I (1914-1918) was the modern world’s first international conflict. Total casualties exceeded 20 million, including 11 million soldiers. More than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war.
The Knights of Columbus was active in war relief efforts, managing highly successful fundraising drives and catering to servicemen in America and abroad through recreation centers known as army huts.
The impact of World War I was felt for generations. No one during this time period was unaffected.
The Knights of Columbus Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, "World War I: Beyond ...
Contact: museum@kofc.org
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An Exhibit presented by the American Numismatic Association Money Museum.
This exhibit will cover the history of World War I as illustrated through medals, decorations, coins and paper currency. Themes will include economics, technology, propaganda, commemoration, and remembrance, all of which can be discussed using numismatic items. The exhibit will also feature other objects related to the war, including trench art, posters, uniforms, video and interactive elements such as a recreation of a trench.
The Money Museum is open to the public from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Contact: mudd@money.org
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In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial will open a new special exhibit entitled "Over Here, Over There". This new exhibit will examine the causes of the U.S. entry into World War I, wartime propaganda, the social fabric of America, the American Expeditionary Force (training, preparations and collaboration with Allied forces) and major campaigns fought by the A.E.F. The exhibit will also discuss the American homefront, including local efforts in the Hampton Roads area. "Over Here, Over There" will be on display at the MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, April 8, 2017-December 30, 2018.
For more information, visit: www.macarthurmemorial.org
Contact: amanda.williams@norfolk.gov
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Museum Exhibit opens at Noon April 6, 2017 and will run through Memorial Day 2019 will look at Virginia Military Units in the Great War through original uniforms, flags, documents and artifacts. In addition there will be additional photographs and artifacts related to Virginia in WWI on temporary display for the anniversary of America's entry into the War.
Contact: Christopher Garcia, cgarcia@nnva.gov
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Over 25 combat uniforms of the Western Front are on display.
Contact: dennis_skupinski@yahoo.com
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The opening of the World War I exhibit "WW1 Idaho Forestry Soldiers: Call to Action" at the J.Curtis Earl Weapons Exhibit at the Idaho State Pen Historical Building, which is part of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The exhibit will be open to public viewing this week and will continue until the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, 2018.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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The Golden Troupe is a permanent exhibition in Thrall’s Opera House, which served as their home theatre. Each year, a different aspect of the Troupe is explored. This year’s display focuses on Frances Golden, the youngest of the Golden Family in her journey with the YMCA to entertain troops during WWI.
Contact: mpatterson2@indianamuseum.org
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Join the Summit County WWI Centennial Commission for a film screening on the evening of Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Lost Voices of the Great War recounts the story of Summit County residents' experiences during the First World War by combining dramatic first-person narration, third-person narration and interviews, music, and sounds effects to bring local "hidden collections" of World War I-era letters, historic photographs, images, and documents to life. This includes historical materials from a local chapter of the American Legion and the papers of Akron nurse Mary Gladwin. An introductory overview sets the stage by relating the background of Summit ...
Contact: Email info@summitwwi.org.
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On Oct. 12, 2018, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) will open its exhibit honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Of Poland on Nov.11, 1918. Oct. 12 will mark the 101st Anniversary of the recruitment for the Polish Army in France, a force formed by the French, but formed in the early days of Poles living in the United States, who made up a significant part of the Army to include the junior officers. The effort was an international event with the recruits coming from the USA, trained in Canada by the Canadian Army and equipped by the French. ...
Contact: jan-lorys@Polishmuseumofamerica.org
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The North Dakota WWI Centennial Committee has planned a series of community events leading up to the armistice ending WWI, 100-years ago November 11. We will sponsor lectures and community discussions in six cities (more if we can find the funding) during October and the first week of November. Susan Wefald and Darrell Dorgan will moderate each of the events. The WWI programming is being paid for with a grant from the North Dakota Humanities Council to fund the project.
The programs will begin with a 10-minute video presentation with an overview of WWI. That will be followed by a 20-30-minute talk about ...
Contact: Stutsman County Courthouse
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This exhibit will spot light African American civilian and military service during World War II and explain how African American service during wartime began to advance civil rights on the home front. An intregral part of this exhibit highlights the history of African American military service from the founding of American up to World War II and will feature items from the World War I collection.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 376-4944
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On April 6, 1917 the United States joined its allies- Britain, France and Russia- to fight in World War I. To mark that anniversary, an exhibit at The Arms Family Museum, From Home Front to Western Front: Life During World War I, opening on April 29th, will showcase civilian and military clothing in the Jeanne D. Tyler Costume Exhibit Gallery. The exhibit will also have a vignette on Base Hospital 31, formed by the Youngstown Hospital Association in 1917.
Contact: For more information please call: (330) 743-2589
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The exhibit focuses on Missouri in war time, exploring the aftermath of the war and the memorials created to honor those who served, including the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, now the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City.
The ribbon cutting event and reception will begin at 2 p.m. on April 6, 2017.
A reception immediately following.
Contact: Tiffany Patterson, Director of the Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing Historic Site
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Dedicated in 1932, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine is both a memorial to Abraham Lincoln and a place to commemorate the life of World War I veteran Ewart Watchorn, the son of Shrine founders Robert and Alma Watchorn. On Saturday, February 4, 2017 the Shrine unveiled new exhibits focusing on the bravery of Lt. Watchorn, and the use of Abraham Lincoln's image and legacy during the Great War.
If you would like to give a material or monetary donation to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, please contact Nathan Gonzales, Curator at 909-798-7632 or visit the Heritage Room of A.K. Smiley Public Library. The ...
Contact: heritage@akspl.org
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Recently opened display in the Ohio Military Museum section, located on the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator. The display covers the story of World War One from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, through the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies after the war. The display consists of text, posters, photographs, art work, and uniforms and artifacts of the American Doughboy, including a life-size fully equipped Doughboy mannequin. American volunteers, such as the Lafayette Escadrille and the American Field Service (AFS) ambulance drivers for France, who entered the war before America officially became a ...
Contact: 330.896.6332
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The Maine Military Museum and Learning center will be running a World War I exhibit, featuring two large glass cases of WW I artifacts, five fully dressed mannequins, twenty five - thirty framed original posters and unit photos, a massive WW I US Army officers shipping trunk from the 30th Division, trunks from WW I Aero Service & WWI Tank Corp, and a tableau of a "Yank" in a bombed out building. The exhibit will run from April 17, 2017 to November 11, 2018.
Contact: http://mainemilitarymuseum.info/contact-us/
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The exhibition will highlight the military service and home front experiences of African Americans from East Texas during the First World War. It displays the names of over 11,000 African American veterans who served in the war and allows visitors to learn more about service members' families and communities.
The traveling exhibition will appear at multiple cities in Texas, including Huntsville, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, Longview, Lufkin, and Prairie View. More venues will be added over the (American) centennial period.
For more information, please visit: www.nmltx.org.
Contact: Dr. Lila Rakoczy; project director of No Man's Land
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This interactive multimedia exhibit will commemorate the centennial of US entry into World War I and focus on North Carolina’s role in the War to End All Wars on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors will experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers.
The 6,500-square-foot exhibition will highlight approximately 500 artifacts, period photography, a trench diorama, historical film footage, educational interactive components, and video re-enactments that feature European and North Carolina soldiers and citizens to relate the stories of ordinary men and women from North Carolina who provided extraordinary service ...
Contact: Marcie.Gordon@NCDCR.gov
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The exhibit tells the story of Maine’s participation in the Great War through artifacts, pictures, and interpretive displays. The exhibit will feature Maine service members' uniforms from World War I, depict how the war impacted Maine, and highlights the role Maine industries played in the war effort.
Contact: Angela Goebel-Bain, Angela.Goebel-Bain@maine.gov
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A special, commemorative WWI exhibit using Dayton as the lens to view WWI.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 293-2841
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See period photographs of Ohioans during World War I. Learn about Camp Sherman, a massive training camp - third largest in the nation - near Chillicothe; participation by women and African Americans; and the work of non-combatants.
Contact: Call 800.686.6124
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This traveling exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of Alabama's inolvement in WWI and enlivens an important period of history which often goes overlooked. Remembering the Great War tells the story of the war from the perspectives of Alabamians whose lives were shaped by the conflict.The exhibit was created by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Archives & History, with assistance from Industrial Design students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Associate Professor Shu-Wen Tzeng.For more information on the exhibit, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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This is an exhibit not about the First World War, rather it is an exhibit about Southeast Ohioans who supported the war effort and how the conflict affected their lives. It attempts to capture and relate the experiences of men and women from across Southeast Ohio. The First World War brought about great change to Southeast Ohio as well as the rest of the country, and even the world. It marked the end of one era, and the beginning of the next. For many Southeast Ohioans, it was the first time they were involved directly in events on a global ...
Contact: For more information, please call: (740) 592- 2280
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Display includes uniforms, supplies, and stories of Lorain County citizens who served their country.
Contact: For more information, please call: (440) 322-3341
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Experience the Great War in a new way through a special display commemorating the centennial of the United States entering World War I in 1917. Explore military uniforms and weapons, patriotic pins and other home front ephemera, souvenirs brought home from Europe by troops and volunteers and much more. Through documents and images from Ohio History Connection archival collections, see how the imagery of war changed, contrasting the bleakness of mud-spattered battlefields with the bright and vibrant posters found at home. This display is a component of the Ohio History Connection's Great Collections Experiment.
Contact: For more information, please call: (800) 686-6124
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World War I at the National Museum of American HistoryThe year 2017 marks the centennial of the official United States involvement in the First World War and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate this anniversary with a number of displays and programs.The Museum holds a variety of collections demonstrating the transformative history of World War I and of the United States’ participation in it. The objects and their stories help illuminate civilian participation, civil rights, volunteerism, women’s military service, minority experiences, art and visual culture, medical technological development and new technologies of war and peace. The public ...
Contact: Melinda Machado, Director, Office of Communications & Marketing, 202-633-3129
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“Answering the Call…From Recruit to the Front Lines of WWI,” a special exhibition at the Upcountry History Museum, presents an overview of the influence “the Great War” had on the course of history, as well as some of the notable advancements made to the modern world as a result.
Focusing on the experience from a recruit’s perspective, this artifact-rich exhibit will draw visitors into the everyday life of the American Doughboy, including what he wore, what he ate, the equipment he carried, and the thoughts he shared with those on the home front. Drawn from local collectors and the Museum’s permanent collection, ...
Contact: info@upcountryhistory.org
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This exhibition commemorates the100 year anniversary of the signing of an armistice between Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, which ended combat in World War I. The exhibition includes war-themed artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn, who was one of the eight official war artists commissioned by the American Expeditionary Forces. All works are drawn from the permanent collection of the South Dakota Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Contact: jodi.lundgren@sdstate.edu
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The Missouri State Museum is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entry into the Great War and Missouri's military and civilian contributions to the war effort with a new exhibit"Here at Home: Missouri in the Great War"
The exhibit opens Thursday, April 6, 2017 and closes May 2020.Throughout the 3 year exhibit rotating displays will highlight the different aspects of Missouri's role in the war "over there" and what was happening here at home. The exhibit will feature the museum's extensive collection of WWI regimental flags and memorial service banners presented by Missouri counties following the war.
Contact: Katherine Owens, katherine.owens@dnr.mo.gov, DSPStateMuseum@dnr.mo.gov
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Through November 2018, a changing exhibit in the War Room of the Capitol Building, Albany, will highlight different aspects of how New York and New Yorkers participated in the war. The current case features the first months of World War II, in which the New York governor ordered a June 1917 census of all individuals in the state to assess war resources. This summer’s exhibit will focus on the New Yorkers who volunteered in France, before the U.S. entry into the war, with the American Field Service, as truck drivers, ambulance drivers, and administrators with the American Ambulance Hospital in ...
Contact: robyn.ryan@exec.ny.gov
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“Poppies: Women, War, Peace” will open at the Hargrett Gallery of the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
Part of the observance to mark the centennial end of the First World War, the exhibit also pays homage to Moina Belle Michael, originally from Monroe, who was instrumental in ensuring the red poppy flower became a symbol to remember the victims and veterans of war. Michael was inspired in her quest by the war poem ‘In Flanders Field’ written by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae in 1915.
The story of Michael’s relentless, lifelong remembrance campaign is largely forgotten. Each ...
Contact: jclevela@uga.edu
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Remembering The Great War: One Hundred Years Later
The exhibit features over thirty extraordinary and powerful images taken of the war by the Photographic Section of the French Army. Also on exhibit are other World War I artifacts including patriotic posters and an American Army uniform. A silent documentary on American Troops in France, Pershing's Crusaders, plays in the gallery. The exhibit is open until fall 2018.
Contact: mstafford@nevadaculture.org
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Imagery of America in World War I
The moment the United States joined in the war effort of the First World War, life across America would never be the same. It took nearly three years before the United States joined the war in 1917 and many citizens would need to be convinced to support the fight both overseas and on the home front. Posters and patriotic slogans were powerful tools used to inspire, inform and persuade. During a time of war citizens were expected to adjust to a wartime society as part of their patriotic duty.
The exhibit explores the patriotic activities ...
Contact: AHartley-Kong@morrisparks.net
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Time to Remember - The Armistice Watch
Exhibition of Commemorative Artwork 'Time to Remember' - The Armistice Watch. Over a three years period I have constructed an Armistice Watch, based loosely on a WW1 period timepiece, aimed at commemorating the Armistice and Ceasefire Centenary on 11th November 2018. This is a contemporary artwork created as a fitting tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in order for us to enjoy the lifestyle of today. This will be on loan to the Musée de l'Armistice in Compiègne, France, site of the signing of ...
Contact: the.ideas.source@gmail.com
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Archival Services of University Libraries at the University of Akron displays: "Documenting Our Doughboys," located on the first floor of Bierce Library, features historic letters and photographs from local soldiers. "Mary Gladwin and the Great War," located in Archival Services on the Lower Level of the Polsky Building in downtown Akron, showcases historic World War I photographs, letters, diaries, and medals of Akron nurse Mary E. Gladwin. Also on display in Archival Services is the display "Highlights from the Greatest History of the World War," which includes numerous scrapbooks featuring rare World War I newspapers, periodicals, and artworks published during ...
Contact: Call 330-972-7670
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World War I was considered the war to end all wars. The war brought technological advances on and off the battlefield and produced weapons that were deadlier than ever before. Developments in engineering, chemistry, and metalworking created unmerciful conditions and saw a transition from animal power to machine power as the primary means of victory. The techniques and knowledge in the field of medicine improved and adapted to the mass destruction of war. Outside the war zone, the home front proved to be a vital artery in the war effort through its sacrifices and undying support of patriotism. In all, ...
Contact: museum@minnehahacounty.org
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Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering what came to be known as “The Great War” - a critical time that left a major legacy in Buffalo, the United States, and the world.
This free public exhibition explores Buffalo, its people and the region’s contributions to the war effort during a globally turbulent period. Central to the exhibition is the Library’s extraordinary collection of stunning World War I posters, which were donated in 1919 by prominent Buffalonian Edward Michael. The collection includes posters from the United States, Canada, and ...
Contact: mosherl@buffalolib.org
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Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I examines the upheaval of world war as Americans confronted it—both at home and abroad. The exhibition considers the debates and struggles that surrounded U.S. engagement; explores U.S. military and home front mobilization and the immensity of industrialized warfare; and touches on the war's effects, as an international peace settlement was negotiated, national borders were redrawn, and soldiers returned to reintegrate into American society. With the most comprehensive collection of multi-format World War I holdings in the nation including those materials gathered and preserved by the Veterans History Project, the ...
Contact: www.loc.gov/exhibits
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New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
“There we were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.
“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collection. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/
View the loving cup ...
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A World at War: The Marine Corps and U.S. Navy in World War I Art Exhibit
In commemoration of the centennial of World War I, the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) has opened a joint art exhibition depicting the story of the Marines and Sailors who fought and died in "the war to end all wars" and honors their memory a century later.
Contact: johnathan.jones@usmcu.edu
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The Wyoming Veterans Museum will open a major exhibit in the Kading Gallery, from April 6, 2017 to November 11, 2018, commemorating Wyoming's role in the Great War, 1917-1919.
Contact: douglas.cubbison@wyo.gov
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This will be a permanent display of the causes of WWI and its course, focusing on the America's involvement. It starts with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, ending with the US occupation of the Rhineland. As well, there will be specific displays focusing on topics such as technological advances, the US Air Service, Tank Corps, Intervention in Russia, the US Navy and communications in the war zone. The display will use photographs, posters, costumed mannequins and text to explore the various facets of the war, with the US Army as the main focus.
Museum closed on Mondays.
Contact: Kovesci.Kim@mapsairmuseum.org
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The Columbus Jewish Historical Society has a new exhibit on view in their new space The Historical Collection. This exhibit explores our community in 1918, the 262 Jewish veterans of WWI from Central Ohio, their lives in camp and "over there" and their lives at home.
The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is open 10-3:30 Monday-Friday, the first Sunday of each month, and by appointment.
Contact: Call 614.238.6977
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This exhibit shares some of the stories of Alexandrians during the war: their feelings about this nearly-incomprehensible world tragedy, their early efforts to help, and their more active participation in the American war effort after April, 1917. Many of us have ancestors who lived through this conflict and participated in some way, and the museum staff hopes this exhibition provides a renewed interest in and appreciation for their struggles and sacrifices, as well as the new role they helped to create for the United States on the world stage.
Exhibit includes rare Lusitania artifacts, period weapons, and archival video.
Contact: jim.mackay@alexandriava.gov
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The grinding, mechanized nature of World War I, the first global war that involved millions of infantry combatants, has tended to render these soldiers in popular culture as faceless masses rather than individual participants with their own unique stories. In an effort surface the individual of WWI, Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War features 54 artworks produced by the AEF artist program, the first true combat artists, with 29 art photographs of stone carvings created by soldiers in underground living spaces adjacent to the trenches. These spaces were abandoned stone quarries that soldiers on all sides used, ...
Contact: Peter Jakab: jakabp@si.edu
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Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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COURAGE WITHOUT FEAR:THE RED ARROW DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I
100 years ago, the world was at war on an unprecedented scale. There was fighting between empires across Europe, the Middle East, and even Africa with no end in site. In 1917, the United States joined the war in an effort to bring this "war to end all wars" to a stop and win victory for its allies. The young men from the Tri-Cities that volunteered for this fight would go on to see action in some of the most crucial battles from the late stages of the war. Their stories ...
Contact: PH # 616 842 0700
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Doughboys And Flyboys: WWI Stories By Vermonters From The Home And Battlefront exhibit at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont
To commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI and those who served, Middlebury Vermont's Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit "Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront," which runs from July 31, 2018 through November 11. According to statistics compiled by Vermont's Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI, half of whom - 8,000 - were overseas. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service ...
Contact: mmanley@henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Contemporary WWI Photo Exhibit, "Honoring the Doughboys, Following My Grandfather's World War I Diary"
By Jeff Lowdermilk
New Mexico History Museum, in the Meem Room
Contact: (505) 476-5200
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Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and thoughts engendered by the war that brought America onto the world stage; raised complex questions about gender, race and ethnic relations; and ushered in the modern era. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing, the general who led the American Expeditionary Forces and a person who understood the power of the medium. In his postwar letter that begins “My fellow soldiers,” he recognized each individual under his ...
Contact: Ren Cooper (202) 633-5062
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The museum will host the State of New Mexico’s World War I interactive exhibit opening Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate Americans about WWI and highlight the sacrifices made by the Citizens of New Mexico less than 5 years after becoming the 47thState.
The two year exhibit features a WWI SE5 Biplane, a UB6 Submarine turret, a replica of Roswell’s Battery A Bunker, a replica of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, a 1916 Harley Davidson, and many WWI weapons and equipment. Working in conjunction with the World War I Centennial Commission, ...
Contact: nmmmfoundation@gmail.com
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This second of two collaborative exhibits will focus on the return of the troops to North Texas at the end of the war. Details are still pending.
This is a community collaborative effort bringing together the following organizations:
• Ben E. Keith Corporation
• Friends of the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery
• Frontiers of Flight Museum
• Fort Worth Aviation Museum
• Fort Worth Central Library
• Fort Worth Jewish Archives
• Fort Worth National Archives
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
• Fort Worth YMCA
• Historic Fort Worth
• Imagination Fort Worth
• Military Museum of Fort Worth
• North Fort Worth Historical Society
• Tarrant County ...
Contact: jhodgson@ftwaviation.com
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New Jersey During World War I: An Exhibit
"Over There, Over Here: New Jersey During World War I" focuses on the stories of New Jerseyans and the affect the war had on those at home and fighting abroad.
It delves into topics such as the prelude to war, the home front, the roles of African Americans and women and how art, music and photography played a part during the War.
Through unique displays, artifacts and historic recreations, the story of New Jersey and World War I is told in this innovative exhibit.
Parking and admission are free. Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information ...
Contact: Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information about this and other programs.
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The Seiberling family provided financial support for war-related organizations, shifted rubber production from domestic to military goods, and sent their sons and grandsons into battle to fight two world wars. In addition to touring the Seiberling estate, guests may view the permanent exhibit, “The Seiberling Legacy,” which highlights the family's legacy including their contributions to both world wars.
Contact: Visit www.stanhywet.org for hours of operation.
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The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
In the middle of the Potomac in Mallows Bay, lies the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere, a haunting legacy of WWI. In April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson approved the greatest shipbuilding program in history: an order for 1,000 ships to make up the shortage of transport vessels needed for the war effort. The war ended before any ships were put into service and hundreds were simply scrapped in the Bay. This exhibit will explore the history of this “Ghost Fleet,” tell the stories behind a scandalous wartime boondoggle and highlight the rich archaeological ...
Contact: wilsonhouse@woodrowwilsonhouse.org
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An exhibit detailing the history of World War I and its impact on Akron history, including the local effects of the Influenza Pandemic of 2018.
Contact: 330.643.9030
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Two WWI exhibitions under one roof. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has two exhibitions commemorating WWI on display now.
WW1 America is the largest traveling exhibition about the Great War and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is its only scheduled stop on the east coast! This exhibition on display from
February 17 to July 29, 2018, features more than 100 objects, powerful multimedia presentations, and interactive experiences. It focuses on the war as a transformational event. Themes such as immigration and migration, racial conflict, women’s rights, labor struggles, challenges to civil liberties, and the meaning of citizenship are explored.
The Commonwealth and the ...
Contact: tschneider@virginiahistory.org
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World War I, fought from 1914-1918, was the modern world’s first international conflict. Approximately 11 million soldiers were killed, and the war's toll including civilian casualties exceeded 20 million. The United States, by declaration of President Woodrow Wilson, formally entered the war Apr. 6, 1917. By Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, more than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war. Of these, more than 1,600 were Knights of Columbus. Both the first and last American military officers to die during the war were K of C members.In addition to Knights who served on the battlefield as soldiers, the ...
Contact: Kathy Cogan, 203-752-4630
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World War I (1914-1918) was the modern world’s first international conflict. Total casualties exceeded 20 million, including 11 million soldiers. More than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war.
The Knights of Columbus was active in war relief efforts, managing highly successful fundraising drives and catering to servicemen in America and abroad through recreation centers known as army huts.
The impact of World War I was felt for generations. No one during this time period was unaffected.
The Knights of Columbus Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, "World War I: Beyond ...
Contact: museum@kofc.org
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An Exhibit presented by the American Numismatic Association Money Museum.
This exhibit will cover the history of World War I as illustrated through medals, decorations, coins and paper currency. Themes will include economics, technology, propaganda, commemoration, and remembrance, all of which can be discussed using numismatic items. The exhibit will also feature other objects related to the war, including trench art, posters, uniforms, video and interactive elements such as a recreation of a trench.
The Money Museum is open to the public from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Contact: mudd@money.org
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In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial will open a new special exhibit entitled "Over Here, Over There". This new exhibit will examine the causes of the U.S. entry into World War I, wartime propaganda, the social fabric of America, the American Expeditionary Force (training, preparations and collaboration with Allied forces) and major campaigns fought by the A.E.F. The exhibit will also discuss the American homefront, including local efforts in the Hampton Roads area. "Over Here, Over There" will be on display at the MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, April 8, 2017-December 30, 2018.
For more information, visit: www.macarthurmemorial.org
Contact: amanda.williams@norfolk.gov
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Museum Exhibit opens at Noon April 6, 2017 and will run through Memorial Day 2019 will look at Virginia Military Units in the Great War through original uniforms, flags, documents and artifacts. In addition there will be additional photographs and artifacts related to Virginia in WWI on temporary display for the anniversary of America's entry into the War.
Contact: Christopher Garcia, cgarcia@nnva.gov
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Over 25 combat uniforms of the Western Front are on display.
Contact: dennis_skupinski@yahoo.com
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The opening of the World War I exhibit "WW1 Idaho Forestry Soldiers: Call to Action" at the J.Curtis Earl Weapons Exhibit at the Idaho State Pen Historical Building, which is part of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The exhibit will be open to public viewing this week and will continue until the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, 2018.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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The Golden Troupe is a permanent exhibition in Thrall’s Opera House, which served as their home theatre. Each year, a different aspect of the Troupe is explored. This year’s display focuses on Frances Golden, the youngest of the Golden Family in her journey with the YMCA to entertain troops during WWI.
Contact: mpatterson2@indianamuseum.org
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Slow Motion Romance: The Transatlantic Love Story of Mae and Eliga Dees
Join us for a special evening with Andrew J. Huebner, Associate Professor of History, University of Alabama and the author of "Love and Death in the Great War" (Oxford University Press, 2018) as we continue to commemorate the centennial of America's involvement in World War I. Americans of the Great War era often heard the tale of their nation's intervention told as a love story. Fighting offered romance, and not just on the battlefield. It promised to stir mad passions in young women, bolster the romantic credibility of the ...
Contact: CooperR@si.edu
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On Oct. 12, 2018, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) will open its exhibit honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Of Poland on Nov.11, 1918. Oct. 12 will mark the 101st Anniversary of the recruitment for the Polish Army in France, a force formed by the French, but formed in the early days of Poles living in the United States, who made up a significant part of the Army to include the junior officers. The effort was an international event with the recruits coming from the USA, trained in Canada by the Canadian Army and equipped by the French. ...
Contact: jan-lorys@Polishmuseumofamerica.org
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This exhibit will spot light African American civilian and military service during World War II and explain how African American service during wartime began to advance civil rights on the home front. An intregral part of this exhibit highlights the history of African American military service from the founding of American up to World War II and will feature items from the World War I collection.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 376-4944
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On April 6, 1917 the United States joined its allies- Britain, France and Russia- to fight in World War I. To mark that anniversary, an exhibit at The Arms Family Museum, From Home Front to Western Front: Life During World War I, opening on April 29th, will showcase civilian and military clothing in the Jeanne D. Tyler Costume Exhibit Gallery. The exhibit will also have a vignette on Base Hospital 31, formed by the Youngstown Hospital Association in 1917.
Contact: For more information please call: (330) 743-2589
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The exhibit focuses on Missouri in war time, exploring the aftermath of the war and the memorials created to honor those who served, including the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, now the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City.
The ribbon cutting event and reception will begin at 2 p.m. on April 6, 2017.
A reception immediately following.
Contact: Tiffany Patterson, Director of the Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing Historic Site
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Recently opened display in the Ohio Military Museum section, located on the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator. The display covers the story of World War One from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, through the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies after the war. The display consists of text, posters, photographs, art work, and uniforms and artifacts of the American Doughboy, including a life-size fully equipped Doughboy mannequin. American volunteers, such as the Lafayette Escadrille and the American Field Service (AFS) ambulance drivers for France, who entered the war before America officially became a ...
Contact: 330.896.6332
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The Maine Military Museum and Learning center will be running a World War I exhibit, featuring two large glass cases of WW I artifacts, five fully dressed mannequins, twenty five - thirty framed original posters and unit photos, a massive WW I US Army officers shipping trunk from the 30th Division, trunks from WW I Aero Service & WWI Tank Corp, and a tableau of a "Yank" in a bombed out building. The exhibit will run from April 17, 2017 to November 11, 2018.
Contact: http://mainemilitarymuseum.info/contact-us/
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The exhibition will highlight the military service and home front experiences of African Americans from East Texas during the First World War. It displays the names of over 11,000 African American veterans who served in the war and allows visitors to learn more about service members' families and communities.
The traveling exhibition will appear at multiple cities in Texas, including Huntsville, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, Longview, Lufkin, and Prairie View. More venues will be added over the (American) centennial period.
For more information, please visit: www.nmltx.org.
Contact: Dr. Lila Rakoczy; project director of No Man's Land
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This interactive multimedia exhibit will commemorate the centennial of US entry into World War I and focus on North Carolina’s role in the War to End All Wars on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors will experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers.
The 6,500-square-foot exhibition will highlight approximately 500 artifacts, period photography, a trench diorama, historical film footage, educational interactive components, and video re-enactments that feature European and North Carolina soldiers and citizens to relate the stories of ordinary men and women from North Carolina who provided extraordinary service ...
Contact: Marcie.Gordon@NCDCR.gov
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The exhibit tells the story of Maine’s participation in the Great War through artifacts, pictures, and interpretive displays. The exhibit will feature Maine service members' uniforms from World War I, depict how the war impacted Maine, and highlights the role Maine industries played in the war effort.
Contact: Angela Goebel-Bain, Angela.Goebel-Bain@maine.gov
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A special, commemorative WWI exhibit using Dayton as the lens to view WWI.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 293-2841
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See period photographs of Ohioans during World War I. Learn about Camp Sherman, a massive training camp - third largest in the nation - near Chillicothe; participation by women and African Americans; and the work of non-combatants.
Contact: Call 800.686.6124
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This traveling exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of Alabama's inolvement in WWI and enlivens an important period of history which often goes overlooked. Remembering the Great War tells the story of the war from the perspectives of Alabamians whose lives were shaped by the conflict.The exhibit was created by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Archives & History, with assistance from Industrial Design students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Associate Professor Shu-Wen Tzeng.For more information on the exhibit, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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San Jose State University Commemorates the Centennial of the End of the First World War
"San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition"
Thursday, November 1st to Friday, November 30th, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Second Floor Art Gallery
Posters, maps and artifacts explain and commemorate the First World War, focusing on its impact on San Jose and the surrounding area.
Opening reception for "San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition."Thursday, November 1st, 2018 6:00 to 8:30 pm Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Room 255
Dr. Karen English will speak on "A Tribute to American Poetry of the Great War"
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San ...
Contact: Dr. Jonathan Roth at jonathan.roth@sjsu.edu or (408) 924-5505
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This is an exhibit not about the First World War, rather it is an exhibit about Southeast Ohioans who supported the war effort and how the conflict affected their lives. It attempts to capture and relate the experiences of men and women from across Southeast Ohio. The First World War brought about great change to Southeast Ohio as well as the rest of the country, and even the world. It marked the end of one era, and the beginning of the next. For many Southeast Ohioans, it was the first time they were involved directly in events on a global ...
Contact: For more information, please call: (740) 592- 2280
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Display includes uniforms, supplies, and stories of Lorain County citizens who served their country.
Contact: For more information, please call: (440) 322-3341
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Experience the Great War in a new way through a special display commemorating the centennial of the United States entering World War I in 1917. Explore military uniforms and weapons, patriotic pins and other home front ephemera, souvenirs brought home from Europe by troops and volunteers and much more. Through documents and images from Ohio History Connection archival collections, see how the imagery of war changed, contrasting the bleakness of mud-spattered battlefields with the bright and vibrant posters found at home. This display is a component of the Ohio History Connection's Great Collections Experiment.
Contact: For more information, please call: (800) 686-6124
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World War I at the National Museum of American HistoryThe year 2017 marks the centennial of the official United States involvement in the First World War and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate this anniversary with a number of displays and programs.The Museum holds a variety of collections demonstrating the transformative history of World War I and of the United States’ participation in it. The objects and their stories help illuminate civilian participation, civil rights, volunteerism, women’s military service, minority experiences, art and visual culture, medical technological development and new technologies of war and peace. The public ...
Contact: Melinda Machado, Director, Office of Communications & Marketing, 202-633-3129
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“Answering the Call…From Recruit to the Front Lines of WWI,” a special exhibition at the Upcountry History Museum, presents an overview of the influence “the Great War” had on the course of history, as well as some of the notable advancements made to the modern world as a result.
Focusing on the experience from a recruit’s perspective, this artifact-rich exhibit will draw visitors into the everyday life of the American Doughboy, including what he wore, what he ate, the equipment he carried, and the thoughts he shared with those on the home front. Drawn from local collectors and the Museum’s permanent collection, ...
Contact: info@upcountryhistory.org
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This exhibition commemorates the100 year anniversary of the signing of an armistice between Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, which ended combat in World War I. The exhibition includes war-themed artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn, who was one of the eight official war artists commissioned by the American Expeditionary Forces. All works are drawn from the permanent collection of the South Dakota Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Contact: jodi.lundgren@sdstate.edu
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The Missouri State Museum is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entry into the Great War and Missouri's military and civilian contributions to the war effort with a new exhibit"Here at Home: Missouri in the Great War"
The exhibit opens Thursday, April 6, 2017 and closes May 2020.Throughout the 3 year exhibit rotating displays will highlight the different aspects of Missouri's role in the war "over there" and what was happening here at home. The exhibit will feature the museum's extensive collection of WWI regimental flags and memorial service banners presented by Missouri counties following the war.
Contact: Katherine Owens, katherine.owens@dnr.mo.gov, DSPStateMuseum@dnr.mo.gov
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Through November 2018, a changing exhibit in the War Room of the Capitol Building, Albany, will highlight different aspects of how New York and New Yorkers participated in the war. The current case features the first months of World War II, in which the New York governor ordered a June 1917 census of all individuals in the state to assess war resources. This summer’s exhibit will focus on the New Yorkers who volunteered in France, before the U.S. entry into the war, with the American Field Service, as truck drivers, ambulance drivers, and administrators with the American Ambulance Hospital in ...
Contact: robyn.ryan@exec.ny.gov
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“Poppies: Women, War, Peace” will open at the Hargrett Gallery of the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
Part of the observance to mark the centennial end of the First World War, the exhibit also pays homage to Moina Belle Michael, originally from Monroe, who was instrumental in ensuring the red poppy flower became a symbol to remember the victims and veterans of war. Michael was inspired in her quest by the war poem ‘In Flanders Field’ written by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae in 1915.
The story of Michael’s relentless, lifelong remembrance campaign is largely forgotten. Each ...
Contact: jclevela@uga.edu
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Remembering The Great War: One Hundred Years Later
The exhibit features over thirty extraordinary and powerful images taken of the war by the Photographic Section of the French Army. Also on exhibit are other World War I artifacts including patriotic posters and an American Army uniform. A silent documentary on American Troops in France, Pershing's Crusaders, plays in the gallery. The exhibit is open until fall 2018.
Contact: mstafford@nevadaculture.org
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Explore the irrevocable changes five years of cataclysmic conflict wrought on the global stage. Discover the complex impact on familiar structures as war was fought on three diverse continents of battlefields and the waters that connected them to the American homefront. As borders were literally and figuratively redrawn, Allies celebrated a victory and the world came to terms with the irreparable devastation and losses of the “war to end all wars.”
Contact: 816.888.8100
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Time to Remember - The Armistice Watch
Exhibition of Commemorative Artwork 'Time to Remember' - The Armistice Watch. Over a three years period I have constructed an Armistice Watch, based loosely on a WW1 period timepiece, aimed at commemorating the Armistice and Ceasefire Centenary on 11th November 2018. This is a contemporary artwork created as a fitting tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in order for us to enjoy the lifestyle of today. This will be on loan to the Musée de l'Armistice in Compiègne, France, site of the signing of ...
Contact: the.ideas.source@gmail.com
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Archival Services of University Libraries at the University of Akron displays: "Documenting Our Doughboys," located on the first floor of Bierce Library, features historic letters and photographs from local soldiers. "Mary Gladwin and the Great War," located in Archival Services on the Lower Level of the Polsky Building in downtown Akron, showcases historic World War I photographs, letters, diaries, and medals of Akron nurse Mary E. Gladwin. Also on display in Archival Services is the display "Highlights from the Greatest History of the World War," which includes numerous scrapbooks featuring rare World War I newspapers, periodicals, and artworks published during ...
Contact: Call 330-972-7670
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World War I was considered the war to end all wars. The war brought technological advances on and off the battlefield and produced weapons that were deadlier than ever before. Developments in engineering, chemistry, and metalworking created unmerciful conditions and saw a transition from animal power to machine power as the primary means of victory. The techniques and knowledge in the field of medicine improved and adapted to the mass destruction of war. Outside the war zone, the home front proved to be a vital artery in the war effort through its sacrifices and undying support of patriotism. In all, ...
Contact: museum@minnehahacounty.org
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Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering what came to be known as “The Great War” - a critical time that left a major legacy in Buffalo, the United States, and the world.
This free public exhibition explores Buffalo, its people and the region’s contributions to the war effort during a globally turbulent period. Central to the exhibition is the Library’s extraordinary collection of stunning World War I posters, which were donated in 1919 by prominent Buffalonian Edward Michael. The collection includes posters from the United States, Canada, and ...
Contact: mosherl@buffalolib.org
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Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I examines the upheaval of world war as Americans confronted it—both at home and abroad. The exhibition considers the debates and struggles that surrounded U.S. engagement; explores U.S. military and home front mobilization and the immensity of industrialized warfare; and touches on the war's effects, as an international peace settlement was negotiated, national borders were redrawn, and soldiers returned to reintegrate into American society. With the most comprehensive collection of multi-format World War I holdings in the nation including those materials gathered and preserved by the Veterans History Project, the ...
Contact: www.loc.gov/exhibits
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New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
“There we were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.
“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collection. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/
View the loving cup ...
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A World at War: The Marine Corps and U.S. Navy in World War I Art Exhibit
In commemoration of the centennial of World War I, the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) has opened a joint art exhibition depicting the story of the Marines and Sailors who fought and died in "the war to end all wars" and honors their memory a century later.
Contact: johnathan.jones@usmcu.edu
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The Wyoming Veterans Museum will open a major exhibit in the Kading Gallery, from April 6, 2017 to November 11, 2018, commemorating Wyoming's role in the Great War, 1917-1919.
Contact: douglas.cubbison@wyo.gov
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Montana In the Great War
A series of museum displays depicting Montanans participation in World War One. Centers around two units from Montana, the 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st (INF) Division a National Guard Division and the 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division (Wild West Division); In addition the nearly 10,000 volunteers and 28,000 draftees who were in service from the State.
Contact: info@montanamilitarymuseum.org
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This will be a permanent display of the causes of WWI and its course, focusing on the America's involvement. It starts with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, ending with the US occupation of the Rhineland. As well, there will be specific displays focusing on topics such as technological advances, the US Air Service, Tank Corps, Intervention in Russia, the US Navy and communications in the war zone. The display will use photographs, posters, costumed mannequins and text to explore the various facets of the war, with the US Army as the main focus.
Museum closed on Mondays.
Contact: Kovesci.Kim@mapsairmuseum.org
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The Columbus Jewish Historical Society has a new exhibit on view in their new space The Historical Collection. This exhibit explores our community in 1918, the 262 Jewish veterans of WWI from Central Ohio, their lives in camp and "over there" and their lives at home.
The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is open 10-3:30 Monday-Friday, the first Sunday of each month, and by appointment.
