BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T010000 RDATE:20150308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20151101T010000 RDATE:20160313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T010000 RDATE:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 RDATE:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20141023T083000 RDATE:20141102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T030000 RDATE:20151101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160313T030000 RDATE:20161106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 RDATE:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CSVConverta16ef2f85da53c7d1a03df431970ab3e CATEGORIES:Conferences, Shows & Panels, Maryland, Pennsylvania CREATED:20151019T171306 SUMMARY:Fall 2015 World War I History Symposium LOCATION:61 DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Western Front Association East Coast Branch\nThe Symposium will feature several presentations, as well as a special display of WW1 av iation art by artist Mike O’Neal, book signings, door prizes, table display s of WW1 memorabilia, a Branch-sponsored WW1 book sale, and an optional cat ered lunch. Tickets are $35 per person and $15 per student.\nPresentations will include: \nThe Life of General 'Blackjack' Pershing – Meet America’s m ost celebrated personality of WW1 as living history presenter Dane Coffman portrays General John J. Pershing while recounting his life story. From his early days on the American frontier and later the Spanish–American War, le arn how Pershing faced trials in his Army career and tragedy in his persona l life before taking on the monumental task of forging and leading an Ameri can Army in the 'War to End All Wars.'\nFirst Over There – The Attack on Ca ntigny - Facing veteran German troops, the largely untried US 1st Infantry Division carried out the first American offensive action of World War 1 cap turing and holding the front-line village of Cantigny. Author Matthew J. Da venport tells the stories of the men of 'The Big Red 1' who fought and died in this May 1918 battle based on his new book from St. Martin’s Press. Cop ies will be available for sale.\nThe Germans of Hampton Roads – Beginning i n April 1915, two German surface raiders, the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and the Kronprinz Wilhelm, were interned in Hampton Roads, Virginia. In a unique s tudy of war and society, Gregory Hansard of the Virginia Historical Society explores the internment of more than 500 of their crew from April 1915 to September 1916 and the relationships they formed with the Norfolk community and U.S. officials.\nA Yank in the RAF – Too young to fly with the US Air Service, Baltimore native Francis Warrington Gillett made his way into Brit ain’s Royal Air Force (formerly RFC) in 1918 where he flew Sopwith Dolphin fighters with No. 79 Squadron. Credited with 20 victories by the time of th e Armistice, Gillett is second on the list of American flying aces of World War I. WFA East Coast’s Paul Cora recounts his story and also outlines pla ns for the Branch to memorialize this little known aviator.\nAlvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne - Historian COL Douglas V. Mastria no of the US Army War College presents a fresh look at the unlikely hero wh o became an American icon of 'The War to End All Wars' based on his book fr om the University of Kentucky Press. Copies will be available.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Presented by the Western Front Association East Coast Branch

The S ymposium will feature several presentations, as well as a special display o f WW1 aviation art by artist Mike O’Neal, book signings, door prizes, table displays of WW1 memorabilia, a Branch-sponsored WW1 book sale, and an opti onal catered lunch. Tickets are $35 per person and $15 per student.

P resentations will include: 

The Life of General 'Blackjack' Pershing – Meet America’s most celebrated personality of WW1 as living history prese nter Dane Coffman portrays General John J. Pershing while recounting his li fe story. From his early days on the American frontier and later the Spanis h–American War, learn how Pershing faced trials in his Army career and trag edy in his personal life before taking on the monumental task of forging an d leading an American Army in the 'War to End All Wars.'

First Over T here – The Attack on Cantigny - Facing veteran German troops, the largely u ntried US 1st Infantry Division carried out the first American offensive ac tion of World War 1 capturing and holding the front-line village of Cantign y. Author Matthew J. Davenport tells the stories of the men of 'The Big Red 1' who fought and died in this May 1918 battle based on his new book from St. Martin’s Press. Copies will be available for sale.

The Germans of Hampton Roads – Beginning in April 1915, two German surface raiders, the P rinz Eitel Friedrich and the Kronprinz Wilhelm, were interned in Hampton Ro ads, Virginia. In a unique study of war and society, Gregory Hansard of the Virginia Historical Society explores the internment of more than 500 of th eir crew from April 1915 to September 1916 and the relationships they forme d with the Norfolk community and U.S. officials.

A Yank in the RAF – Too young to fly with the US Air Service, Baltimore native Francis Warringt on Gillett made his way into Britain’s Royal Air Force (formerly RFC) in 19 18 where he flew Sopwith Dolphin fighters with No. 79 Squadron. Credited wi th 20 victories by the time of the Armistice, Gillett is second on the list of American flying aces of World War I. WFA East Coast’s Paul Cora recount s his story and also outlines plans for the Branch to memorialize this litt le known aviator.

Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argo nne - Historian COL Douglas V. Mastriano of the US Army War College present s a fresh look at the unlikely hero who became an American icon of 'The War to End All Wars' based on his book from the University of Kentucky Press. Copies will be available.

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