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National World War I Museum
Homeschoolers studying WWI may want to head to Kansas City, Missouri. This
is the location of the official National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial.
It's a surreal experience walking over the Paul Sunderland Bridge. Made of
clear glass, it gives you the experience of looking past your feet to thousands
of poppies growing on the ground below. The poppies represent the death of
combatants during World War I.
Don't skip the introductory movie, "War on the Edge".
It's focus is on the things leading up to WWI, and the
world situation at that time. The archival imagery is
powerful, and we came away with a better under-
standing of the origins of this war.
Some of the World War I objects on view include a
Renault FT tank, soldier uniforms, postcards, grenades,
and an original Model 1917 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Long-time collector Gerald D. Wilson donated 119
grenades from the Great War.
The WWI Museum in Kansas City is a great way to add
to homeschool study of World War I. History scholars Sir John Keegan and Sir
Martin Gilbert have praised it's contents and accuracy. Books and military
collectibles are available at the Museum Store.
The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Located at 100 W. 26th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, visit
theworldwar.org
Homeschoolers studying WWI may want to head to Kansas City, Missouri. This
is the location of the official National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial.
It's a surreal experience walking over the Paul Sunderland Bridge. Made of
clear glass, it gives you the experience of looking past your feet to thousands
of poppies growing on the ground below. The poppies represent the death of
combatants during World War I.
Don't skip the introductory movie, "War on the Edge".
It's focus is on the things leading up to WWI, and the
world situation at that time. The archival imagery is
powerful, and we came away with a better under-
standing of the origins of this war.
Some of the World War I objects on view include a
Renault FT tank, soldier uniforms, postcards, grenades,
and an original Model 1917 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Long-time collector Gerald D. Wilson donated 119
grenades from the Great War.
The WWI Museum in Kansas City is a great way to add
to homeschool study of World War I. History scholars Sir John Keegan and Sir
Martin Gilbert have praised it's contents and accuracy. Books and military
collectibles are available at the Museum Store.
The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Located at 100 W. 26th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, visit
theworldwar.org
A recent gift from the widow of a lifelong collector has added greatly to
the world-class collection. Carl Hauber's widow, Wanda, searched for a
year for a place worthy of her husband's collection. She decided to
donate it to the WWI Museum. Included is a German reference album of
color prints from just after the war, with topographical views of Western
Front battlefields.
Also, Liberty Memorial now has a Russian Sokolov wheel-mounted
machine gun, with the ammunition boxes and the shells it fired. A
semi-truck was needed to deliver the collection.
the world-class collection. Carl Hauber's widow, Wanda, searched for a
year for a place worthy of her husband's collection. She decided to
donate it to the WWI Museum. Included is a German reference album of
color prints from just after the war, with topographical views of Western
Front battlefields.
Also, Liberty Memorial now has a Russian Sokolov wheel-mounted
machine gun, with the ammunition boxes and the shells it fired. A
semi-truck was needed to deliver the collection.
Exhibition on Anne Morgan and American Women at War Opens
May 4 at National World War I Museum
The exhibition “American Women Rebuilding France, 1917 – 1924” opens at
the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City , Missouri,
on May 4, 2010 where it will be on view until July 11.
The exhibition will be housed in Memory Hall, one of the two original 1926
buildings which flank the Liberty Memorial Tower . Access to the special
exhibition is included with admission to the National World War I Museum.
This exhibition, organized by the Franco-American Museum , Château de
Blérancourt , France , consists of more than forty vintage photographs and
rare silent film footage that bring to life the extraordinary work undertaken
between 1917 and 1924 by 350 American women – all volunteers – who left
comfortable lives in the United States to help the war-ravaged civilian
population of northeastern France . The dynamic leader of this effort was Anne
Morgan, daughter of financier J. Pierpont Morgan, who collected private funds
and founded the American Committee for Devastated France.
In the tradition of Clara Barton and Florence Nightingale, these women lived
alongside the rural people of Picardy in wooden barracks at the Château de
Blérancourt. At the wheel of their Ford trucks, they directed the reconstruction
of buildings and agricultural production; created a network of visiting nurses,
libraries, social centers, and kindergartens; encouraged sports and scouting;
and organized festive events designed to rebuild social ties. The exhibition
illustrates how Anne Morgan and her colleagues cannily employed the media
of film and photography to publicize their work and instigate social action.
The Franco-American Museum , Château de Blérancourt (Blérancourt, Aisne ,
France ) was created after World War I by Anne Morgan and is today a French
national museum devoted to the history of friendship and collaboration
between the United States and France . The Franco-American Museum
Curator, Anne Dopffer, has selected the photographs featured in this
exhibition.
A first time collaboration with the National World War I Museum in Kansas City,
the exhibit will subsequently be presented at the Morgan Library and Museum
in New York City from September 1 – November 21, 2010.
This special exhibit is supported in part by The Florence Gould Foundation,
the Edmond J. Safra Foundation and the American Friends of Blérancourt,
Inc., an American non-profit organization based in New York City .