Contact: Call 614.238.6977
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This exhibit shares some of the stories of Alexandrians during the war: their feelings about this nearly-incomprehensible world tragedy, their early efforts to help, and their more active participation in the American war effort after April, 1917. Many of us have ancestors who lived through this conflict and participated in some way, and the museum staff hopes this exhibition provides a renewed interest in and appreciation for their struggles and sacrifices, as well as the new role they helped to create for the United States on the world stage.
Exhibit includes rare Lusitania artifacts, period weapons, and archival video.
Contact: jim.mackay@alexandriava.gov
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The grinding, mechanized nature of World War I, the first global war that involved millions of infantry combatants, has tended to render these soldiers in popular culture as faceless masses rather than individual participants with their own unique stories. In an effort surface the individual of WWI, Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War features 54 artworks produced by the AEF artist program, the first true combat artists, with 29 art photographs of stone carvings created by soldiers in underground living spaces adjacent to the trenches. These spaces were abandoned stone quarries that soldiers on all sides used, ...
Contact: Peter Jakab: jakabp@si.edu
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Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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COURAGE WITHOUT FEAR:THE RED ARROW DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I
100 years ago, the world was at war on an unprecedented scale. There was fighting between empires across Europe, the Middle East, and even Africa with no end in site. In 1917, the United States joined the war in an effort to bring this "war to end all wars" to a stop and win victory for its allies. The young men from the Tri-Cities that volunteered for this fight would go on to see action in some of the most crucial battles from the late stages of the war. Their stories ...
Contact: PH # 616 842 0700
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Doughboys And Flyboys: WWI Stories By Vermonters From The Home And Battlefront exhibit at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont
To commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI and those who served, Middlebury Vermont's Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit "Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront," which runs from July 31, 2018 through November 11. According to statistics compiled by Vermont's Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI, half of whom - 8,000 - were overseas. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service ...
Contact: mmanley@henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Contemporary WWI Photo Exhibit, "Honoring the Doughboys, Following My Grandfather's World War I Diary"
By Jeff Lowdermilk
New Mexico History Museum, in the Meem Room
Contact: (505) 476-5200
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Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and thoughts engendered by the war that brought America onto the world stage; raised complex questions about gender, race and ethnic relations; and ushered in the modern era. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing, the general who led the American Expeditionary Forces and a person who understood the power of the medium. In his postwar letter that begins “My fellow soldiers,” he recognized each individual under his ...
Contact: Ren Cooper (202) 633-5062
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The museum will host the State of New Mexico’s World War I interactive exhibit opening Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate Americans about WWI and highlight the sacrifices made by the Citizens of New Mexico less than 5 years after becoming the 47thState.
The two year exhibit features a WWI SE5 Biplane, a UB6 Submarine turret, a replica of Roswell’s Battery A Bunker, a replica of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, a 1916 Harley Davidson, and many WWI weapons and equipment. Working in conjunction with the World War I Centennial Commission, ...
Contact: nmmmfoundation@gmail.com
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This second of two collaborative exhibits will focus on the return of the troops to North Texas at the end of the war. Details are still pending.
This is a community collaborative effort bringing together the following organizations:
• Ben E. Keith Corporation
• Friends of the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery
• Frontiers of Flight Museum
• Fort Worth Aviation Museum
• Fort Worth Central Library
• Fort Worth Jewish Archives
• Fort Worth National Archives
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
• Fort Worth YMCA
• Historic Fort Worth
• Imagination Fort Worth
• Military Museum of Fort Worth
• North Fort Worth Historical Society
• Tarrant County ...
Contact: jhodgson@ftwaviation.com
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New Jersey During World War I: An Exhibit
"Over There, Over Here: New Jersey During World War I" focuses on the stories of New Jerseyans and the affect the war had on those at home and fighting abroad.
It delves into topics such as the prelude to war, the home front, the roles of African Americans and women and how art, music and photography played a part during the War.
Through unique displays, artifacts and historic recreations, the story of New Jersey and World War I is told in this innovative exhibit.
Parking and admission are free. Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information ...
Contact: Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information about this and other programs.
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The Seiberling family provided financial support for war-related organizations, shifted rubber production from domestic to military goods, and sent their sons and grandsons into battle to fight two world wars. In addition to touring the Seiberling estate, guests may view the permanent exhibit, “The Seiberling Legacy,” which highlights the family's legacy including their contributions to both world wars.
Contact: Visit www.stanhywet.org for hours of operation.
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The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
In the middle of the Potomac in Mallows Bay, lies the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere, a haunting legacy of WWI. In April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson approved the greatest shipbuilding program in history: an order for 1,000 ships to make up the shortage of transport vessels needed for the war effort. The war ended before any ships were put into service and hundreds were simply scrapped in the Bay. This exhibit will explore the history of this “Ghost Fleet,” tell the stories behind a scandalous wartime boondoggle and highlight the rich archaeological ...
Contact: wilsonhouse@woodrowwilsonhouse.org
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An exhibit detailing the history of World War I and its impact on Akron history, including the local effects of the Influenza Pandemic of 2018.
Contact: 330.643.9030
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Two WWI exhibitions under one roof. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has two exhibitions commemorating WWI on display now.
WW1 America is the largest traveling exhibition about the Great War and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is its only scheduled stop on the east coast! This exhibition on display from
February 17 to July 29, 2018, features more than 100 objects, powerful multimedia presentations, and interactive experiences. It focuses on the war as a transformational event. Themes such as immigration and migration, racial conflict, women’s rights, labor struggles, challenges to civil liberties, and the meaning of citizenship are explored.
The Commonwealth and the ...
Contact: tschneider@virginiahistory.org
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World War I, fought from 1914-1918, was the modern world’s first international conflict. Approximately 11 million soldiers were killed, and the war's toll including civilian casualties exceeded 20 million. The United States, by declaration of President Woodrow Wilson, formally entered the war Apr. 6, 1917. By Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, more than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war. Of these, more than 1,600 were Knights of Columbus. Both the first and last American military officers to die during the war were K of C members.In addition to Knights who served on the battlefield as soldiers, the ...
Contact: Kathy Cogan, 203-752-4630
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World War I (1914-1918) was the modern world’s first international conflict. Total casualties exceeded 20 million, including 11 million soldiers. More than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war.
The Knights of Columbus was active in war relief efforts, managing highly successful fundraising drives and catering to servicemen in America and abroad through recreation centers known as army huts.
The impact of World War I was felt for generations. No one during this time period was unaffected.
The Knights of Columbus Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, "World War I: Beyond ...
Contact: museum@kofc.org
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An Exhibit presented by the American Numismatic Association Money Museum.
This exhibit will cover the history of World War I as illustrated through medals, decorations, coins and paper currency. Themes will include economics, technology, propaganda, commemoration, and remembrance, all of which can be discussed using numismatic items. The exhibit will also feature other objects related to the war, including trench art, posters, uniforms, video and interactive elements such as a recreation of a trench.
The Money Museum is open to the public from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Contact: mudd@money.org
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In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial will open a new special exhibit entitled "Over Here, Over There". This new exhibit will examine the causes of the U.S. entry into World War I, wartime propaganda, the social fabric of America, the American Expeditionary Force (training, preparations and collaboration with Allied forces) and major campaigns fought by the A.E.F. The exhibit will also discuss the American homefront, including local efforts in the Hampton Roads area. "Over Here, Over There" will be on display at the MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, April 8, 2017-December 30, 2018.
For more information, visit: www.macarthurmemorial.org
Contact: amanda.williams@norfolk.gov
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Museum Exhibit opens at Noon April 6, 2017 and will run through Memorial Day 2019 will look at Virginia Military Units in the Great War through original uniforms, flags, documents and artifacts. In addition there will be additional photographs and artifacts related to Virginia in WWI on temporary display for the anniversary of America's entry into the War.
Contact: Christopher Garcia, cgarcia@nnva.gov
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Over 25 combat uniforms of the Western Front are on display.
Contact: dennis_skupinski@yahoo.com
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The opening of the World War I exhibit "WW1 Idaho Forestry Soldiers: Call to Action" at the J.Curtis Earl Weapons Exhibit at the Idaho State Pen Historical Building, which is part of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The exhibit will be open to public viewing this week and will continue until the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, 2018.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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The Golden Troupe is a permanent exhibition in Thrall’s Opera House, which served as their home theatre. Each year, a different aspect of the Troupe is explored. This year’s display focuses on Frances Golden, the youngest of the Golden Family in her journey with the YMCA to entertain troops during WWI.
Contact: mpatterson2@indianamuseum.org
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Fettuccine Forum "Women's Citizenship and Civil Liberties in First World War" lecture
Free lecture at Boise City Hall:"Women's Citizenship and Civil Liberties Activism in World War One" by Professor Kimberly Jensen from Western Oregon University.
When: Thursday Nov 1, 2018 at 6:00 pmWhere: 150 N. Capitol Blvd, Boise, Idahpo 83702Free and open to the public.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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San Jose State University Commemorates the Centennial of the End of the First World War
Opening reception for
"San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition."
Thursday, November 1st, 2018 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Room 255
Dr. Karen English will speak on "A Tribute to American Poetry of the Great War" and San Jose State University's Precision Drill Unit will present the colors.
Refreshments will be provided.
in conjunction with
"San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition"
running
Thursday, November 1st to Friday, November 30th, 2018
at the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Second Floor Art Gallery
Posters, maps and artifacts explain and commemorate ...
Contact: Dr. Jonathan Roth at jonathan.roth@sjsu.edu or (408) 924-5505
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“LEST WE FORGET” The Story of World War I And Yolo County
MARY L. STEPHENS DAVIS BRANCH LIBRARY Yolo County Library “We connect people and ideas” For more information contact Mel Russell: (530) 304 -6154 or Yolo County Library
WORLD WAR 1 AND YOLO COUNTY
Number four in a series of talks on The Story of World War 1 and Yolo County
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR WORLD WAR 1 AND YOLO COUNTY SCHEDULE OF TALK # 4
NOVEMBER 7TH, 2018, 5:00-7:00 PM
YOLO BRANCH LIBRARY
NOVEMBER 14TH, 2018, 6:30-8:30 PM
WOODLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY
Contact: Mel Russell: (530) 304 -6154 or Yolo County Library
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On Oct. 12, 2018, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) will open its exhibit honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Of Poland on Nov.11, 1918. Oct. 12 will mark the 101st Anniversary of the recruitment for the Polish Army in France, a force formed by the French, but formed in the early days of Poles living in the United States, who made up a significant part of the Army to include the junior officers. The effort was an international event with the recruits coming from the USA, trained in Canada by the Canadian Army and equipped by the French. ...
Contact: jan-lorys@Polishmuseumofamerica.org
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This exhibit will spot light African American civilian and military service during World War II and explain how African American service during wartime began to advance civil rights on the home front. An intregral part of this exhibit highlights the history of African American military service from the founding of American up to World War II and will feature items from the World War I collection.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 376-4944
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On April 6, 1917 the United States joined its allies- Britain, France and Russia- to fight in World War I. To mark that anniversary, an exhibit at The Arms Family Museum, From Home Front to Western Front: Life During World War I, opening on April 29th, will showcase civilian and military clothing in the Jeanne D. Tyler Costume Exhibit Gallery. The exhibit will also have a vignette on Base Hospital 31, formed by the Youngstown Hospital Association in 1917.
Contact: For more information please call: (330) 743-2589
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The exhibit focuses on Missouri in war time, exploring the aftermath of the war and the memorials created to honor those who served, including the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, now the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City.
The ribbon cutting event and reception will begin at 2 p.m. on April 6, 2017.
A reception immediately following.
Contact: Tiffany Patterson, Director of the Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing Historic Site
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Recently opened display in the Ohio Military Museum section, located on the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator. The display covers the story of World War One from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, through the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies after the war. The display consists of text, posters, photographs, art work, and uniforms and artifacts of the American Doughboy, including a life-size fully equipped Doughboy mannequin. American volunteers, such as the Lafayette Escadrille and the American Field Service (AFS) ambulance drivers for France, who entered the war before America officially became a ...
Contact: 330.896.6332
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The Maine Military Museum and Learning center will be running a World War I exhibit, featuring two large glass cases of WW I artifacts, five fully dressed mannequins, twenty five - thirty framed original posters and unit photos, a massive WW I US Army officers shipping trunk from the 30th Division, trunks from WW I Aero Service & WWI Tank Corp, and a tableau of a "Yank" in a bombed out building. The exhibit will run from April 17, 2017 to November 11, 2018.
Contact: http://mainemilitarymuseum.info/contact-us/
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The exhibition will highlight the military service and home front experiences of African Americans from East Texas during the First World War. It displays the names of over 11,000 African American veterans who served in the war and allows visitors to learn more about service members' families and communities.
The traveling exhibition will appear at multiple cities in Texas, including Huntsville, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, Longview, Lufkin, and Prairie View. More venues will be added over the (American) centennial period.
For more information, please visit: www.nmltx.org.
Contact: Dr. Lila Rakoczy; project director of No Man's Land
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This interactive multimedia exhibit will commemorate the centennial of US entry into World War I and focus on North Carolina’s role in the War to End All Wars on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors will experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers.
The 6,500-square-foot exhibition will highlight approximately 500 artifacts, period photography, a trench diorama, historical film footage, educational interactive components, and video re-enactments that feature European and North Carolina soldiers and citizens to relate the stories of ordinary men and women from North Carolina who provided extraordinary service ...
