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Conservation of World War I Cartoons
The Stars and Stripes is the primary news source for the US military. It was published during World War I (1914-1918) and then, continuously since World War II. A donation to Special Collections and Archives [...]
Bisa Butler Quilts Harlem Hellfighters into History
Artwork inspired by a World War I–era photo of Black soldiers known as the Harlem Hellfighters turns a National Archives record into a larger-than-life quilt at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC. Bisa Butler crafted [...]
Navy History Matters: Loretta Perfectus Walsh
On March 21, 1917, Loretta Perfectus Walsh was sworn in as a chief yeoman, becoming the first female chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. Four days earlier, Walsh had been the first woman to [...]
Hutchings Museum Institute exhibits Hello Girls at Utah Women’s Day Celebration
In honor of women who made Utah history, Hutchings Museum Institute exhibited Hello Girls during the Better Days’ Utah Women Making History event at the Utah Capitol. The event coincided with International Women’s Day and [...]
This photographer went around the world to capture every single WWI battle. Here are his photos.
Photographer Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy retraces WWI battles in his book series, "In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War." In his two-volume book series, “In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War,” photographer and author Attila [...]
Associated Builders and Contractors Names 82 Winning Projects Across U.S.
The National WWI Memorial in Washington D.C. is among the winners The Associated Builders and Contractors in mid-March announced a total of $2.14 billion worth of construction across 82 projects as the winners of its [...]
Amy Robbins Ware, telegraphy instructor/canteen worker/nurse
Born in September 1877, Amy Robbins was the daughter of Civil War veteran, Minnesota state senator, and mayor Andrew Bonney Robbins (for whom the city of Robbinsdale was named) and his wife, Civil War nurse [...]
Midway Village Museum presents The Great War: World War I April 29-30
Plan to Join Us on April 29-30 for The Great War: World War I This two-day public special history event is back for 2023! Midway Village Museum will host The Great War: World War I, featuring [...]
Tester, Moran, Hassan, Blackburn Lead Bipartisan Effort to Honor the ‘Hello Girls’
Senators introduced bipartisan bill to award women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps with Congressional Gold Medal for their service to the nation in World War (U.S. Senate) – This women’s history month, Senate Veterans’ [...]
