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20 Images and Facts From World War I
World War I is often reduced to a handful of familiar images: soldiers in trenches, enormous artillery pieces, and battlefields covered in mud. The reality was much broader and, in many ways, stranger than [...]
In 1920, Washington planted 507 Norway maples along 16th Street to honor its war dead; the invasive species later spread into Rock Creek Park
In 1920, Washington, DC, created a unique living memorial to residents who had died during World War I: 507 Norway maple trees planted along 16th Street NW. This was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1920, [...]
For sale at Richmond marina: One of the last surviving WWI boats. Needs work.
“It’s a big project.” That’s how Matt Harris describes the USS Katie, a wooden boat docked at the Richmond Yacht Basin about 10 miles south of the city. The Katie doesn’t look like much at first [...]
We the People: WWI biplane rebuilt in Long Island, NY
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - History is being restored on Long Island, New York, as a rare post-World War I biplane has arrived at the Cradle of Aviation Museum to be rebuilt. The plane is [...]
Brighter Days Ahead: The Actions of Harry F. Kelly During the First World War
On April 29th, 1918, the Morris Herald News reported that Mary and Henry Kelly had officially been notified in a telegram that their eldest son, Harry F. Kelly, had been seriously wounded in France. [...]
Getting Those World War I Naval Mutinies Straight
(Note: I'm pretty sure that some of our readers share my difficulty in sorting out the causes of the Russian and two German Naval mutinies of the Great War. Through the miracle of the [...]
‘Not forgotten’: WWI soldier from Lilly posthumously awarded Purple Heart more than 100 years later
LILLY, Pa. – What started as a simple request for a photo of U.S. Army Pvt. John J. Andrews became an international effort to honor the World War I soldier's service with a Purple [...]
World War I Mystery: Private Sam Patti and Kathleen Houlihan found each other…somehow…
I started researching my genealogy in 2007 after reading Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. I became fascinated by one story in particular: the WWI love story of my maternal great-grandparents. My great-grandfather was born [...]
Why World War I History Is Hidden in Plain Sight Across Philadelphia
A trunk left behind in a rowhouse attic. A faded ribbon tucked into a family Bible. A bronze plaque half-covered by ivy near a corner store. These are the kinds of things that turn [...]
