Lunchbox Lectures

 

 

 

The National WWII Museum has presented more than 180 Lunchbox Lectures free to the public since 2000.  Delivered by local and national scholars, these hour-long lectures are presented twice a month on Wednesdays at noon.  The lectures are free, so bring your lunch and learn some WWII history.

 

Here is a list of upcoming lectures:

 

 

                            Lunchbox Lectures 2009

 

January 21         The Messerschmidt 109                                          Daniel Becnel


February 4          Victory at Home: Civil Rights in the South WWII   Chas Chamberlain


February 18        Nazis on the Run: The Ratline for War Criminals   Gerald Steinacher
                         Through Italy and the Vatican                                                                 


March 4              Treasures of the Vault                                          Toni Kiser


March 18            The NWWIIM's Artillery Collection                        Tom Czekanski


April 1                The Chain of Evacuation:The Army Nurse Corps  Lauren Handley


April 15              England’s Mediterranean War, June-Dec 1940     Rick Jacobs


May 6                Corporal Hitler, 1914-1918                                     Kirk Freeman


May 20              Reichsparteitag der Ehre:                                     Lindsey Barnes

                                  The 1936 Nuremberg Rally

June 3                How Rome Affected Normandy, June 1944          Frank Anselmo


June 17              Coast Watchers                                                    Walt Burgoyne


July 1                POW Experiences                                                 Tommy Lofton


July 15               The FDR Blues                                                      Kevin Fontenot


August 5             WASPs - Women's Air Force Service Pilots         Kellie Boutwell


August 19           Education - Schools on the Home Front               Jen Kitner   


September 2       Operation Bernard - The Nazis' Countereiting      
Kenneth Hoffman

                          Scheme

September 16     Examining WWII Cookbooks                                 Lauren Handley


October 7            Backstage Pass: A Look into the Stage                Kim Guise
                                   Door Collection


October 21          22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion                 John McGuckin


November 4         TBD
  
November 18        England’s Mediterranean War 1941                     Rick Jacobs


December 2         TBD


December 16        TBD

     * Dates and topics subject to change

 

 

 

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