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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 [...]
Harris County issues apology to Black soldiers convicted after WWI 1917 Camp Logan riot
The unanimous vote by Harris County Commissioners Court came just a few weeks after the U.S. Army set aside the convictions of 110 soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment. Harris County has [...]
World War I Code Talkers
In WWI, Native Americans began to use their languages for secret U.S. military codes. Today, their legacy continues as they serve with honor, dedication and distinction. In WWI, Native Americans began to use their languages [...]
In Their Own Words – Arthur Niedermiller: One Sailor in WWI
Learn about Arthur Christian Niedermiller of Detroit, Michigan. Born in 1889 of German-American descent, learn how he overcame obstacles as the United States entered #TheGreatWar in April 1917. Looking up Woodward Avenue in downtown [...]
