We’re digging up new stories to tell. Come back in mid-May to explore them.
In the meantime, take advantage of these great resources that explore the story of servicemembers in the trenches on the Western Front and other global experiences of the Great War.
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Digital Resources
Museum and Memorial digital resources include primary and secondary resources that provide an immersive tour of the trenches, tell the story of Muslim POWs in Germany, and describe the various battle and home fronts around the world in the first years of the war.
![Museum display of a WWI-era trench](/sites/default/files/2022-03/trenches-of-wwi-preview.jpg)
Trenches of WWI
![Image: A painting of a red brick mosque with a dome and a minaret. Text in blue and gold: Fighting with Faith: a WWI POW Camp of Propaganda](/sites/default/files/2024-03/fighting-faith-410x248.jpg)
Fighting with Faith
![Image: Three men dressed in military uniform sitting for a photograph portrait facing the viewer. Text: Home Before the Leaves Fall.](/sites/default/files/2024-03/home-before-leaves-fall-exhibition-410x248.jpg)
Home Before the Leaves Fall
Onsite:
While some objects are out of view, a plethora of artifacts that share elements of that same story can be seen in our newly opened Bergman Family Gallery. This Open Storage Center opened in May 2023 and contains an additional 1,500 collection items viewable on a coastline of glass shelving.
Learn more about the Bergman Family Gallery
![Modern photograph of glass shelving stretching away from the viewer, filled with WWI artifacts](/sites/default/files/2023-04/open-storage-center-preview2.jpg)
Lesson Plans:
These lessons provide in-depth content about tactics and technology on the front lines and the experiences of soldiers at war.
![Black and white photograph of a group of soldiers in a trench looking over the far edge away from the viewer.](/sites/default/files/2024-03/changing-technology-changing-tactics-educator-resource-410x248.jpg)
Changing Technology, Changing Tactics
![Black and white photograph of a woman in military uniform writing something down in a notebook standing next to a man in military uniform with a bloody bandage wrapped around his head and over one eye.](/sites/default/files/2024-03/letters-home-inspired-investigating-wwi-photos-educator-resource-410x248.jpg)
Letters Home: Letters Inspired by Investigating WWI Photos
Online:
Explore the Online Collections Database and Educator Resource Database. Both feature search and filter functions that will help you get the information that you need quickly!
![Screenshot of a webpage with links, a search bar and image thumbnails](/sites/default/files/2023-10/argus-online-collections-database-thumbnail-resize.jpg)
Online Collections Database
![Screenshot of a webpage with image thumbnails, links and search bars](/sites/default/files/2023-10/educator-resource-database-thumbnail-resize.jpg)
Educator Resource Database