Contact: Marcie.Gordon@NCDCR.gov
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The exhibit tells the story of Maine’s participation in the Great War through artifacts, pictures, and interpretive displays. The exhibit will feature Maine service members' uniforms from World War I, depict how the war impacted Maine, and highlights the role Maine industries played in the war effort.
Contact: Angela Goebel-Bain, Angela.Goebel-Bain@maine.gov
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See period photographs of Ohioans during World War I. Learn about Camp Sherman, a massive training camp - third largest in the nation - near Chillicothe; participation by women and African Americans; and the work of non-combatants.
Contact: Call 800.686.6124
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This traveling exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of Alabama's inolvement in WWI and enlivens an important period of history which often goes overlooked. Remembering the Great War tells the story of the war from the perspectives of Alabamians whose lives were shaped by the conflict.The exhibit was created by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Archives & History, with assistance from Industrial Design students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Associate Professor Shu-Wen Tzeng.For more information on the exhibit, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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San Jose State University Commemorates the Centennial of the End of the First World War
"San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition"
Thursday, November 1st to Friday, November 30th, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Second Floor Art Gallery
Posters, maps and artifacts explain and commemorate the First World War, focusing on its impact on San Jose and the surrounding area.
Opening reception for "San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition."Thursday, November 1st, 2018 6:00 to 8:30 pm Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Room 255
Dr. Karen English will speak on "A Tribute to American Poetry of the Great War"
and
San ...
Contact: Dr. Jonathan Roth at jonathan.roth@sjsu.edu or (408) 924-5505
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This is an exhibit not about the First World War, rather it is an exhibit about Southeast Ohioans who supported the war effort and how the conflict affected their lives. It attempts to capture and relate the experiences of men and women from across Southeast Ohio. The First World War brought about great change to Southeast Ohio as well as the rest of the country, and even the world. It marked the end of one era, and the beginning of the next. For many Southeast Ohioans, it was the first time they were involved directly in events on a global ...
Contact: For more information, please call: (740) 592- 2280
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Display includes uniforms, supplies, and stories of Lorain County citizens who served their country.
Contact: For more information, please call: (440) 322-3341
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Experience the Great War in a new way through a special display commemorating the centennial of the United States entering World War I in 1917. Explore military uniforms and weapons, patriotic pins and other home front ephemera, souvenirs brought home from Europe by troops and volunteers and much more. Through documents and images from Ohio History Connection archival collections, see how the imagery of war changed, contrasting the bleakness of mud-spattered battlefields with the bright and vibrant posters found at home. This display is a component of the Ohio History Connection's Great Collections Experiment.
Contact: For more information, please call: (800) 686-6124
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World War I at the National Museum of American HistoryThe year 2017 marks the centennial of the official United States involvement in the First World War and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate this anniversary with a number of displays and programs.The Museum holds a variety of collections demonstrating the transformative history of World War I and of the United States’ participation in it. The objects and their stories help illuminate civilian participation, civil rights, volunteerism, women’s military service, minority experiences, art and visual culture, medical technological development and new technologies of war and peace. The public ...
Contact: Melinda Machado, Director, Office of Communications & Marketing, 202-633-3129
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“Answering the Call…From Recruit to the Front Lines of WWI,” a special exhibition at the Upcountry History Museum, presents an overview of the influence “the Great War” had on the course of history, as well as some of the notable advancements made to the modern world as a result.
Focusing on the experience from a recruit’s perspective, this artifact-rich exhibit will draw visitors into the everyday life of the American Doughboy, including what he wore, what he ate, the equipment he carried, and the thoughts he shared with those on the home front. Drawn from local collectors and the Museum’s permanent collection, ...
Contact: info@upcountryhistory.org
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The Aris Theatre presents “Not About Heroes,” a play by Stephen MacDonald, directed by Frank Miller, November 2-18 at 7 Stages Theatre Back Stage, 1105 Euclid Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.Shows are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. It is the story of a young English soldier, Wilfred Owen, sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital in June 1917 for treatment of shell shock after four months in the trenches in France. There he met Siegried Sasson, a well-known poet. His friendship with Sassoon inspired Owen to write what is thought of as the finest poetry to ...
Contact: (404) 523-7647
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Dickenson County Virginia World War I Centennial Commemoration Event 1
Portrait Drawings Art Exhibition / First Art Showing: Representative Drawings of 16 Dickenson County VA WW I soldiers that served and gave their lives during "The Great War" on display along with the Student Artists from Ridgeview High School who created the drawings.
All military veterans and the public are invited and encouraged to attend.
Contact: bob.linkous@att.net
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This exhibition commemorates the100 year anniversary of the signing of an armistice between Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, which ended combat in World War I. The exhibition includes war-themed artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn, who was one of the eight official war artists commissioned by the American Expeditionary Forces. All works are drawn from the permanent collection of the South Dakota Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Contact: jodi.lundgren@sdstate.edu
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The Missouri State Museum is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entry into the Great War and Missouri's military and civilian contributions to the war effort with a new exhibit"Here at Home: Missouri in the Great War"
The exhibit opens Thursday, April 6, 2017 and closes May 2020.Throughout the 3 year exhibit rotating displays will highlight the different aspects of Missouri's role in the war "over there" and what was happening here at home. The exhibit will feature the museum's extensive collection of WWI regimental flags and memorial service banners presented by Missouri counties following the war.
Contact: Katherine Owens, katherine.owens@dnr.mo.gov, DSPStateMuseum@dnr.mo.gov
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Through November 2018, a changing exhibit in the War Room of the Capitol Building, Albany, will highlight different aspects of how New York and New Yorkers participated in the war. The current case features the first months of World War II, in which the New York governor ordered a June 1917 census of all individuals in the state to assess war resources. This summer’s exhibit will focus on the New Yorkers who volunteered in France, before the U.S. entry into the war, with the American Field Service, as truck drivers, ambulance drivers, and administrators with the American Ambulance Hospital in ...
Contact: robyn.ryan@exec.ny.gov
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“Poppies: Women, War, Peace” will open at the Hargrett Gallery of the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
Part of the observance to mark the centennial end of the First World War, the exhibit also pays homage to Moina Belle Michael, originally from Monroe, who was instrumental in ensuring the red poppy flower became a symbol to remember the victims and veterans of war. Michael was inspired in her quest by the war poem ‘In Flanders Field’ written by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae in 1915.
The story of Michael’s relentless, lifelong remembrance campaign is largely forgotten. Each ...
Contact: jclevela@uga.edu
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Remembering The Great War: One Hundred Years Later
The exhibit features over thirty extraordinary and powerful images taken of the war by the Photographic Section of the French Army. Also on exhibit are other World War I artifacts including patriotic posters and an American Army uniform. A silent documentary on American Troops in France, Pershing's Crusaders, plays in the gallery. The exhibit is open until fall 2018.
Contact: mstafford@nevadaculture.org
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Explore the irrevocable changes five years of cataclysmic conflict wrought on the global stage. Discover the complex impact on familiar structures as war was fought on three diverse continents of battlefields and the waters that connected them to the American homefront. As borders were literally and figuratively redrawn, Allies celebrated a victory and the world came to terms with the irreparable devastation and losses of the “war to end all wars.”
Contact: 816.888.8100
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please make sure I did the repeating event correctly!
Time to Remember - The Armistice Watch
Exhibition of Commemorative Artwork 'Time to Remember' - The Armistice Watch. Over a three years period I have constructed an Armistice Watch, based loosely on a WW1 period timepiece, aimed at commemorating the Armistice and Ceasefire Centenary on 11th November 2018. This is a contemporary artwork created as a fitting tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in order for us to enjoy the lifestyle of today. This will be on loan to the Musée de l'Armistice in Compiègne, France, site of the signing of ...
Contact: the.ideas.source@gmail.com
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Archival Services of University Libraries at the University of Akron displays: "Documenting Our Doughboys," located on the first floor of Bierce Library, features historic letters and photographs from local soldiers. "Mary Gladwin and the Great War," located in Archival Services on the Lower Level of the Polsky Building in downtown Akron, showcases historic World War I photographs, letters, diaries, and medals of Akron nurse Mary E. Gladwin. Also on display in Archival Services is the display "Highlights from the Greatest History of the World War," which includes numerous scrapbooks featuring rare World War I newspapers, periodicals, and artworks published during ...
Contact: Call 330-972-7670
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World War I was considered the war to end all wars. The war brought technological advances on and off the battlefield and produced weapons that were deadlier than ever before. Developments in engineering, chemistry, and metalworking created unmerciful conditions and saw a transition from animal power to machine power as the primary means of victory. The techniques and knowledge in the field of medicine improved and adapted to the mass destruction of war. Outside the war zone, the home front proved to be a vital artery in the war effort through its sacrifices and undying support of patriotism. In all, ...
Contact: museum@minnehahacounty.org
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Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering what came to be known as “The Great War” - a critical time that left a major legacy in Buffalo, the United States, and the world.
This free public exhibition explores Buffalo, its people and the region’s contributions to the war effort during a globally turbulent period. Central to the exhibition is the Library’s extraordinary collection of stunning World War I posters, which were donated in 1919 by prominent Buffalonian Edward Michael. The collection includes posters from the United States, Canada, and ...
Contact: mosherl@buffalolib.org
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Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I examines the upheaval of world war as Americans confronted it—both at home and abroad. The exhibition considers the debates and struggles that surrounded U.S. engagement; explores U.S. military and home front mobilization and the immensity of industrialized warfare; and touches on the war's effects, as an international peace settlement was negotiated, national borders were redrawn, and soldiers returned to reintegrate into American society. With the most comprehensive collection of multi-format World War I holdings in the nation including those materials gathered and preserved by the Veterans History Project, the ...
Contact: www.loc.gov/exhibits
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New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
“There we were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.
“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collection. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/
View the loving cup ...
Contact:
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A World at War: The Marine Corps and U.S. Navy in World War I Art Exhibit
In commemoration of the centennial of World War I, the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) has opened a joint art exhibition depicting the story of the Marines and Sailors who fought and died in "the war to end all wars" and honors their memory a century later.
Contact: johnathan.jones@usmcu.edu
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The Wyoming Veterans Museum will open a major exhibit in the Kading Gallery, from April 6, 2017 to November 11, 2018, commemorating Wyoming's role in the Great War, 1917-1919.
Contact: douglas.cubbison@wyo.gov
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This will be a permanent display of the causes of WWI and its course, focusing on the America's involvement. It starts with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, ending with the US occupation of the Rhineland. As well, there will be specific displays focusing on topics such as technological advances, the US Air Service, Tank Corps, Intervention in Russia, the US Navy and communications in the war zone. The display will use photographs, posters, costumed mannequins and text to explore the various facets of the war, with the US Army as the main focus.
Museum closed on Mondays.
Contact: Kovesci.Kim@mapsairmuseum.org
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Veteran Hall of Fame and Second WWI Event
Second Induction to OPV Puerto Rico Veteran Hall of Fame will take place on November 2, 2018 at American University Bayamon Campus. This is also our second WWI since we have two inductees that served in the Great War.
Contact: eherrero@opv.pr.gov
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The Columbus Jewish Historical Society has a new exhibit on view in their new space The Historical Collection. This exhibit explores our community in 1918, the 262 Jewish veterans of WWI from Central Ohio, their lives in camp and "over there" and their lives at home.
The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is open 10-3:30 Monday-Friday, the first Sunday of each month, and by appointment.
Contact: Call 614.238.6977
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This exhibit shares some of the stories of Alexandrians during the war: their feelings about this nearly-incomprehensible world tragedy, their early efforts to help, and their more active participation in the American war effort after April, 1917. Many of us have ancestors who lived through this conflict and participated in some way, and the museum staff hopes this exhibition provides a renewed interest in and appreciation for their struggles and sacrifices, as well as the new role they helped to create for the United States on the world stage.
Exhibit includes rare Lusitania artifacts, period weapons, and archival video.
Contact: jim.mackay@alexandriava.gov
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The grinding, mechanized nature of World War I, the first global war that involved millions of infantry combatants, has tended to render these soldiers in popular culture as faceless masses rather than individual participants with their own unique stories. In an effort surface the individual of WWI, Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War features 54 artworks produced by the AEF artist program, the first true combat artists, with 29 art photographs of stone carvings created by soldiers in underground living spaces adjacent to the trenches. These spaces were abandoned stone quarries that soldiers on all sides used, ...
Contact: Peter Jakab: jakabp@si.edu
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Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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COURAGE WITHOUT FEAR:THE RED ARROW DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I
100 years ago, the world was at war on an unprecedented scale. There was fighting between empires across Europe, the Middle East, and even Africa with no end in site. In 1917, the United States joined the war in an effort to bring this "war to end all wars" to a stop and win victory for its allies. The young men from the Tri-Cities that volunteered for this fight would go on to see action in some of the most crucial battles from the late stages of the war. Their stories ...
Contact: PH # 616 842 0700
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Doughboys And Flyboys: WWI Stories By Vermonters From The Home And Battlefront exhibit at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont
To commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI and those who served, Middlebury Vermont's Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit "Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront," which runs from July 31, 2018 through November 11. According to statistics compiled by Vermont's Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI, half of whom - 8,000 - were overseas. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service ...
