The International
Conference on World War II
November 16-19, 2006
The National World
War II Museum invites you to attend
MEMORY HALL
during The International Conference on WWII. THREE FREE DAYS
to hear the personal accounts of eyewitnesses to
history – the men and women who won the war
that changed the world, on the battlefront and the
Home Front. November 16 – 18, 2006
Veterans
of Pearl Harbor and Normandy
Tuskeegee Airmen
“Rosie
the Riveter” workers
Military
Doctors & Nurses Holocaust survivors
Holocaust survivors
Medal of
Honor recipients
Native
American Code Talkers
Prisoners of War
Resistance Fighters
Every
service, every campaign!
There
is no charge to attend Memory Hall sessions, but
pre-registration is required by telephone
at 800-258-8830 or 504-280-6680 or on line at the
Conference website,
www.ww2conference.org
Complete schedules of Memory Hall sessions also are
on the website. Memory Hall is generously sponsored by The Brown
Foundation, Inc of Houston.
A limited number of tickets to
“The World of History” portion of the Conference may
still be available.
Call or check the website for the latest
information.
Special
Exhibition
Beyond the Call of Duty: The Medal of Honor
in WWII November 19, 2006 January 7, 2007
This special exhibition celebrates the
extraordinary courage and sacrifice of those
who received our nation's highest military
honor. Interactive exhibits, period
photographs and artifacts tell the stories of
average Americans who performed
extraordinarily. Conference and
Memory Hall attendees will have the first
view of the exhibition, which opens to the
public on November 19.
Gheens
Foundation Teacher Resource Library now open to the
public
The Gheens Foundation Teacher Resource Library, located on the third floor
of E.J. Ourso Discovery Hall, is now open from 2:00 pm 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday, and by
appointment. Museum patrons will be able to conduct
WWII research using books, have access to the
computer lab and educational WWII-related Internet
sites, print copies of research materials, consult
with staff about developing WWII classroom curricula
and perform WWII research for classroom assignments.
Teachers and students with current Museum
memberships will be able to check out books and tape
recorders for oral history projects. The library
also can lend classroom sets of Anne Frank: The
Diary of a Young Girl and Eli Wiesel's Night.
Book and video subject categories include:
General WWII
The
War in Europe
The
War in the Pacific
The
Home Front
The
Holocaust
African Americans/Minorities
Women in WWII
Weapons, vehicles, gear, etc.
Biography/Memoirs
Children/Young Adults
Character education
The
library is also currently accepting the donation of
books and other World War II research materials.
For more information, contact:
Kenneth Hoffman
Director of Education
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-527-6012, x 225
kenneth.hoffman@nationalww2museum.org
Join explorer and searcher Daniel Becnel as he talks about
the search and recovery of WWII aircraft. The lecture will
focus on the entire process of finding, researching, and
accomplishing a successful recovery of rare historical
aircraft. See WWII history come alive in the hills and
swamps of Europe.
4Saturday,
1pm-2 pm
Lagniappe Lecture: The BEATLES: From the Bombing of Liverpool
to Their Invasion
of America
Beatles author/historian Bruce Spizer explores how the World
War II bombing of Liverpool affected the four young lads who
would grow up to be the Beatles. John Lennon's firsthand
exposure to the horrors of war may have contributed to his
later becoming a peace activist and writer of songs such as
"Revolution," "Give Peace A Chance" and "Imagine." Mr.
Spizer's audio/visual presentation will also cover D-Day
Beatles style, when the group landed in New York on February
7, 1964, and took the nation by storm.
11Saturday
9 am-5 pm
VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION
Free admission all day for veterans and their families
courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Satre and Harrah's Entertainment.
