Laura Knoy - The Shopkeeper of Alsace Lecture and book signing When WWII comes for her family, Sarah thinks she’s ready. She’s had training, after all, coming of Age during World War I. The Shopkeeper of Alsace is an uplifting tale of family, love, resilience, and an unstoppable women. Laura Knoy is an award-winning journalist. […]
Cheryl Thomas - Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen Lecture and book signing Forgotten Souls examines the lives of the 27 pilots who went missing while battling the enemy abroad - and honors their lives, their sacrifices and their legacy. This book serves as long overdue closure for the pilots who gave […]
Jonathan Rose - The Federal Reserve's Role During WWII The Federal Reserve supported the war effort in several ways: it helped finance wartime spending, fund our allies, embargo our enemies, stabilize the economy, and plan the return to peacetime activities. Jonathan Rose serves as a historian for the Federal Reserve System and is a senior […]
Peter May - The Open Question, Ben Hogan and Golf's Most Enduring Controversy Lecture and book signing In The Open Question, Peter May turns his attention to this controversial, colorful Hale-America National Open of 1942. Set against the backdrop of World War II, May also tells the stories of other professional golfers in the tournament […]
James M. Scott - Empire of Ashes Lecture and book signing Over three days in August 1945, a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians killed 120,000 men, […]
Joseph Gluckert - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: From Sails to Atoms For more than 225 years, Yankee ingenuity and craftsmanship have been the keys to success for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. […]
2025 Festival of Trees
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