Contact: mmanley@henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Contemporary WWI Photo Exhibit, "Honoring the Doughboys, Following My Grandfather's World War I Diary"
By Jeff Lowdermilk
New Mexico History Museum, in the Meem Room
Contact: (505) 476-5200
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Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and thoughts engendered by the war that brought America onto the world stage; raised complex questions about gender, race and ethnic relations; and ushered in the modern era. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing, the general who led the American Expeditionary Forces and a person who understood the power of the medium. In his postwar letter that begins “My fellow soldiers,” he recognized each individual under his ...
Contact: Ren Cooper (202) 633-5062
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The museum will host the State of New Mexico’s World War I interactive exhibit opening Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate Americans about WWI and highlight the sacrifices made by the Citizens of New Mexico less than 5 years after becoming the 47thState.
The two year exhibit features a WWI SE5 Biplane, a UB6 Submarine turret, a replica of Roswell’s Battery A Bunker, a replica of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, a 1916 Harley Davidson, and many WWI weapons and equipment. Working in conjunction with the World War I Centennial Commission, ...
Contact: nmmmfoundation@gmail.com
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This second of two collaborative exhibits will focus on the return of the troops to North Texas at the end of the war. Details are still pending.
This is a community collaborative effort bringing together the following organizations:
• Ben E. Keith Corporation
• Friends of the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery
• Frontiers of Flight Museum
• Fort Worth Aviation Museum
• Fort Worth Central Library
• Fort Worth Jewish Archives
• Fort Worth National Archives
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
• Fort Worth YMCA
• Historic Fort Worth
• Imagination Fort Worth
• Military Museum of Fort Worth
• North Fort Worth Historical Society
• Tarrant County ...
Contact: jhodgson@ftwaviation.com
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New Jersey During World War I: An Exhibit
"Over There, Over Here: New Jersey During World War I" focuses on the stories of New Jerseyans and the affect the war had on those at home and fighting abroad.
It delves into topics such as the prelude to war, the home front, the roles of African Americans and women and how art, music and photography played a part during the War.
Through unique displays, artifacts and historic recreations, the story of New Jersey and World War I is told in this innovative exhibit.
Parking and admission are free. Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information ...
Contact: Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information about this and other programs.
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The Seiberling family provided financial support for war-related organizations, shifted rubber production from domestic to military goods, and sent their sons and grandsons into battle to fight two world wars. In addition to touring the Seiberling estate, guests may view the permanent exhibit, “The Seiberling Legacy,” which highlights the family's legacy including their contributions to both world wars.
Contact: Visit www.stanhywet.org for hours of operation.
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The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
In the middle of the Potomac in Mallows Bay, lies the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere, a haunting legacy of WWI. In April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson approved the greatest shipbuilding program in history: an order for 1,000 ships to make up the shortage of transport vessels needed for the war effort. The war ended before any ships were put into service and hundreds were simply scrapped in the Bay. This exhibit will explore the history of this “Ghost Fleet,” tell the stories behind a scandalous wartime boondoggle and highlight the rich archaeological ...
Contact: wilsonhouse@woodrowwilsonhouse.org
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Convocation: “The Great War and Our Souls” by Dr. Joseph Stuart. The event begins at 10:00 am in Butler Hall, University of Mary
Contact: University of Mary
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An exhibit detailing the history of World War I and its impact on Akron history, including the local effects of the Influenza Pandemic of 2018.
Contact: 330.643.9030
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Two WWI exhibitions under one roof. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has two exhibitions commemorating WWI on display now.
WW1 America is the largest traveling exhibition about the Great War and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is its only scheduled stop on the east coast! This exhibition on display from
February 17 to July 29, 2018, features more than 100 objects, powerful multimedia presentations, and interactive experiences. It focuses on the war as a transformational event. Themes such as immigration and migration, racial conflict, women’s rights, labor struggles, challenges to civil liberties, and the meaning of citizenship are explored.
The Commonwealth and the ...
Contact: tschneider@virginiahistory.org
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World War I, fought from 1914-1918, was the modern world’s first international conflict. Approximately 11 million soldiers were killed, and the war's toll including civilian casualties exceeded 20 million. The United States, by declaration of President Woodrow Wilson, formally entered the war Apr. 6, 1917. By Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, more than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war. Of these, more than 1,600 were Knights of Columbus. Both the first and last American military officers to die during the war were K of C members.In addition to Knights who served on the battlefield as soldiers, the ...
Contact: Kathy Cogan, 203-752-4630
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World War I (1914-1918) was the modern world’s first international conflict. Total casualties exceeded 20 million, including 11 million soldiers. More than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war.
The Knights of Columbus was active in war relief efforts, managing highly successful fundraising drives and catering to servicemen in America and abroad through recreation centers known as army huts.
The impact of World War I was felt for generations. No one during this time period was unaffected.
The Knights of Columbus Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, "World War I: Beyond ...
Contact: museum@kofc.org
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An Exhibit presented by the American Numismatic Association Money Museum.
This exhibit will cover the history of World War I as illustrated through medals, decorations, coins and paper currency. Themes will include economics, technology, propaganda, commemoration, and remembrance, all of which can be discussed using numismatic items. The exhibit will also feature other objects related to the war, including trench art, posters, uniforms, video and interactive elements such as a recreation of a trench.
The Money Museum is open to the public from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday.
Contact: mudd@money.org
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In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial will open a new special exhibit entitled "Over Here, Over There". This new exhibit will examine the causes of the U.S. entry into World War I, wartime propaganda, the social fabric of America, the American Expeditionary Force (training, preparations and collaboration with Allied forces) and major campaigns fought by the A.E.F. The exhibit will also discuss the American homefront, including local efforts in the Hampton Roads area. "Over Here, Over There" will be on display at the MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, April 8, 2017-December 30, 2018.
For more information, visit: www.macarthurmemorial.org
Contact: amanda.williams@norfolk.gov
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Dickenson County Virginia World War 1 Centennial Commemoration Event 2
Wreath Laying Tribute to Dickenson County WW I "Doughboys." Student artists from Ridgeview High School will read the names of all sixteen Dickenson County, Virginia World War I Soldiers / "Doughboys" that served and gave their lives during "The Great War." Katie Robinson, a senior from Ridgeview High School, will read a famous World War I poem "In Flanders Fields" written by Lt. Col. John McCrae, MD. One of the students from Ridgeview High School and a soldier from the Virginia Army National Guard's Military Funeral Honors Detail will place a ...
Contact: bob.linkous@att.net
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Museum Exhibit opens at Noon April 6, 2017 and will run through Memorial Day 2019 will look at Virginia Military Units in the Great War through original uniforms, flags, documents and artifacts. In addition there will be additional photographs and artifacts related to Virginia in WWI on temporary display for the anniversary of America's entry into the War.
Contact: Christopher Garcia, cgarcia@nnva.gov
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Over 25 combat uniforms of the Western Front are on display.
Contact: dennis_skupinski@yahoo.com
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The opening of the World War I exhibit "WW1 Idaho Forestry Soldiers: Call to Action" at the J.Curtis Earl Weapons Exhibit at the Idaho State Pen Historical Building, which is part of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The exhibit will be open to public viewing this week and will continue until the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, 2018.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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Dickenson County Virginia World War I Centennial Commemoration Event 3
Wreath Laying Ceremony in honor of PRIVATE FRED HICKS PRIODE
Daniel Reynolds, a sophomore from Ridgeview High School who created a portrait drawing of PRIVATE FRED HICKS PRIODE, will present a tribute to PVT PRIODE.
Katie Robinson, a senior from Ridgeview High School, will read a famous World War I poem: "In Flanders Fields" written by Lt. Col. John McCrae, MD.
Daniel Reynolds and a soldier from the Virginia Army National Guard's Military Funeral Honors Detail will place a wreath in Front of PVT PRIODE'S headstone. Taps will be played to conclude the ceremony.
All ...
Contact: bob.linkous@att.net
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The Golden Troupe is a permanent exhibition in Thrall’s Opera House, which served as their home theatre. Each year, a different aspect of the Troupe is explored. This year’s display focuses on Frances Golden, the youngest of the Golden Family in her journey with the YMCA to entertain troops during WWI.
Contact: mpatterson2@indianamuseum.org
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Dr. Chester Archibald might just know how to help the Allies win the war against Mustard Gas. But what happens when someone ends up dead at a party in his honor?
Contact: Call: 330.833.6749
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On Oct. 12, 2018, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) will open its exhibit honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Of Poland on Nov.11, 1918. Oct. 12 will mark the 101st Anniversary of the recruitment for the Polish Army in France, a force formed by the French, but formed in the early days of Poles living in the United States, who made up a significant part of the Army to include the junior officers. The effort was an international event with the recruits coming from the USA, trained in Canada by the Canadian Army and equipped by the French. ...
Contact: jan-lorys@Polishmuseumofamerica.org
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Full production of Stephen MacDonald's 1982 play "Not About Heroes," the real-life meeting of Lt. Siegfried Sassoon and Lt.Wilfred Owen at Craiglockhart War Hospital in 1917. Both were British officers who had been awarded The Military Cross for gallantry, wounded in battle, (physically and mentally,) yet both powerful poets and writers about the inhumanity of the war as it affected the men in the trenches.Production: November 2 -18, 2018 (including matinees on both Nov 4, the 100th Anniversary of Owen's death, and Nov 11. at 2:00 pm) at The Black Box Theatre, (RPHS) in Milwaukie, Oregon. Details and tickets at ...
Contact: kevingyell@gmail.com
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Theater Production: All Quiet on the Western Front
November 2-11, UT Center for Performing Arts - Center Theatre
In this world premiere adaptation of the English translation of Erich Maria Remarque’s famous novel, written and directed by Matt Foss, PhD, Assistant Professor of Theatre, audiences are introduced to the story of Paul Baumer and the 2nd Company as they fight and survive along the western front during the last year of the war.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Center Theatre of UT’s Center for Performing Arts. For tickets and information, please visit utoledo.Tix.com.
Contact: utoledo.Tix.com
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Bells of Peace Film Festival
This film festival occurs on every Friday night from August 17th and concluding on November 11th. This festival is for family, friends and customers and is held in a greenhouse converted to a cinema for showing of the following films: “The Big Parade,” “Wings,” “All Quiet on the Western Front (1930),” “Hell’s Angels,” “The Grand Illusion,” “Dawn Patrol (1938),” For Me and My Gal,” “Paths of Glory,” “The Fighting 69th,” “Sergeant York,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Lost Battalion,” and “War Horse.”
Contact: ewittkofs@aol.com
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Arís is a non-profit theatre company based in Atlanta, GA - presenting plays from and about Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. We wanted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day to remember, lest we forget, the terrible cost of war. We also wish to honor the legacy of the poets who found beauty and friendship in the midst of unspeakable ugliness and tragedy, and whose work still inspires us today. This moving play by Stephen MacDonald is based on the real-life friendship between noted World War I poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. Against the backdrop of the horrors ...
Contact: aris@aristheatre.org
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This exhibit will spot light African American civilian and military service during World War II and explain how African American service during wartime began to advance civil rights on the home front. An intregral part of this exhibit highlights the history of African American military service from the founding of American up to World War II and will feature items from the World War I collection.
Contact: For more information, please call: (937) 376-4944
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On April 6, 1917 the United States joined its allies- Britain, France and Russia- to fight in World War I. To mark that anniversary, an exhibit at The Arms Family Museum, From Home Front to Western Front: Life During World War I, opening on April 29th, will showcase civilian and military clothing in the Jeanne D. Tyler Costume Exhibit Gallery. The exhibit will also have a vignette on Base Hospital 31, formed by the Youngstown Hospital Association in 1917.
Contact: For more information please call: (330) 743-2589
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The exhibit focuses on Missouri in war time, exploring the aftermath of the war and the memorials created to honor those who served, including the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, now the Missouri State Museum in Jefferson City.
The ribbon cutting event and reception will begin at 2 p.m. on April 6, 2017.
A reception immediately following.
Contact: Tiffany Patterson, Director of the Missouri State Museum/Jefferson Landing Historic Site
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Dedicated in 1932, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine is both a memorial to Abraham Lincoln and a place to commemorate the life of World War I veteran Ewart Watchorn, the son of Shrine founders Robert and Alma Watchorn. On Saturday, February 4, 2017 the Shrine unveiled new exhibits focusing on the bravery of Lt. Watchorn, and the use of Abraham Lincoln's image and legacy during the Great War.
If you would like to give a material or monetary donation to the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, please contact Nathan Gonzales, Curator at 909-798-7632 or visit the Heritage Room of A.K. Smiley Public Library. The ...
Contact: heritage@akspl.org
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Recently opened display in the Ohio Military Museum section, located on the mezzanine level, accessible by elevator. The display covers the story of World War One from the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, through the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies after the war. The display consists of text, posters, photographs, art work, and uniforms and artifacts of the American Doughboy, including a life-size fully equipped Doughboy mannequin. American volunteers, such as the Lafayette Escadrille and the American Field Service (AFS) ambulance drivers for France, who entered the war before America officially became a ...
Contact: 330.896.6332
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The Maine Military Museum and Learning center will be running a World War I exhibit, featuring two large glass cases of WW I artifacts, five fully dressed mannequins, twenty five - thirty framed original posters and unit photos, a massive WW I US Army officers shipping trunk from the 30th Division, trunks from WW I Aero Service & WWI Tank Corp, and a tableau of a "Yank" in a bombed out building. The exhibit will run from April 17, 2017 to November 11, 2018.