12 pm-3 pm Meet the Author: Marlene Lee, The Hero in My Pocket
Marlene Lee is the author of The Hero In My Pocket, a book
for children affected by the loss of a loved one who served
our nation. Filled with activity pages, childrens artwork,
and child-centered guidance for coping with grief and loss
in a healthy and positive manner, The Hero In My Pocket has
special resonance for the communities of southern Louisiana,
who not only lost so much in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
but who have also lost many service members in recent
world-wide conflicts. A childrens arts and craft activity
and book signing will follow the lecture.
1 pm-2 pm Voices: A spoken word program by Orlin Corey for Veterans Day
This Veterans Day, 88 years after the first armistice of
1918, we turn to individuals their stories, their poems,
their letters, their popular music, to hear their voices
again in a memorable concert of commemoration. Local actor,
director, producer, and spoken word artist Orlin Corey will
read from the words of fighting men - some anonymous, some
famous, all brave, including Ernie Pyle, Franklin Roosevelt,
and Winston Churchill. Period musical accompaniment by
pianist Dr. Stuart Farber.
2 pm-3 pm
American Legion Post 175 Band performs
Additional events to be announced.
12Sunday
12 pm-2 pm
Meet the Author: Andrew Adkins, You Can't Get Much Closer
Than This
World War II Veteran, Bronze Star recipient and author Andrew
Adkins lectures on his memoir of battle, You Cant Get Much
Closer Than This. Adkins graduated from The Citadel in May
1943 and attended the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School,
where he was commissioned and sent on to the 80th Infantry
Division. He landed at Normandy on August 3, 1944 and served
with courage and honor in battles across France. The book is
filled with action sequences that give the reader a vivid
picture of the war experience while telling the human story
of a young mans coming of age. A book signing will follow
the lecture.
15Wednesday
12 pm-1 pm
Lunchbox Lecture: Irish Neutrality During WWII
In December, 1941, after Germany declared war on the United
States, Eamon deValera, the president of Ireland, spoke over
the radio to the Irish people. He expressed friendship and
sympathy for the American people as they entered into the
terror of the new world war. Despite its long-standing
friendship with the United States, deValera reminded the
Irish people that Ireland, at least the twenty-six counties
that formed Eire, must remain a "friendly neutral" during
the war. DeValera's phrase reveals the ambiguous character
of Irish neutrality. It acknowledges Ireland's historic
cultural and political ties to Britain and America and its
fear that the major western powers did not understand or
respect Ireland's determination to preserve its
independence. Ireland's sympathies were with the Allies, but
not at the expense of Ireland's freedom. This lecture will
explore the historic origins of Ireland's neutrality and its
consequences for the Irish Republic.
Secretary
of State Madeleine
Albright will be among the featured speakers at The International Conference on World War II
16 -19
The International Conference on WWII-
ticketed event
Friday, December 1, 2006-Sunday, December 31, 2006
Showcase Exhibit: War in Winter
After the relatively quiet winter of 1939 -1940, called by
some the Phony War, American and German armies would see
an escalation in wintertime battles throughout World War
II. War in Winter displays some of the clothing worn by
American and German Armies to fight each other and the
brutal winter weather. During the Battle of the Bulge, the
largest land battle the United States ever engaged in,
poorly equipped American forces suffered greatly from the
weather. German forces drew on years of experience of
fighting in the Soviet Union and were equipped with warm and
practical clothing.
Saturday, December 2, 2006
12 pm-1 pm
Lecture: The Battle of Cape Gloucester - Part I
Orientation Center
Barry Statia and Seth Peridon of the National World War II
Museum present the first of a two part lecture on the Battle
of Cape Gloucester. Presenters will also be drawing on
interviews with veterans of the G Company 2nd Battalion 1st
Marines. The lecture will be continued with The Battle of
Cape Gloucester - Part II on December 9, 2006 at 12:00 pm.
945 Magazine
Street New Orleans, LA 70130, Entrance on Andrew Higgins
Drive
PHONE: (504) 527-6012 FAX: (504) 527-6088 EMAIL:
info@nationalww2museum.org
