New website features!

Check out the new navigation bar on the website!  (It's just below the title.)  Now you can access resources more easily when you visit this site.  The upcoming events schedule and other informational sections each have their own links.

The website also features a new bibliography with suggestions for further reading on a variety of World War 1 topics, and an online resource listing too.  Both sections will continue to be updated as new resources and books are published.

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Thank you to everyone who came out to hear Dr. Crews's lecture last night!  We learned about some new interpretations for the importance of the Zimmerman Telegram to the entry of the United States into World War I as well as a broader diplomatic and political context for the Mexican Revolution.

I wanted to point out that the series is also on Facebook now, so please like us there to keep up with the latest events and information: www.facebook.com/gwhls

Thanks again for your support!

Missouri Over There

Another excellent resource organized by the Missouri State Library is the new blog Missouri Over There: Exploring Missouri's Role in WWI.  This blog is part of a larger project to digitize materials related to World War I and it features individuals, units, and stories with Missouri connections.  The blog is searchable and provides an excellent resource for students and teachers to find local connections to the Great War.

http://missourioverthere.blogspot.com/

Ten WWI Battlefield Sites to See

As we approach the anniversary of the opening military actions in World War I, this summer has seen a number of interesting news stories and new websites created to honor the memory of the war.  In the interest of those blog readers who may not see these stories, I am going to post some of the links here for your reference.  These types of news items will be tagged with the label "news" and/or "website" so that then can be easily sorted and searched later as well.

Today's post is from the website Heritage Daily, and they have posted a list and description of ten World War I battlefields that are a "must see."  For those of us who may not be able to travel to Europe, they also provide some excellent photos and descriptions.  The link to the website can be found below, along with an image from their list.

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2014/07/10-must-see-world-war-i-sites/104221

Fort Douaumont 

(Image credit: Wikimedia)

Note: Clicking on the Wikimedia link will bring up additional images of this site.