Contact: http://mainemilitarymuseum.info/contact-us/
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The exhibition will highlight the military service and home front experiences of African Americans from East Texas during the First World War. It displays the names of over 11,000 African American veterans who served in the war and allows visitors to learn more about service members' families and communities.
The traveling exhibition will appear at multiple cities in Texas, including Huntsville, Houston, Port Arthur, Lubbock, Longview, Lufkin, and Prairie View. More venues will be added over the (American) centennial period.
For more information, please visit: www.nmltx.org.
Contact: Dr. Lila Rakoczy; project director of No Man's Land
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This interactive multimedia exhibit will commemorate the centennial of US entry into World War I and focus on North Carolina’s role in the War to End All Wars on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors will experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers.
The 6,500-square-foot exhibition will highlight approximately 500 artifacts, period photography, a trench diorama, historical film footage, educational interactive components, and video re-enactments that feature European and North Carolina soldiers and citizens to relate the stories of ordinary men and women from North Carolina who provided extraordinary service ...
Contact: Marcie.Gordon@NCDCR.gov
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The exhibit tells the story of Maine’s participation in the Great War through artifacts, pictures, and interpretive displays. The exhibit will feature Maine service members' uniforms from World War I, depict how the war impacted Maine, and highlights the role Maine industries played in the war effort.
Contact: Angela Goebel-Bain, Angela.Goebel-Bain@maine.gov
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See period photographs of Ohioans during World War I. Learn about Camp Sherman, a massive training camp - third largest in the nation - near Chillicothe; participation by women and African Americans; and the work of non-combatants.
Contact: Call 800.686.6124
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This traveling exhibit commemorates the centennial anniversary of Alabama's inolvement in WWI and enlivens an important period of history which often goes overlooked. Remembering the Great War tells the story of the war from the perspectives of Alabamians whose lives were shaped by the conflict.The exhibit was created by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Archives & History, with assistance from Industrial Design students in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction and Associate Professor Shu-Wen Tzeng.For more information on the exhibit, ...
Contact: Annie Crenshaw (334) 382-6959 anniecrenshaw@centurytel.net
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San Jose State University Commemorates the Centennial of the End of the First World War
"San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition"
Thursday, November 1st to Friday, November 30th, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Second Floor Art Gallery
Posters, maps and artifacts explain and commemorate the First World War, focusing on its impact on San Jose and the surrounding area.
Opening reception for "San Jose and World War One: A Centennial Exhibition."Thursday, November 1st, 2018 6:00 to 8:30 pm Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Room 255
Dr. Karen English will speak on "A Tribute to American Poetry of the Great War"
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San ...
Contact: Dr. Jonathan Roth at jonathan.roth@sjsu.edu or (408) 924-5505
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This is an exhibit not about the First World War, rather it is an exhibit about Southeast Ohioans who supported the war effort and how the conflict affected their lives. It attempts to capture and relate the experiences of men and women from across Southeast Ohio. The First World War brought about great change to Southeast Ohio as well as the rest of the country, and even the world. It marked the end of one era, and the beginning of the next. For many Southeast Ohioans, it was the first time they were involved directly in events on a global ...
Contact: For more information, please call: (740) 592- 2280
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Display includes uniforms, supplies, and stories of Lorain County citizens who served their country.
Contact: For more information, please call: (440) 322-3341
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Experience the Great War in a new way through a special display commemorating the centennial of the United States entering World War I in 1917. Explore military uniforms and weapons, patriotic pins and other home front ephemera, souvenirs brought home from Europe by troops and volunteers and much more. Through documents and images from Ohio History Connection archival collections, see how the imagery of war changed, contrasting the bleakness of mud-spattered battlefields with the bright and vibrant posters found at home. This display is a component of the Ohio History Connection's Great Collections Experiment.
Contact: For more information, please call: (800) 686-6124
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World War I at the National Museum of American HistoryThe year 2017 marks the centennial of the official United States involvement in the First World War and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will commemorate this anniversary with a number of displays and programs.The Museum holds a variety of collections demonstrating the transformative history of World War I and of the United States’ participation in it. The objects and their stories help illuminate civilian participation, civil rights, volunteerism, women’s military service, minority experiences, art and visual culture, medical technological development and new technologies of war and peace. The public ...
Contact: Melinda Machado, Director, Office of Communications & Marketing, 202-633-3129
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“Answering the Call…From Recruit to the Front Lines of WWI,” a special exhibition at the Upcountry History Museum, presents an overview of the influence “the Great War” had on the course of history, as well as some of the notable advancements made to the modern world as a result.
Focusing on the experience from a recruit’s perspective, this artifact-rich exhibit will draw visitors into the everyday life of the American Doughboy, including what he wore, what he ate, the equipment he carried, and the thoughts he shared with those on the home front. Drawn from local collectors and the Museum’s permanent collection, ...
Contact: info@upcountryhistory.org
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This exhibition commemorates the100 year anniversary of the signing of an armistice between Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, which ended combat in World War I. The exhibition includes war-themed artworks created by celebrated South Dakota artist Harvey Dunn, who was one of the eight official war artists commissioned by the American Expeditionary Forces. All works are drawn from the permanent collection of the South Dakota Art Museum and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Contact: jodi.lundgren@sdstate.edu
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The Missouri State Museum is commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entry into the Great War and Missouri's military and civilian contributions to the war effort with a new exhibit"Here at Home: Missouri in the Great War"
The exhibit opens Thursday, April 6, 2017 and closes May 2020.Throughout the 3 year exhibit rotating displays will highlight the different aspects of Missouri's role in the war "over there" and what was happening here at home. The exhibit will feature the museum's extensive collection of WWI regimental flags and memorial service banners presented by Missouri counties following the war.
Contact: Katherine Owens, katherine.owens@dnr.mo.gov, DSPStateMuseum@dnr.mo.gov
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“Poppies: Women, War, Peace” will open at the Hargrett Gallery of the University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries.
Part of the observance to mark the centennial end of the First World War, the exhibit also pays homage to Moina Belle Michael, originally from Monroe, who was instrumental in ensuring the red poppy flower became a symbol to remember the victims and veterans of war. Michael was inspired in her quest by the war poem ‘In Flanders Field’ written by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae in 1915.
The story of Michael’s relentless, lifelong remembrance campaign is largely forgotten. Each ...
Contact: jclevela@uga.edu
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Remembering The Great War: One Hundred Years Later
The exhibit features over thirty extraordinary and powerful images taken of the war by the Photographic Section of the French Army. Also on exhibit are other World War I artifacts including patriotic posters and an American Army uniform. A silent documentary on American Troops in France, Pershing's Crusaders, plays in the gallery. The exhibit is open until fall 2018.
Contact: mstafford@nevadaculture.org
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Explore the irrevocable changes five years of cataclysmic conflict wrought on the global stage. Discover the complex impact on familiar structures as war was fought on three diverse continents of battlefields and the waters that connected them to the American homefront. As borders were literally and figuratively redrawn, Allies celebrated a victory and the world came to terms with the irreparable devastation and losses of the “war to end all wars.”
Contact: 816.888.8100
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Time to Remember - The Armistice Watch
Exhibition of Commemorative Artwork 'Time to Remember' - The Armistice Watch. Over a three years period I have constructed an Armistice Watch, based loosely on a WW1 period timepiece, aimed at commemorating the Armistice and Ceasefire Centenary on 11th November 2018. This is a contemporary artwork created as a fitting tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in order for us to enjoy the lifestyle of today. This will be on loan to the Musée de l'Armistice in Compiègne, France, site of the signing of ...
Contact: the.ideas.source@gmail.com
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Archival Services of University Libraries at the University of Akron displays: "Documenting Our Doughboys," located on the first floor of Bierce Library, features historic letters and photographs from local soldiers. "Mary Gladwin and the Great War," located in Archival Services on the Lower Level of the Polsky Building in downtown Akron, showcases historic World War I photographs, letters, diaries, and medals of Akron nurse Mary E. Gladwin. Also on display in Archival Services is the display "Highlights from the Greatest History of the World War," which includes numerous scrapbooks featuring rare World War I newspapers, periodicals, and artworks published during ...
Contact: Call 330-972-7670
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World War I was considered the war to end all wars. The war brought technological advances on and off the battlefield and produced weapons that were deadlier than ever before. Developments in engineering, chemistry, and metalworking created unmerciful conditions and saw a transition from animal power to machine power as the primary means of victory. The techniques and knowledge in the field of medicine improved and adapted to the mass destruction of war. Outside the war zone, the home front proved to be a vital artery in the war effort through its sacrifices and undying support of patriotism. In all, ...
Contact: museum@minnehahacounty.org
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Buffalo Never Fails: The Queen City and World War I commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States entering what came to be known as “The Great War” - a critical time that left a major legacy in Buffalo, the United States, and the world.
This free public exhibition explores Buffalo, its people and the region’s contributions to the war effort during a globally turbulent period. Central to the exhibition is the Library’s extraordinary collection of stunning World War I posters, which were donated in 1919 by prominent Buffalonian Edward Michael. The collection includes posters from the United States, Canada, and ...
Contact: mosherl@buffalolib.org
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Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I examines the upheaval of world war as Americans confronted it—both at home and abroad. The exhibition considers the debates and struggles that surrounded U.S. engagement; explores U.S. military and home front mobilization and the immensity of industrialized warfare; and touches on the war's effects, as an international peace settlement was negotiated, national borders were redrawn, and soldiers returned to reintegrate into American society. With the most comprehensive collection of multi-format World War I holdings in the nation including those materials gathered and preserved by the Veterans History Project, the ...
Contact: www.loc.gov/exhibits
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New Exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
“There we were watching New York’s skyline diminish, and wondering if we’d be heroes or corpses,” Harry S. Truman later recalled as he departed New York for the battlefields of France in the spring of 1918. Truman returned a hero, and his service helped set him on the path to the presidency.
“‘Heroes or Corpses’: Captain Truman in World War I” tells the captivating story of Truman’s service in the Great War through never-before-exhibited photographs, personal letters and more than 40 artifacts from Truman’s personal World War I collection. http://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/library-museum/museum-exhibits/temporary-exhibits/
View the loving cup ...
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A World at War: The Marine Corps and U.S. Navy in World War I Art Exhibit
In commemoration of the centennial of World War I, the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) has opened a joint art exhibition depicting the story of the Marines and Sailors who fought and died in "the war to end all wars" and honors their memory a century later.
Contact: johnathan.jones@usmcu.edu
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The Wyoming Veterans Museum will open a major exhibit in the Kading Gallery, from April 6, 2017 to November 11, 2018, commemorating Wyoming's role in the Great War, 1917-1919.
Contact: douglas.cubbison@wyo.gov
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Veterans Day Parade- special salute to World War 1
The Idaho World War 1 Centennial Commissioners will be driving a lead vehicle in the parade decorated to represent the World War 1 Veterans of the state of Idaho. The 2018 Boise Veterans Parade Theme: "A Special Salute to WWI Veterans - a war that changed the world." Even though the war ended a century ago, soldiers who died there still deserve their moment of remembrance. The 2018 "Posthumous" Grand Marshal is Idaho Doughboy and AEF Army Sgt Earl Lewis Hurt originally from Eagle, Idaho and assigned to the Tank Corps. Deployed to ...
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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This will be a permanent display of the causes of WWI and its course, focusing on the America's involvement. It starts with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, ending with the US occupation of the Rhineland. As well, there will be specific displays focusing on topics such as technological advances, the US Air Service, Tank Corps, Intervention in Russia, the US Navy and communications in the war zone. The display will use photographs, posters, costumed mannequins and text to explore the various facets of the war, with the US Army as the main focus.
Museum closed on Mondays.
Contact: Kovesci.Kim@mapsairmuseum.org
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The Columbus Jewish Historical Society has a new exhibit on view in their new space The Historical Collection. This exhibit explores our community in 1918, the 262 Jewish veterans of WWI from Central Ohio, their lives in camp and "over there" and their lives at home.
The Columbus Jewish Historical Society is open 10-3:30 Monday-Friday, the first Sunday of each month, and by appointment.
Contact: Call 614.238.6977
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This exhibit shares some of the stories of Alexandrians during the war: their feelings about this nearly-incomprehensible world tragedy, their early efforts to help, and their more active participation in the American war effort after April, 1917. Many of us have ancestors who lived through this conflict and participated in some way, and the museum staff hopes this exhibition provides a renewed interest in and appreciation for their struggles and sacrifices, as well as the new role they helped to create for the United States on the world stage.
Exhibit includes rare Lusitania artifacts, period weapons, and archival video.
Contact: jim.mackay@alexandriava.gov
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The grinding, mechanized nature of World War I, the first global war that involved millions of infantry combatants, has tended to render these soldiers in popular culture as faceless masses rather than individual participants with their own unique stories. In an effort surface the individual of WWI, Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War features 54 artworks produced by the AEF artist program, the first true combat artists, with 29 art photographs of stone carvings created by soldiers in underground living spaces adjacent to the trenches. These spaces were abandoned stone quarries that soldiers on all sides used, ...
Contact: Peter Jakab: jakabp@si.edu
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Boise Veterans Day Parade
On Saturday, November 3, the Boise Veterans Day Parade takes place with a special theme honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice.
It is called "A special Salute to World War Veterans, The Parade will Start with a ceremony on the steps of the state capitol starting at 10:00 am.
