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The Seven Men of Marlborough
This extremely detailed 1920-dated studio portrait showcases seven American soldiers from Marlborough, Massachusetts. All 7 men were from one small neighborhood, around Lincoln & East Main Street. Despite living so close together, many of them [...]
“My grandfather’s smiling from heaven”: Tampa working to honor cemetery for black WWI soldiers
"I am so excited and happy that the city is going to honor them, and respect them and do what's right." TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) — Memorial Park Cemetery means the world to Noreen Copeland- Miller. [...]
World War I exhibit explores war’s impact on children
The “Greatest Generation” is renowned for military heroism during World War II. But before this famed demographic signed up to fight for Uncle Sam, many were shaped by a childhood spent amid World War I. [...]
James Reese Europe: The WWI “Martin Luther King of music”
He helped popularize African American music among Black, white audiences Fought in World War I and led the 'Harlem Hellfighters' regimental band Introduced jazz to continental Europe, boosting wartime morale As part of Black History [...]
“Sonoma Answers the Call” — The Hello Girls: A New American Musical
This Spring 2024, Sonoma Arts Live will “Answer the Call.” Once in a lifetime, a special show comes across your desk or nowadays, your favorite streaming app, and your life will never be the same. [...]
Battlefield Sanitation Improvements Due to the Great War
The First World War caused upheavals in many spheres of life but especially in medicine, where it acted as a giant field trial. British Motorized Bacteriological Laboratory A new feature amongst the many [...]
Black History Month celebration honors Dr. Frank Boston, an African American WWI hero, with recognition to young artists
Fundraiser aids planned documentary film about Lansdale, PA doctor LANSDALE — The Boston Legacy Foundation acknowledging the story of Dr. Frank Boston as inspiring the next generation of leaders this week honored three young African [...]
American Legion founder ‘a man of action’
A “founder” of The American Legion is considered to be someone with proven attendance at one of the two organizing 1919 caucuses – Paris in March, or St. Louis in May. The attendee lists are [...]
Families Honor Private First Class (PFC) Patrick McKenna, USA for WWI Service
(Author's note: Part I, the essay “Honoring PFC Patrick McKenna,” was written in New York by me after we returned from from the July 2008 trip and the 90th Anniversary of the death in World [...]
