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Hollywood celebrity entertains troops during World War I: The Star of Camp Greene by Joy Callaway
The Star of Camp Greene by Joy Callaway (Harper Muse, May 2025) presents the story of Calla Connolly, a famous singer and actress who entertains United States troops both stateside and at the front during [...]
White House Says Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day Has Been Scrapped
The White House has backed off President Donald Trump’s stunning social media proposal to change the name of Veterans Day to “Victory Day for World War I” and will settle for keeping the name while adding [...]
New Research Guide: James Reese Europe Resources at the Library of Congress
The Music Division’s newest research guide, James Reese Europe: A Guide to Resources at the Library of Congress, provides a gateway to accessing historic sheet music, unique literary manuscripts, newspaper archives, recordings, photographs and scholarly [...]
Man Who ‘Always Fancied’ Owning a Shipwreck Buys One on Facebook Marketplace for $400
Hobbyist diver Dom Robinson jumped at the chance to purchase the S.S. “Almond Branch,” a cargo ship that’s been resting 190 feet beneath the surface of the English Channel since World War I Hobbyist [...]
In the Footsteps of the Swedes tour 2025 – Back home again
I I was really excited for a week ago, and looked very much forward to my second tour as a guide together with the Swedish military history travel agency “Historic Travel“. Now we are [...]
Broadway actress honors soldiers, history in World War I musical
Combining personal stories with musical storytelling, Melissa Errico becomes a historian to honor WWI soldiers even as she confronts her own family's past. Before becoming known as World War I, the largest conflict that [...]
WBGO Interview: Tony Award-nominated actress, singer and writer Melissa Errico will perform a WWI-themed tribute concert in honor of her Aunt Rose
On May 7, Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress, singer and writer and Manhattan native Melissa Errico will perform The Story of a Rose: A Musical Reverie on The Great War at the Schlesinger Center in Alexandria, VA.. Errico has since [...]
Doughboy MIA for April 2025: Lieutenant Walter Craig
Walter Craig was born on January 5, 1892, in Climax, Pennsylvania. He graduated from New Bethlehem High School in 1913, where he was an active member of the school basketball team. Walter came from [...]
Centennial Event Honors Portland, OR Joan of Arc Statue & American Doughboys
On Memorial Day, May 30, 1925, a large crowd gathered for the dedication of the Joan of Arc statue that graces Coe Circle in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It was erected to [...]
