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The Seven Men of Marlborough
This extremely detailed 1920-dated studio portrait showcases seven American soldiers from Marlborough, Massachusetts. All 7 men were from one small neighborhood, around Lincoln & East Main Street. Despite living so close together, many of them [...]
World War I exhibit explores war’s impact on children
The “Greatest Generation” is renowned for military heroism during World War II. But before this famed demographic signed up to fight for Uncle Sam, many were shaped by a childhood spent amid World War I. [...]
The only West Virginian woman to be labeled a casualty of WWI
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Many West Virginians gave their lives during the first World War, but only one of them was a woman. Born in Doddridge County on August 15, 1889, to David Van Rose and Mary Josephine [...]
Annie Jessie Hall – A Lifetime of Nursing
Turning Back The Clock Annie Jessie Hall was born in Pleasant View in 1885. The daughter of immigrants from England, she grew up in North Ogden where her father was a successful contractor and fruit [...]
As Empires Clashed During World War I, a Global Media Industry Brought the Conflict’s Horrors to the Public
An exhibition at LACMA traces the roots of modern media to the Great War, when propaganda mobilized the masses, and questions whether the brutal truths of the battlefield can ever really be communicated More than [...]
Wheat-Free Baking From World War I: Helping the War Effort
Gluten-Free Recipes From WWI The back cover of the "War Time Recipes" booklet contains this quote: "Food will win the war," by Hoover. During World War I, the United States asked the "patriotic [...]
Committee on Public Information: When the U.S. Used ‘Fake News’ to Sell Americans on World War I
The Committee on Public Information (CPI), also known as the Creel Committee after its chairman, George Creel, served as the first large-scale propaganda agency of the U.S. government. The Committee on Public Information produced [...]
No Higher Service: Franklin County Maine’s Fallen Soldiers of World War I
In Farmington, Maine, stands the John M. Teague Memorial Arch. A veteran of the Civil War, John, along with his wife, chose to commemorate WWI soldiers from Franklin County, to honor their service. Though of [...]
Film planned to highlight WWI veteran and physician Dr. Frank Boston
A local hero goes to the national stage as a documentary film about Dr. Frank Boston gets underway A local hero goes to the national stage as a documentary film about Dr. Frank Boston gets [...]