Anne Morgan, born July 25, 1873, was the youngest daughter of the wealthy
financier John Pierpont Morgan and the favored travel companion of both her
parents. She was, however, never the image of a dutiful unmarried younger
daughter. Above all Anne Morgan was stubborn, an organizer, and a natural
leader. Her interest in women’s organization began very early. In 1902, she
visited Jane Addams’ Hull House in Chicago , the first American settlement
house. One of her projects was a lunch-room for workers in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard; another was a residence for young women without family working in
New York . The Colony Club, which she helped found, was to be a club for
women, equivalent to those for men.
In 1914, Anne Morgan was vacationing in France . After a horrifying visit to the
Marne battlefields, she decided to dedicate herself to the Allied cause. In 1917,
Anne Morgan created the Committee for Devastated France (CARD), with
offices in New York , chapters across the U.S. and a solid money-raising
operation to support relief work in France . Anne Morgan issued a weekly
bulletin, “Under Two Flags,” and commissioned photographs to document the
activities of CARD. By March 1918, the committee had helped 800 families
become self-sufficient. By 1923 more than 350 women had served with CARD,
usually for periods of about six months. With the funds raised it was now
possible to employ needed professional skills: doctors, nurses, construction
workers (both French and American), then later, librarians and sports directors.
Her base of operation was the Château de Blérancourt, which she later
restored and turned into a museum dedicated to the friendship and
cooperation between the U.S. and France .
These original photos and film commissioned by Anne Morgan make up the
exhibit on display at the National World War I Museum and the Morgan Library
and Museum in 2010.
May 4 at National World War I Museum
The exhibition “American Women Rebuilding France, 1917 – 1924” opens at
the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City , Missouri,
on May 4, 2010 where it will be on view until July 11.
The exhibition will be housed in Memory Hall, one of the two original 1926
buildings which flank the Liberty Memorial Tower . Access to the special
exhibition is included with admission to the National World War I Museum.
This exhibition, organized by the Franco-American Museum , Château de
Blérancourt , France , consists of more than forty vintage photographs and
rare silent film footage that bring to life the extraordinary work undertaken
between 1917 and 1924 by 350 American women – all volunteers – who left
comfortable lives in the United States to help the war-ravaged civilian
population of northeastern France . The dynamic leader of this effort was Anne
Morgan, daughter of financier J. Pierpont Morgan, who collected private funds
and founded the American Committee for Devastated France.
In the tradition of Clara Barton and Florence Nightingale, these women lived
alongside the rural people of Picardy in wooden barracks at the Château de
Blérancourt. At the wheel of their Ford trucks, they directed the reconstruction
of buildings and agricultural production; created a network of visiting nurses,
libraries, social centers, and kindergartens; encouraged sports and scouting;
and organized festive events designed to rebuild social ties. The exhibition
illustrates how Anne Morgan and her colleagues cannily employed the media
of film and photography to publicize their work and instigate social action.
The Franco-American Museum , Château de Blérancourt (Blérancourt, Aisne ,
France ) was created after World War I by Anne Morgan and is today a French
national museum devoted to the history of friendship and collaboration
between the United States and France . The Franco-American Museum
Curator, Anne Dopffer, has selected the photographs featured in this
exhibition.
A first time collaboration with the National World War I Museum in Kansas City,
the exhibit will subsequently be presented at the Morgan Library and Museum
in New York City from September 1 – November 21, 2010.
This special exhibit is supported in part by The Florence Gould Foundation,
the Edmond J. Safra Foundation and the American Friends of Blérancourt,
Inc., an American non-profit organization based in New York City .
Anne Morgan, born July 25, 1873, was the youngest daughter of the wealthy
financier John Pierpont Morgan and the favored travel companion of both her
parents. She was, however, never the image of a dutiful unmarried younger
daughter. Above all Anne Morgan was stubborn, an organizer, and a natural
leader. Her interest in women’s organization began very early. In 1902, she
visited Jane Addams’ Hull House in Chicago , the first American settlement
house. One of her projects was a lunch-room for workers in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard; another was a residence for young women without family working in
New York . The Colony Club, which she helped found, was to be a club for
women, equivalent to those for men.
In 1914, Anne Morgan was vacationing in France . After a horrifying visit to the
Marne battlefields, she decided to dedicate herself to the Allied cause. In 1917,
Anne Morgan created the Committee for Devastated France (CARD), with
offices in New York , chapters across the U.S. and a solid money-raising
operation to support relief work in France . Anne Morgan issued a weekly
bulletin, “Under Two Flags,” and commissioned photographs to document the
activities of CARD. By March 1918, the committee had helped 800 families
become self-sufficient. By 1923 more than 350 women had served with CARD,
usually for periods of about six months. With the funds raised it was now
possible to employ needed professional skills: doctors, nurses, construction
workers (both French and American), then later, librarians and sports directors.
Her base of operation was the Château de Blérancourt, which she later
restored and turned into a museum dedicated to the friendship and
cooperation between the U.S. and France .
These original photos and film commissioned by Anne Morgan make up the
exhibit on display at the National World War I Museum and the Morgan Library
and Museum in 2010.
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