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Maryland author speaks at inaugural WWI symposium
Sharing tales personal to his family and lesser known aspects of an already often overlooked war, a local author and veteran joined fellow historians during an inaugural World War I symposium at the National [...]
How many times have they stood up Appleton’s ‘Doughboy’ statue? Here’s the history
“The Spirit of the American Doughboy” statue has stood on Memorial Drive in honor of Appleton veterans killed in World War I since 1934, though has gone through repairs and even a replacement over [...]
Trip Report: Visit to U.S . World War I memorials in France
SUBJ: Trip to 371st INF and 369th INF (US Colored) on 10-11 OCT 25 Participants: John Scanlan, COL, US Army ret, (Author); Steve Keeton, CW4, US Army ret, (Flag placer); Ron Snead, COL, US Army [...]
In 1917, during WWI, a German newspaper in Cincinnati was raided by the US government
On Oct. 6, 1917, federal agents raided the offices of the Cincinnati Volksblatt, a German-language newspaper, and confiscated letters, records, newspapers and pamphlets written in German, looking for evidence of sedition or treason. This came six [...]
World War I Historical Association’s December “14-18 Book Club” presentation
Italian Aviation in the First World War, Vol. 1, Operations by James Davilla, MD. The host discussant will be Steve Suddaby. He was the first president of World War I Historical Association in 2011 with [...]
The Kansas Shoe Repairman Responsible for Veterans Day
The reason we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11 dates back to 1918, when an armistice between the Allies and Germany was signed that essentially ended World War I. The first Armistice Day was [...]
WWI Symposium Unites Historians and Attendees for Day of Learning and Networking
The Inaugural World War I Symposium, presented by the Doughboy Foundation, hosted at the prestigious National Press Club in Washington, DC on September 12, 2025, was a resounding success, establishing itself as a premier [...]
WWI shall never be forgotten
Dedicated in 1921, Liberty Memorial is now our nation’s museum tribute to the Great War While the centennial of the First World War has passed the significance of the conflict has not. The United [...]
American Heart In WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute brings America’s World War I story to life
Q&A with Historian John Monsky, Creator and Narrator of AMERICAN HEART IN WWI: A CARNEGIE HALL TRIBUTE Premieres Veterans Day, November 11, on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS app. Powerful storytelling, [...]
