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Not fit to fight in World War I, he invented the television instead
Some may debate which was the greater calamity for the world... Television is 100 years old today. And it was born here, above an Italian cafe in Soho. On 26th January 1926 at [...]
Invisible Sacrifice: Commemorating Those Who Served Without Reaching the Frontline
I will change my narrative. I will develop my research to not only include the Swedish born soldiers, who fought and fell in the Great War, and are buried along the western front, In [...]
“Devotion to Duty: Memorializing Jane Delano” Saturday, Jan. 31, 4 p.m. (via Zoom)
Dr. Allison S. Finkelstein ANC Senior Historian Dr. Allison S. Finkelstein will be leading a public webinar for the Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA). This free webinar is being hosted by the [...]
The Forgotten Army Soldiers That Fought Alongside the Marines at Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood is where the Marine Corps became the legend we know of today. It's the battle that gave birth to the term "Devil Dogs," the fight that turned a small naval infantry branch [...]
Rewriting the ending: how a North Bay theater director is honoring forgotten WWI heroines
The Ross Valley Players production of The Hello Girls runs from January 30th through March 1st. When Maeve Smith directs musical theater, she does her best to stay true to the book, the score, [...]
‘Hello Girls’ musical tells story of forgotten World War I heroes
It’s not often that a high school actor has the opportunity to become immersed in a character for most of the school year, but Sutton Van Lenten and her fellow cast members of “Hello [...]
North Ferrisburgh, VT’s Laurance Newton Wilson’s WWI Service
The following article was graciously submitted by Sam Pestle. To see more stories of WWI soldiers with accompanying portrait photography, please check out Sam’s page – The United States in WW1 on Facebook. The son of a [...]
After more than 100 years, World War I battlefields are uninhabitable
No war in recent memory can compare to the meat grinder of World War I.Europe still bears the scars of the war, even more than a century since the armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. [...]
The History of American Military Rations & How They Changed Over Time
Rations were one of the few positives for the American troops who languished in WWI trenches. Ever since its initial struggle for independence, American soldiers away from home were not only subject to the [...]
