Speaker Schedule: (Second Monday of each month)
- September 10, 2007: Robert Hemmingway - B-17 Pilot - 35 Combat Missions
- October 8, 2007: Watt Misaka - Japanese Occupation
- November 12, 2007: No speaker (Library closed)
- December 10, 2007: Richard Burton - Pilot C-47 - Europe
George Nicolatus - B-25 Gunner - Pacific
- January 14, 2008: Bill Christensen - 10th Mountain Division
- February 11, 2008: Doug Boll - Marine Pilot - Pacific
- March 10, 2008: Robert Mickelson - Navy - Philippines
- April 14, 2008: Howard Clements - 9th Armoured Division - Europe
- May 12, 2008: Joe Hebert - B-24 Tail Gunner - Europe
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Find, Listen & Download the Lectures from eMedia
(MP3 files)
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Web sites:
- Veterans History Project
Motivated by the urgent need to collect
the stories and experiences of war veterans while
they are still among us, the U.S. Congress created the Veterans History
Project in October
2000. The legislation calls upon the American Folklife Center at the Library
of Congress to
collect and preserve audio- and video-taped oral histories, along with documents
such as letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and home movies, of America's
war veterans and those
who served in support of them during World War I, World War II, and the Korean,
Vietnam,
and Persian Gulf wars.
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The Oral History Project: A Culture and Heritage Exchange
Initiative
One of the best way to achieve this understanding is for an authentic,
academic achievement that places today's student next to the primary source
of the American experience. The primary source that is readily available
to all classrooms and schools around the country is the men and women
who took part and were witnesses to the actual events of wars, both
in their homes and overseas.Free downloadable kit enables students
to help capture the stories and experiences of veterans of past conflicts.
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Echoes of War: Stories from the BIG RED ONE
This web site and the corresponding television episodes focus on the First Infantry Division - the "Big Red One." You will find five webisodes in the video gallery, sample artifacts from the First
Division Museum, biographical sketches of the participating veterans, useful
internet links, and interactive activities useful in classroom settings.
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Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II
Records the personal experiences of men and women who served on the
homefront and overseas; based on in-depth interviews of individuals
who lived through World War II, beginning with an initial target
group of Rutgers College alumni and Douglass College alumnae.
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The
Voices of WWII for Use in the Classroom
Includes numerous pages of teacher and student resources, lesson
plans and ideas, over 130
interview transcripts, a step by step "How to do Oral History" section,
as well as a wealth of
information on grants, scholarships, contests, and links to veterans organizations,
maps and
geographical resources, research sites, photographs and documents, translations,
graves
registration and oral history sites.
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American Ex-Prisoners of War
Contains over 200 biographies of America's Ex-Prisoners of War from
World War II thru the Persian Gulf War. You will find personal stories
and remembrances of ex-POWs or their families.
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National D-Day Museum (New Orleans)
Check out the online exhibit and educational resources at America's
National World War II Museum.
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National World War II Memorial
You will find facts, photos and information about the Memorial dedication.
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384th Bomber Group
A collection of WWII stories and photographs of members of the 384th
BG, submitted by veterans and their relatives.
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Veterans'
Oral History
Minnesota State University Moorhead is conducting oral history
interviews of area veterans. You can listen to audio recordings
of veterans sharing their experiences during the various wars: World
War II, Korean Conflict, Viet Nam Era and Gulf War Era.
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Center for Life Stories Preservation.
Here are individual stories from World War II to the Gulf War.
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Living History Project
A collection of histories gathered from people who live during
the time of The Great Depression and World War II. The histories
were gathered by fifth and sixth grade students at Parowan Elementary
in an effort to make the events of that time come to life for the
students of today.
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There's No Place Like Home: History
of Hanksville, Utah
Hanksville Elementary School students gathered information about
the history of their
community, Hanksville, Utah.
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Classroom Resources:
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