As many of you know, there is a great resource for World War I in Kansas City.  The National World War I Museum and Memorial is more than exhibits and great programming; they also have materials useful in teaching The Great War.

One of those assets is “Understanding the Great War,” which will be a regular document e-mailed to subscribers.  The following link provides access to the previous issues, as well as a place to sign up for receiving future issues.  The August issue has just come out.

www.theworldwar.org/education/archive

You are also encouraged to check other education resources available through their website.

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.