Before new development, the Bywater’s former Navy base played a big role in New Orleans history starting in WWI
The complicated history of this sprawling facility began rather [...]
The Tragic Story of John Rauscher Jr. or “Francis P. Williams”
How a 16-Year-Old Austro-Hungarian Immigrant Defied his Father and [...]
Stifled! America’s Greatest Naval Theorist Was Forbidden to Comment Publicly about the First World War
As July 1914 slipped into August, Europe convulsed into [...]
Living in a WWI Legacy Town: What Every New Resident Should Know About Texas’ Military History Influence
Texas significantly influenced the American war effort during World [...]
When Grandma met Grandpa
My Grandmother, Elizabeth May Nelson, was born December 1899 [...]
From Campus to the Trenches. How World War I Transformed American College Students
In the spring of 1917, American university auditoriums were [...]
Unveiling WWI-era signatures of Bonner millworkers
BONNER, Mont. — So much of our life is defined [...]
“On the Front, Somewhere in France, October 6, 1918.”
This postcard came to us from an unknown sender, [...]
How Soldiers at Fort Riley Helped Spread the Spanish Flu Pandemic During WWI
In the winter of 1918, an illness was spreading in [...]
World War I and Chicago (Again!): Baseball and the Star Spangled Banner
The United States formally entered World War I on [...]