Both WW1 reenactors, and the Idaho World War 1 Centennial Commission will have entry in the parade.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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COURAGE WITHOUT FEAR:THE RED ARROW DIVISION IN WORLD WAR I
100 years ago, the world was at war on an unprecedented scale. There was fighting between empires across Europe, the Middle East, and even Africa with no end in site. In 1917, the United States joined the war in an effort to bring this "war to end all wars" to a stop and win victory for its allies. The young men from the Tri-Cities that volunteered for this fight would go on to see action in some of the most crucial battles from the late stages of the war. Their stories ...
Contact: PH # 616 842 0700
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Doughboys And Flyboys: WWI Stories By Vermonters From The Home And Battlefront exhibit at Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury, Vermont
To commemorate the anniversary of the Armistice that ended WWI and those who served, Middlebury Vermont's Henry Sheldon Museum is featuring the exhibit "Doughboys and Flyboys: WWI Stories by Vermonters From the Home and Battlefront," which runs from July 31, 2018 through November 11. According to statistics compiled by Vermont's Adjutant General, approximately 16,000 Vermont men served in the military during WWI, half of whom - 8,000 - were overseas. Of those, 629 were killed in action or died in service ...
Contact: mmanley@henrysheldonmuseum.org
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Contemporary WWI Photo Exhibit, "Honoring the Doughboys, Following My Grandfather's World War I Diary"
By Jeff Lowdermilk
New Mexico History Museum, in the Meem Room
Contact: (505) 476-5200
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Through personal correspondence written on the frontlines and home front, this centennial exhibition uncovers the history of America’s involvement in World War I. The compelling selection of letters illuminates emotions and thoughts engendered by the war that brought America onto the world stage; raised complex questions about gender, race and ethnic relations; and ushered in the modern era. Included are previously unpublished letters by General John Pershing, the general who led the American Expeditionary Forces and a person who understood the power of the medium. In his postwar letter that begins “My fellow soldiers,” he recognized each individual under his ...
Contact: Ren Cooper (202) 633-5062
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The museum will host the State of New Mexico’s World War I interactive exhibit opening Memorial Day weekend in Santa Fe. The purpose of the exhibit is to educate Americans about WWI and highlight the sacrifices made by the Citizens of New Mexico less than 5 years after becoming the 47thState.
The two year exhibit features a WWI SE5 Biplane, a UB6 Submarine turret, a replica of Roswell’s Battery A Bunker, a replica of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, a 1916 Harley Davidson, and many WWI weapons and equipment. Working in conjunction with the World War I Centennial Commission, ...
Contact: nmmmfoundation@gmail.com
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This second of two collaborative exhibits will focus on the return of the troops to North Texas at the end of the war. Details are still pending.
This is a community collaborative effort bringing together the following organizations:
• Ben E. Keith Corporation
• Friends of the Royal Flying Corps Cemetery
• Frontiers of Flight Museum
• Fort Worth Aviation Museum
• Fort Worth Central Library
• Fort Worth Jewish Archives
• Fort Worth National Archives
• Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
• Fort Worth Stockyards Museum
• Fort Worth YMCA
• Historic Fort Worth
• Imagination Fort Worth
• Military Museum of Fort Worth
• North Fort Worth Historical Society
• Tarrant County ...
Contact: jhodgson@ftwaviation.com
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New Jersey During World War I: An Exhibit
"Over There, Over Here: New Jersey During World War I" focuses on the stories of New Jerseyans and the affect the war had on those at home and fighting abroad.
It delves into topics such as the prelude to war, the home front, the roles of African Americans and women and how art, music and photography played a part during the War.
Through unique displays, artifacts and historic recreations, the story of New Jersey and World War I is told in this innovative exhibit.
Parking and admission are free. Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information ...
Contact: Text CULTURE to 56512 for more information about this and other programs.
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The Seiberling family provided financial support for war-related organizations, shifted rubber production from domestic to military goods, and sent their sons and grandsons into battle to fight two world wars. In addition to touring the Seiberling estate, guests may view the permanent exhibit, “The Seiberling Legacy,” which highlights the family's legacy including their contributions to both world wars.
Contact: Visit www.stanhywet.org for hours of operation.
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The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
In the middle of the Potomac in Mallows Bay, lies the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere, a haunting legacy of WWI. In April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson approved the greatest shipbuilding program in history: an order for 1,000 ships to make up the shortage of transport vessels needed for the war effort. The war ended before any ships were put into service and hundreds were simply scrapped in the Bay. This exhibit will explore the history of this “Ghost Fleet,” tell the stories behind a scandalous wartime boondoggle and highlight the rich archaeological ...
Contact: wilsonhouse@woodrowwilsonhouse.org
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An exhibit detailing the history of World War I and its impact on Akron history, including the local effects of the Influenza Pandemic of 2018.
Contact: 330.643.9030
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Two WWI exhibitions under one roof. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture has two exhibitions commemorating WWI on display now.
WW1 America is the largest traveling exhibition about the Great War and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture is its only scheduled stop on the east coast! This exhibition on display from
February 17 to July 29, 2018, features more than 100 objects, powerful multimedia presentations, and interactive experiences. It focuses on the war as a transformational event. Themes such as immigration and migration, racial conflict, women’s rights, labor struggles, challenges to civil liberties, and the meaning of citizenship are explored.
The Commonwealth and the ...
Contact: tschneider@virginiahistory.org
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World War I, fought from 1914-1918, was the modern world’s first international conflict. Approximately 11 million soldiers were killed, and the war's toll including civilian casualties exceeded 20 million. The United States, by declaration of President Woodrow Wilson, formally entered the war Apr. 6, 1917. By Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918, more than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war. Of these, more than 1,600 were Knights of Columbus. Both the first and last American military officers to die during the war were K of C members.In addition to Knights who served on the battlefield as soldiers, the ...
Contact: Kathy Cogan, 203-752-4630
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World War I (1914-1918) was the modern world’s first international conflict. Total casualties exceeded 20 million, including 11 million soldiers. More than 116,000 Americans died as a result of the war.
The Knights of Columbus was active in war relief efforts, managing highly successful fundraising drives and catering to servicemen in America and abroad through recreation centers known as army huts.
The impact of World War I was felt for generations. No one during this time period was unaffected.
The Knights of Columbus Museum commemorates the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war with an exhibition, "World War I: Beyond ...
Contact: museum@kofc.org
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In April 2017, the MacArthur Memorial will open a new special exhibit entitled "Over Here, Over There". This new exhibit will examine the causes of the U.S. entry into World War I, wartime propaganda, the social fabric of America, the American Expeditionary Force (training, preparations and collaboration with Allied forces) and major campaigns fought by the A.E.F. The exhibit will also discuss the American homefront, including local efforts in the Hampton Roads area. "Over Here, Over There" will be on display at the MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center, April 8, 2017-December 30, 2018.
For more information, visit: www.macarthurmemorial.org
Contact: amanda.williams@norfolk.gov
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3rd Annual Amber Waves of Grain Festival in Corona to Honor & Help Our Veterans
Support American Veterans at the Amber Waves of Grain Craft Beer Festival Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 at the Shops at Dos Lagos. The California World War 1 Centennial Task Force will be participating in this great event and helping to raise funds for non-profits that support our Veterans. 40 microbreweries, live music featuring the K-Tel Allstars, reenactment groups, vintage and current military trucks, vendors, food and more. Purchase your tickets at AmberWavesofGrain.org or on Eventbrite. 100% of net proceeds will benefit non-profit organizations which make life ...
Contact: Bill Steinkirchner - info@stonechurchbrewing.com
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Museum Exhibit opens at Noon April 6, 2017 and will run through Memorial Day 2019 will look at Virginia Military Units in the Great War through original uniforms, flags, documents and artifacts. In addition there will be additional photographs and artifacts related to Virginia in WWI on temporary display for the anniversary of America's entry into the War.
Contact: Christopher Garcia, cgarcia@nnva.gov
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Over 25 combat uniforms of the Western Front are on display.
Contact: dennis_skupinski@yahoo.com
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The opening of the World War I exhibit "WW1 Idaho Forestry Soldiers: Call to Action" at the J.Curtis Earl Weapons Exhibit at the Idaho State Pen Historical Building, which is part of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The exhibit will be open to public viewing this week and will continue until the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day on November 11, 2018.
Contact: idahoworldwar1centennial@gmail.com
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The Golden Troupe is a permanent exhibition in Thrall’s Opera House, which served as their home theatre. Each year, a different aspect of the Troupe is explored. This year’s display focuses on Frances Golden, the youngest of the Golden Family in her journey with the YMCA to entertain troops during WWI.
Contact: mpatterson2@indianamuseum.org
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World War I and it's Effects on America
The A.K. Smiley Public Library commemoration of the Great War continues with "Experiencing World War I: America During the Great War", a special presentation by renowned World War I historian Jennifer Keene on Saturday, November 3rd at 1pm in the Library Assembly Room.
Most Americans possess only a hazy understanding of World War I or its significance for the United States. So why not leave it there? Why bother with this history lesson? How the nation responded to the challenge of fighting its first modern war re-made America, leading to female suffrage, the modern ...
Contact: For more information, please contact the Heritage Room at (909)798-7632 or heritage@akspl.org.
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Great War in Arlington Cemetery
'Their devotion, their valor and their sacrifice will live forever in the hearts of their grateful countryman,' declared General of the Armies John J. Pershing, referring to the over 100,000 Americans who died in World War I. Arlington Cemetery is the final resting place for not only their revered leader, General Pershing, but also for a lone soldier whose anonymous, though not forgotten, death prompted erection of one of the cemetery's most powerful sites: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Join this walk to pay tribute to them and to heroic battlefield nurses, the 'Buffalo Soldiers' ...
Contact: info@washingtonwalks.com
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The Imprint of World War I
In 1917 the commanding personality of General John J. Pershing characterized the United States' belated foray into the war-weary battlefields of Europe. At home, President Woodrow Wilson's commitment to the Allied victory changed the character of both the federal government and of the nation's capital. Although Washington, D.C. awaits a national memorial to World War I, sites associated with the 'War to End All Wars' are hiding in plain sight, testimonies to the foot soldiers, generals, bureaucrats, and U.S. presidents involved in the cataclysmic conflict.
Contact: info@washingtonwalks.com
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On Saturday November 3 at 2pm Elizabeth Clemens, the author of Detroit in World War 1 (Arcadia Publishing, 2015 ) will be the museum's speaker, offering a visual presentation of Detroit's role in the war, its industrial contributions and the effect of the war on the Detroit home front. Clemens is the audiovisual archivist at the Walter Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Union Affairs at Wayne State University. She has authored a second book of Detroit history , The Works Progress Administration in Detroit.
At the same program, Lincoln Park Mayor Tom Kames will read excerpts from the war diary ...
Contact: Jeff Day Ph 313 386 3137 or lpmuseum@gmail.com
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Michigan in WW1, Stories of the Home Front Dennis Skupinski ph 734 358 2099 dennis_skupinski@yahoo.com
Michigan’s contribution to the World War was more than just its service people. It was the center for a spy ring, starting point of the peace movement, center for airplane production and armaments and so much more.
Jackson District Library - Meijer Branch
Contact: Patti (517) 788-4480
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Dr. Chester Archibald might just know how to help the Allies win the war against Mustard Gas. But what happens when someone ends up dead at a party in his honor?
Contact: Call: 330.833.6749
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On Oct. 12, 2018, the Polish Museum of America (PMA) will open its exhibit honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Independence Of Poland on Nov.11, 1918. Oct. 12 will mark the 101st Anniversary of the recruitment for the Polish Army in France, a force formed by the French, but formed in the early days of Poles living in the United States, who made up a significant part of the Army to include the junior officers. The effort was an international event with the recruits coming from the USA, trained in Canada by the Canadian Army and equipped by the French. ...
Contact: jan-lorys@Polishmuseumofamerica.org
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Armistice Musical Celebration
Acclaimed international musicians John Brancy (baritone) and Peter Dugan (pianist) mark the Armistice centenary with a compelling and critically acclaimed program of art songs
These songs combine iconic works by such varied composers as Schubert, Vaughn Williams, Pete Seeger, Rachmaninoff, Charles Ives, and more..
Contact: donna@ArtistSeriesConcerts.org
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Full production of Stephen MacDonald's 1982 play "Not About Heroes," the real-life meeting of Lt. Siegfried Sassoon and Lt.Wilfred Owen at Craiglockhart War Hospital in 1917. Both were British officers who had been awarded The Military Cross for gallantry, wounded in battle, (physically and mentally,) yet both powerful poets and writers about the inhumanity of the war as it affected the men in the trenches.Production: November 2 -18, 2018 (including matinees on both Nov 4, the 100th Anniversary of Owen's death, and Nov 11. at 2:00 pm) at The Black Box Theatre, (RPHS) in Milwaukie, Oregon. Details and tickets at ...
Contact: kevingyell@gmail.com
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Arís is a non-profit theatre company based in Atlanta, GA - presenting plays from and about Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. We wanted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day to remember, lest we forget, the terrible cost of war. We also wish to honor the legacy of the poets who found beauty and friendship in the midst of unspeakable ugliness and tragedy, and whose work still inspires us today. This moving play by Stephen MacDonald is based on the real-life friendship between noted World War I poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. Against the backdrop of the horrors ...
Contact: aris@aristheatre.org
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