There’s nothing that feeds the holiday spirit like WWI programming on C-SPAN 3 . . . As usual, all times are Central, and we can’t be responsible for schedule changes. Errors on our part are possible and highly resented.

–How World War I Affected the U.S. Airs at 10:02 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16th (that’s tonight!) Repeats at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, December 17th.

–World War I and the Environment. Airs at 8:04 p.m. on Friday, December 18th and repeats at 12:05 a.m. and 2:16 a.m. on Saturday, December 19th.

–Naval Power & Versailles Peace Conference. Airs at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, December 20th and repeats at 12:00 Midnight, as well as 6:00 a.m. Monday, December 21st.

Blair Tarr is the Museum Curator of the Kansas State Historical Society. He oversees the three-dimensional collections of the Society, but has special interests in the Civil War, Wichita-made Valentine diners, and Leavenworth's Abernathy Furniture. In the last few years he has also done a lot of cramming on The Great War. He is a past president of the Kansas Museums Association and the Civil War Round Tables of both Kansas City and Eastern Kansas. He is currently a board member of the Heritage League of Greater Kansas City.