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Remembering the Great War: “I see the scars all over Europe and America, elegantly dressed.”
All summer, I’d find myself faced with WWI memorials. I notice them everywhere & they mean so much to me since, blessedly, the Doughboy Foundation woke me up. It was Dan Dayton who saw me [...]
Honoring a Hidden Hero: Renee Messelin Remembered
The Hello Girls Military Honors and Remembrance Project (M-HARP), a program of the Doughboy Foundation, recently hosted a memorial dedication ceremony at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, honoring World War I Army [...]
How World War I Changed America: 10 Lasting Ways
Quick Reference: How World War I Changed America The dates: the war began in the summer of 1914, America entered on April 6, 1917, and the fighting ended in the fall of 1918. Work and [...]
The Hello Girls Speak to Every Generation
Part One: A Table, A Story, and Three Thousand Students This was not my first encounter with National History Day (NHD). Two years ago, in 2024, I attended for the first time, unsure of [...]
Cole County honors military history with new courthouse statue unveiling
JEFFERSON CITY — A permanent new piece of history is officially standing on the Cole County Courthouse lawn. Dozens gathered at the corner of Monroe and High streets on Wednesday to see the custom [...]
The World War I Roots of Modern American Grand Prix Racing
The key technologies of the race track were pioneered by American individuals and companies in and after World War I The Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., will take place Aug. 22-23, 2026, [...]
The Love of a Brother: The Life of Andrew Arnold Cohill and His Siblings
1917 Pittsburgh Post article about Andrew A. Cohill enlistment. In the Spring of 1917, the Pittsburgh Post reported on the enlistment of a certain Andrew A. Cohill into the conflict that is [...]
Donations or Loans of Historical World War I Items sought at the Maryland Veteran’s Museum
The Maryland Veteran’s Museum is a local initiative of Maryland veterans in Southern Maryland who 20 years ago turned an abandoned schoolhouse into an excellent small museum, local community center, and conference facility, Most exhibits [...]
6 pivotal moments in 250 years of US chemistry
World War I kickstarted a boom in the U.S. Chemical industry Many of the founding fathers of the United States of America were also men of science, including Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and [...]
