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The WAVES of the US Navy
Despite early challenges to women’s place in the Navy, the WAVES’s establishment as a part of the Navy itself, not a corps or auxiliary like the WAACs, was “precedent-breaking.”
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A Book Review of The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
Denise Kiernan's The Girls of Atomic City captures a wonderful social history of how women made the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee successful.
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Knit Your Bit: A Knitter's Story
Knitting allows Knit Your Bit donor to honor veterans in her family.
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The Fate of Japanese POWs in Soviet Captivity
The Soviets inflicted terrible brutality on their Japanese captives.
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The Foundation of the Socialist Unity Party
On April 21, 1946, two political parties united, creating a single, dominant party in what became East Germany.
Past Events
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Dinner with a Curator: “Keep ’Em Rolling! The Museum’s Marvelous Macros”
09/19/2023 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PMHow do you coax an 80-year-old military vehicle back to life? And, more importantly, how do you keep it reliably running?
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Meet the Author: Dave Gutierrez, “Patriots from the Barrio”
09/14/2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMJoin us for a conversation with Dave Gutierrez, author of Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry: The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II.
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“Fighting Then and Now”: An Original Production by the Warren Easton High School Talented Theater Program
09/12/2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PMRemember WWII veteran Lawrence Brooks on what would have been his 114th birthday with a special performance by local students.
