| National WWI Museum and Memorial

Thursday, Dec. 1 - 5:30 p.m.

Modernist Book Talk: “The Chaperone” with author Laura Moriarty

Join The Modernists for refreshments, socializing and a chat with Laura Moriarty, author of “The Chaperone”. This captivating novel centers on Cora Carlisle, the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in the summer of 1922.

5 Real-Life WWI Artifacts As Depicted In Netflix’s "All Quiet on the Western Front"

You’ve seen the movie versions, now check out the real things from WWI, curated from the National WWI Museum and Memorial's collection.

Donation Drive

Nov. 23 - Dec. 7

Harvesters Food Donation Drive

Donate nonperishable goods to Harvesters and receive Buy One, Get One admission to the Museum and Memorial.

Captured But Not Conquered: Statue of Sgt. Edgar Halyburton

The story of Sgt. Edgar Halyburton, one of the first U.S. prisoners of war taken in WWI, and how he came to be immortalized in bronze by sculptor Cyrus Dallin.

Friday-Sunday, Nov. 11-13

Veterans Day 2022

Join us in honoring veterans with special activities and free public ceremonies on the grounds. Admission to the Museum and Memorial is free for veterans and active duty military personnel, while general admission for the public is half-price all weekend.

Friday, Nov. 25 - 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Blood Drive

Give thanks this season by supporting those in need just as soldiers did over 100 years ago in donating blood. Appointments are requested to donate at this blood drive; walk-ins will be accepted.

Reception and lecture

Monday, Nov. 14 - 6 p.m.

Europe’s New Postwar Era

Martin Conway (Kinder Institute and Oxford) considers how past attempts to turn war into peace in 1918, 1945 and 1989 might inform Europe’s response to the 2022 crisis in Ukraine.

At Third Street Social

Thursday, Nov. 17 - 5:30 p.m.

Modernist Happy Hour

Join The Modernists for drinks and general revelry on the third Thursday of the month. This month's happy hour is at Third Street Social.

Downloadable Issue Guides

World at War: What role should the United States play in international conflicts?

The date is October 20, 1915. The “European War” continues raging and expanding. America is a neutral nation, but people are wondering how long that will remain the case. Using the issue guide “A...

In collaboration with Auburn University and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation

Lecture

Tuesday, Nov. 8 - 6:30 p.m.

Pershing Lecture Series: Knocking Russia Out of the War

Follow along with Dr. Scott Stephenson through the Battle of Riga and landings on the Baltic islands, as the German army and navy forces sought the last push that would bring peace to the Eastern Front.

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