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How to Explore the Forgotten Battlefields and Memorials when Moving to a City with WWI History
How to Explore the Forgotten Battlefields and Memorials when Moving to a City with WWI History World War I left a lasting imprint on cities worldwide, shaping their landscapes and preserving stories of sacrifice. [...]
Why I Wrote the Book: The Robust Life & Music of Noble Sissle, Sr.
Biography of a Broadway Show Co-Producer, Lyricist, Tenor Soloist, Harlem Hellfighter, Veteran, International Jazz Conductor and Entrepreneur During the pandemic in mid-April 2021, I started researching Noble Sissle, Sr. There were a few pages [...]
Dr. Philip Matz: A Pioneer in VA Medical Research
Dr. Philip Matz served as the first director of research at VA from 1925-1938. His leadership kickstarted Veteran specific studies on a wide range of issues. (VA) World War I brought about [...]
How the Hundred Days Offensive Ended World War I
or many people, the enduring image of World War I is that of infantry troops bunkered down in a trench somewhere along the hazy battlefield of the war’s Western Front. Indeed, while stagnant trench warfare was [...]
New historical marker will honor the first large-scale training of Black military officers
Historian Don North said he’s got love for three things: history, the military and horses. He could pursue them all as a researcher of African American military history. So when he stumbled across a [...]
Journey Log: Centennial – Fourth Ride, Part 2
(Editor’s Note: The origin and first three legs of John Sterkendries’ American WWI journeys are chronicled here and here; Part 1 of the Fourth leg can be read here. International media coverage of his project can be [...]
I Thought Women’s Role in WWI Was Minor—Then I Discovered How They Changed America.
When World War I erupted, the United States was already experiencing waves of change, but for women, the war would prove to be a defining moment. Before the conflict, women were fighting for their [...]
The hidden stories of the First World War
A message, written on somebody’s skin: “lesion to upper thigh, wound infected”. The message would have been read by a volunteer nurse who stood in the vaulted room of what had once been a hotel, [...]
Unearthed World War I discovery during school lesson tears two families’ lives apart
A history teacher accidentally uncovered a secret about two of her students when setting them a homework task to bring in a photo of a member of their family.A teacher turned two of her students' [...]
