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How WWI Fear Led to Decades of Civilian Emergency Storage Culture
World War I didn’t just redraw maps or shift world powers. It seeped into homes. Into kitchens and cellars, and into the backs of closets where rusted cans outlived the presidents who were in [...]
President Harry Truman in World War I and his role in creating the new State of Israel
Pastor Dewey Note: Harry Truman is one of my most favorite Presidents! I have visited the Truman library and read so much about Harry. Truman and Lincoln I beleive, had the most difficult decisions [...]
Review: THE STORY OF A ROSE: A MUSICAL REVERIE ON THE GREAT WAR at NVCC’S Schlesinger Center
A powerful one night only event. If you were to ask a modern day student what they know about WW1, they probably would give you a short answer seeing as it is rarely taught [...]
A Ziegfeld Girl Recalls the Forgotten War
After Cosette, Eliza Doolittle, and Sondheim’s Dot, Melissa Errico channels her great aunt Rose This just in from Melissa Errico. “Awful facts, right? I know all about it. But I was as shocked as [...]
U.S. Access Board Holds Meetings with Veterans Organizations, Tours National WWI Memorial
During the latest meeting of the U.S. Access Board, Public and Federal Members, along with staff, attended various sessions throughout the week, several of which focused on veterans organizations and issues affecting veterans with disabilities. On [...]
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 [...]
