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New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of Syracuse University WWI Veteran William Shemin ’1924
There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in [...]
World War I Teaching and Learning Resources Are Now Published on the Verizon Innovative Learning HQ Portal
Though World War I is arguably one of the most consequential periods in American history, the subject is woefully scant in most middle / high school history textbooks and educational materials. With the Centennial of [...]
Remembrance ceremony on Six Nations honors Indigenous soldiers
Six Nations Veterans Association pays annual tribute to Haudenosaunee who fought and died for freedom Of the several dozen wreaths carefully placed at the foot of the cenotaph in Six Nations Veterans Park during Sunday’s [...]
Meaux’s Museum of the Great War, WWI Reenactors and Brie
Despite its significance in 20th-century history and its role in transforming the United States into a world power, the First World War sights, cemeteries and museums of France typically hold little interest for American travelers. [...]
John David Washington researched Black WWI soldiers for Amsterdam
John David Washington carefully researched Black WWI soldiers for his role in Amsterdam. The Tenet actor portrays lawyer/war veteran Harold Woodsman in David O. Russell’s new film, which is based on a 1933 political conspiracy [...]
Ohio Program Pays Tribute to World War I Deaths in Service
The Central Ohio Military Museum hosts a free monthly Veterans luncheon. The October program featured Paul LaRue, member of the Ohio WWI Centennial Committee. LaRue's program focused on the return of the bodies of WWI [...]
Preaching to the Choir
David O. Russell’s star-studded whirligig, “Amsterdam,” drives a restless plot nowhere. As is often the case with maligned movies which are eclipsed by the mob mentality itself, David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam” is nowhere near as [...]
Genealogy in the Bottle, Volume 2: Corporal John Vincent Zink in World War I
Since I retired, I have put a lot of effort in updating my genealogy, often wondering about many of the stories which my family members tell – how much is true and how much is [...]
Orange County remembers 40 who died in World War I battle
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus and the County’s Veterans Service Agency (VSA) hosted a ceremony on Thursday, September 29 to honor the 40 County residents who died more than 100 years ago on the [...]
