Historian Adam Hochschild, best-selling author of "American Midnight," delves into the war and violent peace of 1917-1921 that shape the contours of modern American society.
In 1917, communities across the U.S. held cooking, gardening and food canning demonstrations to teach people how to "win the war in the kitchen." In 2024, join us at Billie's Cooking School for a hands-on "Wheatless Wednesday" cooking class.
In 1924, a small delegation from the Women’s Committee of the Welsh League of Nations Union traveled to the United States with the signatures of over 390,000 women from nearly every household in Wa
Doctors and scientists developed the technology to store blood for future transfusions during WWI. Like soldiers did 100 years ago, you can support those in need by donating blood.
On the often-forgotten front in northern Greece, WWI armies battled each other, rapid disease and harsh climate. Curator Alan Wakefield explores the incendiary Salonika Campaign.
Military interpreter and historian Nikki Dean dives deep into the evolution of prosthetic design from WWI to now – covering the technological, social and personal, exclusively for Museum Members.
Are you a seasoned maker or just curious about handcrafts? Join us for a relaxed happy hour of refreshments, history presentations, socializing and crafting. Your own projects welcome!
In 1923-1924, over 390,000 Welsh women signed an appeal to the U.S. to join the League of Nations. Commemorate this historical peace movement with a ceremony, choral performance and panel discussion with Welsh guests.
Enjoy this free concert with the touring 40-voice North American Welsh Choir, featuring poems by some of the most respected Welsh women writers of today.
This month, the Living History Volunteers bring to life the soldiers and civilians of various nationalities on the Western Front. Bring your curiosity and questions!
The word “Chrismukkah” burst into U.S. pop culture in a 2003 episode of “The O.C.”, but the hybrid holiday existed long before the Fox television show ever aired.