Crossings and Connections: Canadian Operators with the AEF “Hello Girls” during the Great War
In March 1918, Montreal resident Jean Cunningham and thirty-two other [...]
The Battle of Henry Johnson, When a single Black soldier killed 4 Germans, and wounded 20 more in WWI
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Henry Johnson He was [...]
A records search, a Doughboy’s journey home
You might remember my blogs last year about an Army [...]
“I … yearn once more for the strenuous life”: Mary Helen Fee, teacher, writer, WWI canteen worker.
Mary Helen Fee was born in October 1864 in Quincy, [...]
How lessons from the First World War could help Ukraine in the war
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, the [...]
The mystery on the Western Front
One of the main reasons for working with my research [...]
The Harlem Hellfighters: A Legacy of Lasting Impact
NEW YORK - In the past few years, the name [...]
How American Intelligence Was Born in the Trenches of World War I
The Great War forced the US to create a modern [...]
Portraits of War: Two Mississippi Doughboys in France, 1918
Finding vintage photography to post to the site that has [...]
Iowa, USA, and the Great War
In the early 20th century, Iowa was an even more [...]
