On Thursday August 5th at &:00 PM CDT: Pershing Lecture Series presentation Embattled Weimar
This event is free but requires registration. You can do so by clicking on this link.
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Sorry for the short fuse on this one: Sunday, July 11th at 2:00 PM CDT Wemyss’ War
Sunday July 25th 2:00 PM CDT The 2nd in the T.E. Lawrence Series of Panel Discussions
You can register for these by clicking here.
Beginning on Memorial Day, every evening until Veteran’s Day “Taps” will be played at the flagpole by a lone bugler. You can read more about this by clicking here.
It is envisioned that this could become a regular, even permanent occurrence, sort of like the playing of the Last Post at the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission site in Ypres, Belgium. You can read about the Last Post ceremony by clicking here.
Events in June that you can access remotely will be:
Mademoiselle & the American Soldier on Sat. June 5th at 10:30AM CDT. This is a Zoom lecture and you can register by visiting this link.
Pershing Lecture: The Imperial German Air Service on Tues. June 8th at 8:00PM CDT You can watch this on You Tube at this link:
Cecilia “Cece” Otto is a classically-trained singer and composer originally from Minnesota. In 2013 she started An American Songline, in her words “an ongoing project dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of America through unique, experiential musical performances”. The website says “these performances entertain, educate and delight thanks to Cece’s unique ability to engage modern audiences with the songs and stories of a simpler time.”
The following virtual programs are upcoming from the National WW1 Museum and Memorial:
Tues. April 6th 7:00 CDT Pershing Lecture Series: The Armenian Massacres
Tues. April 13th 7:00 CDT Modernity and Culture Change
Sun. April 18th 2:00 PM CDT Lawrence of Arabia: A Life and a Legacy Part 1
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call Sat. March 20th 10:30 AM CDT a program especially for children
National Medal of Honor Day Thurs. March 25th 7:00 PM CDT
Both of these events are FREE, but you must register at this link.
Monday, February 22nd 7:00 PM CST “Soldier Activism”
Tuesday, March 9th 7:00 PM CST “How The Philippines Shaped America’s First World War”
Both of these are FREE. Registration is necessary. Go to this link.
Pershing’s Paths of Glory
This is a new feature-length documentary film about Gen. John J. Pershing produced by The Pacific Film Foundation and the National Society of Pershing Rifles. For more information click here.
Conferences scheduled for January of that are of particular interest to WW1 devotees:
Monday, January 18th 12 PM CST ‘Winnie The Pooh Day’. Remember that WTP was a real bear, the mascot of a Manitoba battalion.
Wednesday, January 20th 7PM CST ‘The Women in WW1’.
