Traveling Artifact Trunks

The National WWII Museum has launched Operation Footlocker, providing schools across the country with unique hands-on opportunities to explore the history and lessons of WWII by exploring WWII artifacts.  These traveling trunks, made possible by a grant from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, are designed to supplement WWII education in the classroom. 

Each footlocker comes loaded with actual artifacts from WWII (not reproductions!).  Of course, no weapons or ammunition are included.  But there are ration books, V-mail letters, dog tags, sand from the beaches of Normandy and Iwo Jima, wartime magazines, a high school yearbook from the early 1940s, and many other artifacts, both commonplace and surprising.  There is even a fascinating artifact from the famed Manhattan Project.  Footlockers come complete with white cotton gloves for handling the artifacts and a teacher’s manual that describes each object and contains directions for conducting artifact “reading” sessions.

Footlockers can be reserved for one week at a time.  Schools will only be responsible for paying return shipping fees (via UPS).  Footlockers weigh approx 25 lbs. and are 27"L x 14"W x 9"H.
CLICK HERE for an estimate of shipping from your location back to the Museum in New Orleans.  Make sure you use the “Detailed Time and Cost” button and enter value as $500.00.

Footlocker shipping is Free of Charge both ways for a limited time!

To Reserve a footlocker call 504-528-1944, x 333, or for more information email walt.burgoyne@nationalww2museum.org.

CLICK HERE to download the Operation Footlocker Teacher Manual in pdf format.

CLICK HERE for footlocker best practices, pictures of footlockers in action, and teacher testimonials.

CLICK HERE to fill out a Footlocker Evaluation Form.  

Funds for this program were provided by The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation