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SUMMARY:The Role of Memorials and Monuments
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Timothy K. Parker\, Ph.D. and sculpture dedication with sculptor Robert Shure \nFrom the smallest village to the largest cities\, memorials and monuments abound. Join the Wright Museum of WWII as we dedicate our new outdoor sculpture and hear Timothy Parker discuss the role of monuments and sculpture in our society. \nFollowing the lecture\, sculptor Robert Shure will discuss his work\, The Homecoming\, the Wright Museum’s newest outdoor exhibit.
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/the-role-of-memorials-and-monuments/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Story Behind Beantown Girls
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Jane Healy \nJane Healy will discuss her historical research that went into the #1 Amazon and Washington Post best seller Beantown Girls\, highlighting the wide and varied role of the Red Cross during WWII. \nJane Healey is a best-selling author of historical fiction. Her novels include her debut The Saturday Evening Girls Club and The Beantown Girls\, a Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller. Her third novel The Secret Stealers\, a WWII spy thriller\, was an Amazon First Reads Editor’s Pick and a Historical Novel Society’s Editors’ Choice pick. Her latest novel\, Goodnight from Paris\, inspired by the life of Hollywood actress Drue Leyton\, released in March 2023.\nJane is also the host of Historical Happy Hour\, a monthly webinar and podcast featuring premiere historical fiction authors and their latest books. \nA graduate of the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University\, Jane shares a home north of Boston with her husband\, two daughters\, two cats and one teacup golden doodle.
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/the-story-behind-beantown-girls/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:Charles Schulz\, Snoopy\, and the Red Baron
DESCRIPTION:Lecture Benjamin L. Clark \nThe mission of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center is to preserve\, display\, and interpret the art of Charles M. Schulz. The Museum carries out this mission through exhibits and programming that celebrate the life of Schulz and the Peanuts characters. Come enjoy their fascinating traveling exhibit and hear from Curator Benjamin Clark about just what its like to work every day with Charlie Brown\, Lucy\, Linus and of course loveable old Snoopy. \nBenjamin L. Clark is the curator of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. Since 2003\, his work in museums has taken him from his native Nebraska through Texas\, Oklahoma\, and Montana. He leads the team responsible for caring for and interpreting the legacy of Charles M. Schulz at the museum in Santa Rosa\, California\, and around the world. His work has been featured in The Washington Post\, CBS Sunday Morning\, NPR’s Morning Edition\, and more. He lives with his wife and son in Santa Rosa\, California. \n[wpforms id=”6602″]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/charles-schulz-snoopy-and-the-red-baron/
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SUMMARY:Annual Cruise In to the Wright
DESCRIPTION:The Wright Museum will welcome back dozens of antique cars\, hot rods\, and motorcycles for the 10th annual Cruise in to the Wright! Regular museum admission includes access to the car show. \nThe Bel-Airs will be on hand to supply live music\, and food will be available to purchase from MacDaddy’s Rolling Smoke BBQ food truck. Come rain or shine for this annual summer event! \n  \n\nOnline registration is now open\, please use form at bottom of page.  Registration includes admission to the museum. \nParking Information: \nTo accommodate the antique vehicles\, the museum parking lot will be closed to visitor parking during the event. Only a limited number of handicap-accessible parking spots will be available on-site. \nFree parking for visitors is available within walking distance of the museum in municipal lots around Wolfeboro\, including the following lots: Mast Landing Lot\, 91 Center St. Lot (next to Linda’s Flowers)\, Wolfeboro Shopping Center (behind Harvest Market)\, Glendon Street Lot\, Railroad Avenue Lot\, Dockside Lot\, and Town Hall Lot. \nThe Bridge Falls Path provides easy access from downtown lots to the museum. The Cotton Valley Rail Trail provides access from Mast Landing Lot. \nA limited number of free on-street spots are also available on Lehner St\, Main St\, Glendon St\, and Railroad Ave. Please follow all posted ordinances regarding parking time limits\, and please do not park in private driveways or lots.
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/annual-cruise-in-to-the-wright/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:Black Snow: Curtis LeMay\, the Firebombing of Tokyo\, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by James M. Scott \nBlack Snow is the story of this devastating operation\, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay\, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war\, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night\, and describes the development of the B-29\, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields\, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly\, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America\, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later. \nDrawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors\, air force archives\, and oral histories never before published in English\, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account\, and his most important and compelling work to date. \nA former Nieman Fellow at Harvard\, James M. Scott is the author of Rampage\, which was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the editors at Amazon\, Kirkus and Military Times. His other works include Target Tokyo\, a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist\, The War Below and The Attack on the Liberty\, which won the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award. Scott lives with his wife and two children in Mt. Pleasant\, SC.\n[wpforms id=”6602″]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/black-snow-curtis-lemay-the-firebombing-of-tokyo-and-the-road-to-the-atomic-bomb/
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SUMMARY:Patriots from the Barrio
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Dave Gutierrez \nBased on extensive archival research and veteran and family accounts\, Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E\, 141st Infantry\, The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II brings to life the soldiers whose service should never have gone unrecognized for so long. With its memorable personalities\, stories of hope and immigration\, and riveting battle scenes\, this beautifully written book is a testament to the shared beliefs of all who have fought for the ideals of the American flag. \nDave Gutierrez is a professional researcher\, historical presenter\, and writer. His articles have appeared in publications including American Legion and War History Online. Recognized by both the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin and the El Paso Museum of History for his groundbreaking work on Company E\, he also specializes in genealogical research\, Mexican American history\, and World War II studies. Dave and his family reside in San Jose\, California.
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/patriots-from-the-barrio/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Matthew F. Delmont \nOver one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy\, Iwo Jima\, and the Battle of the Bulge\, serving in segregated units and performing unheralded but vital support jobs\, only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home. Without their crucial contributions to the war effort\, the United States could not have won the war. And yet the stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored\, cast aside in favor of the myth of the “Good War” fought by the “Greatest Generation.” \nHalf American is American history as you’ve likely never read it before. In these pages are stories of Black heroes such as Thurgood Marshall\, the chief lawyer for the NAACP\, who investigated and publicized violence against Black troops and veterans; Benjamin O. Davis\, Jr.\, leader of the Tuskegee Airmen\, who was at the forefront of the years-long fight to open the Air Force to Black pilots; Ella Baker\, the civil rights leader who advocated on the home front for Black soldiers\, veterans\, and their families; James Thompson\, the 26-year-old whose letter to a newspaper laying bare the hypocrisy of fighting against fascism abroad when racism still reigned at home set in motion the Double Victory campaign; and poet Langston Hughes\, who worked as a war correspondent for the Black press. Their bravery and patriotism in the face of unfathomable racism is both inspiring and galvanizing. In a time when the questions World War II raised regarding race and democracy in America remain troublingly relevant and still unanswered\, this meticulously researched retelling makes for urgently necessary reading. \nDr. Matthew Delmont is the Frank J. Guarini Associate Dean of International Studies and Interdisciplinary Programs and the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of History. An expert on African-American History and the history of Civil Rights\, his book\, Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad\, was published by Viking Books in October 2022. He is the author four previous books: Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African American Newspapers (Stanford University Press\, 2019); Making Roots: A Nation Captivated (University of California Press\, 2016); Why Busing Failed: Race\, Media\, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation (UC Press\, 2016); and The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand\, Rock ‘n’ Roll\, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1950s Philadelphia (UC Press\, 2012). He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Public Scholar Award to support this research. In addition to these books\, he regularly shares his research with media outlets\, including the New York Times\, NPR\, TheAtlantic.com\, Washington Post\, and The Conversation. Dr. Delmont has spoken and consulted with Fortune 500 companies\, universities\, colleges\, and community organizations regarding civil rights\, diversity\, and inclusivity\, and how to reckon with the history of racism in America.\n[wpforms id=”6602″]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/half-american-the-epic-story-of-african-americans-fighting-world-war-ii-at-home-and-abroad/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Confidante
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Christopher C. Gorham \nAnna Marie Rosenberg\, the Hungarian Jewish immigrant who became FDR’s closest advisor during World War II and\, according to Life\, “the most important official woman in the world” —a woman of many firsts\, whose story\, forgotten for too long\, is extraordinary\, inspiring\, and uniquely American. Her life ran parallel to the front lines of history yet her influence on 20th century America\, from the New Deal to the Cold War and beyond\, has never before been told. \nMore than the story of one remarkable woman\, The Confidante explores who gets to be at the forefront of history\, and why. Though she was not quite a hidden figure\, Rosenberg’s position as “the power behind\,” combined with her status as an immigrant and a Jewish woman\, served to diminish her importance. In this inspiring\, impeccably researched\, and revelatory book\, Christopher C. Gorham at last affords Anna Rosenberg the recognition she so richly deserves. \nChristopher C. Gorham is the author of The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America (citadel press\, 2023). He holds degrees from the University of Michigan\, Tufts University and Syracuse University College of Law. After practicing law for over a decade\, for the last several years he has taught Modern American History at Westford Academy\, outside Boston. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post\, Literary Hub\, Paper Brigade and online publications. The Confidante is his first book. He and his wife\, Elizabeth\, live in Watertown and Chatham\, Massachusetts.\n[wpforms id=”6602″]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/the-confidante/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:Test Event
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SUMMARY:Early American Military Aviation and Military Ballooning
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Leah Dearborn \nMilitary ballooning in the United States began early in the Civil War. Balloons gave the Union the ability to view enemy troops from the “high ground” during a battle. Best known of the “aeronauts” was Thaddeus S.C. Lowe. He and others made numerous observations using hydrogen-filled balloons during the first two years of the war. World War I was the high point for the military use of observation balloons\, which were extensively deployed by both sides. \nLeah Dearborn is the Assistant Director at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire. She is an experienced communications professional with many articles to her credit and a passion for aviation.
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/early-american-military-aviation-and-military-ballooning/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230620T190000
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SUMMARY:When Books Went to War
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Molly Guptill Manning \nWhen America entered World War II in 1941\, we faced an enemy that had banned and burned 100 million books. Outraged librarians launched a campaign to send free books to American troops\, gathering 20 million hardcover donations. Two years later\, the War Department and the publishing industry stepped in with an extraordinary program: 120 million specially printed paperbacks designed for troops to carry in their pockets and rucksacks in every theater of war. \nThese small\, lightweight Armed Services Editions were beloved by the troops and are still fondly remembered today. Soldiers read them while waiting to land at Normandy\, in hellish trenches in the midst of battles in the Pacific\, in field hospitals\, and on long bombing flights. This pioneering project not only lifted soldiers’ spirits\, but also helped rescue The Great Gatsby from obscurity and made Betty Smith\, author of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn\, into a national icon. \nMolly Guptill Manning is an Assistant Professor of Law at New York Law School\, where she teaches Legal Practice\, Civil Procedure\, and Professional Responsibility. \nProfessor Manning’s scholarship focuses on legal history and the intersection between law and culture. She has written articles on soldiers’ voting rights\, fraud and poetic license\, and prisoner’s access to the federal courts. Her articles have been published in the Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts\, New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy\, and the Federal Bar Council Quarterly\, to name a few. She has also written several books including When Books Went to War\, a New York Times best seller. She is currently working on a fourth book on the First Amendment. She has been interviewed on MSNBC\, NPR Morning Edition\, and WNYC\, and she has given talks across the United States\, including at the FDR Presidential Library\, the Library of Congress\, and the U.S. Senate Library.
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/when-books-went-to-war/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Incredible Charles Miller
DESCRIPTION:The Incredible Charles Miller: The story of an unknown New Hampshire man who secretly left a stunning visual diary of his deployment in the Pacific Theater during WWII \nPeggy Hennelly-Maniates \nFor the first time in 7 years the Wright Museum of WWII’s traveling exhibit Private Charles J. Miller: WWII Paintings from the South Pacific will be on display at the museum this summer. \nPrivate Charlie Miller\, a humble New Hampshire man\, left school at the age of 12 to financially assist his family. He never had the opportunity to take a formal art class and relied upon books borrowed from his local public library to create over 700 paintings of his time in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He drew on whatever he had available from large sheets of paper to the inside of cigarette cartons and colored them using children’s watercolor sets. With these simple materials Miller created powerful works of art\, full of wonderful color and skilled draftsmanship\, with dramatic action and keen observation. \nThe lecture will be followed by a Q&A session\, where attendees will have the opportunity to ask the speaker and the Miller family questions about the artist and his legacy. \nThis lecture will be held in the museum’s Art Gallery and will be limited to a capacity of 50 attendees. A reception offering light refreshments will be held in the gallery prior to the lecture\, from 6:00-7:00pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/the-incredible-charles-miller/
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SUMMARY:Divided on D-Day: How Conflicts and Rivalries Jeopardized the Allied Victory at Normandy
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by Edward E. Gordon\, Ph.D. \nFocusing on the conflicting egos\, personal and national rivalries\, and professional abilities of major Allied commanders\, Gordon contends that their lack of cooperation and bad decisions lengthened the war\, increased casualties\, and allowed the later Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. \nDuring the lecture\, Gordon will delve into the personal and national rivalries of the Allied Commanders\, exploring their historical significance and shedding new light on this important aspect of the final year of the war. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session\, providing attendees with the opportunity to engage with Gordon directly. \nEdward E. Gordon is an internationally recognized historian\, speaker\, researcher\, and author. For 20 years Dr. Gordon taught at DePaul\, Loyola\, and Northwestern Universities in Chicago. He has made presentations over the last 30 years at museums\, colleges\, universities\, conferences\, and to professional associations and community organizations. Dr. Gordon was a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians. He has provided presentations on various aspects of World War II at the Palm Springs Air Museum for the last 15 years. In the fall of 2019 in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings\, Ed was the historian for a 10-day tour of the Normandy beaches and other historic sites sponsored by the Palm Springs Air Museum. \nPurchase Book \nLecture sponsored by John and Peg Mongiello
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/divided-on-d-day-how-conflicts-and-rivalries-jeopardized-the-allied-victory-at-normandy/
LOCATION:Wright Museum of World War II\, 77 Center Street\, Wolfeboro\, NH\, 03894\, United States
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SUMMARY:Anne Frank: "If only I can be myself"
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T225314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T225314Z
UID:10000231-1663095600-1663099200@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Present at the Creation: Harry Truman\, George Marshall\, Dean Acheson\, and the Creation of a Pax Americana
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture by Professor Kurk Dorsey\nSeventy-five years ago\, U.S. leaders faced a series of difficult decisions about the nation’s role in the world. Fearing a rise in Soviet power and a decline in faith in democracy in Europe\, men like Dean Acheson and George Marshall worried that the hard-won victory in World War II was about to be lost.  In this illustrated lecture\, Professor Kurk Dorsey of the UNH History Department will show how these leaders reshaped the definition of the U.S. national interest to create a new foreign policy that would dominate U.S. politics for decades. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the reservation form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/present-at-the-creation-harry-truman-george-marshall-dean-acheson-and-the-creation-of-a-pax-americana/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T223913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T223913Z
UID:10000233-1662476400-1662480000@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Immigration\, Isolationism\, and FDR
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture by Professor C. Paul Vincent\nIt is generally understood that when Franklin Roosevelt became president in March 1933\, he shouldered the burden of the worst economic crisis in American history.  Yet\, fraught as the Great Depression surely was\, it was backdropped by other concerns that grew in both severity and importance as his presidency progressed.  Among these were (1) a powerful inclination\, stemming from America’s involvement in World War I\, to shortsightedly forego international political commitments and\, linked with this isolationist impulse\, (2) establishment under his three predecessors of an increasingly restrictive immigration system.  This talk aims to outline the complicated linkage between immigration and isolation on the one hand and the growing international threat\, largely embodied by Nazi Germany\, that Roosevelt believed America faced as the 1930s advanced. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/immigration-isolationism-and-fdr/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220830T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T220934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T220934Z
UID:10000230-1661886000-1661889600@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] \nLecture and book signing by author Judy Avila – Program is full\, reservations are no longer being accepted.\nDuring World War II\, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language\, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare—and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. One of those “Code Talkers” was Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school he was punished for speaking his native language\, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn’t stop Chester from defending his country after Pearl Harbor\, for the Navajo have always been warriors\, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength—both physical and mental—to excel as a marine. \nAfter growing up in New York and New Hampshire\, Avila has made New Mexico\, with its wonderful diversity of cultures\, her home. She worked as a social worker\, an artist\, an air traffic controller\, and a computer consultant before finally discovering writing. As a storyteller\, Avila hopes that her characters become fast friends with her reader.  Avila will be joined by Chester’s oldest grandson Latham Nez. \nBooks will be available to purchase. \n  \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/code-talker-the-first-and-only-memoir-by-one-of-the-original-navajo-code-talkers-of-wwii/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220823T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T214456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T214456Z
UID:10000229-1661281200-1661284800@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:"When You Ride Alone\, You Ride with Hitler": Reconsidering the World War II Rationing Programs in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture by Professor Marion Dorsey\nIn a century in which we are told to spend money to support the economy and the country\, and when many rely upon Amazon Prime or Instacart for rapid delivery of necessities and luxuries\, how should we understand the World War II rationing programs—especially their challenges and successes–for staples such as food\, gas\, rubber?  How do we explain public acceptance of the shortages of cars and chocolate bars as companies shifted production to manufacture war goods and meet soldiers’ needs?  Most of all\, how did the government programs\, tools of persuasion\, and pressures from coercion convince Americans to fight the World War II in their daily life and even in their homes?  On the 80th anniversary of World War II gas rationing\, are we commemorating a unique program in American life\, or are we remembering a national commitment to a central cause that has echoes today? \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/when-you-ride-alone-you-ride-with-hitler-reconsidering-the-world-war-ii-rationing-programs-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220816T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220816T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T224351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T224351Z
UID:10000234-1660662000-1660665600@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:A Story of Survival
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture by Kati Preston\nKati Preston is a Holocaust survivor\, motivational speaker\, author\, and activist for tolerance and anti-bullying. She will speak about her experiences growing up after the tragedy of losing her family\, but her message is being a survivor and not a victim. She is a mother to four sons and a grandmother to four girls. She travels throughout New England to share her message of hope\, survival\, and triumph over evil. Her optimism leaves her audiences energized to stand up\, fight against hate\, and improve their world. \nKati Preston was born in Hungary in 1939\, the only child born to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother. Twenty-eight members of Kati’s Jewish family perished in Auschwitz. After successful careers as a journalist\, international fashion designer\, EMT\, and owner of an educational theater company\, Kati realized that what matters most is sharing her story of survival in order to educate others of the devastating consequences of hate and prejudice. Recently\, she was honored with the Susan J. Herman award for leadership in Holocaust and Genocide Awareness as well as the UNH Age of Champions Inspirational Award. Kati has written a book about her life called “Holocaust to Healing: Closing the Circle” available on Amazon to purchase and bring with you to be signed. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. \nOnline reservations are no longer being accepted\, please call 603-569-1212 to check availability. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n  \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/a-story-of-survival/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220809T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220809T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220223T183415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T183415Z
UID:10000237-1660071600-1660075200@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Target Tokyo
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nA lecture by author James M. Scott\, In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo \nOn April 18\, 1942\, eighty volunteer airmen under the command of Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle lifted off from the deck of the carrier Hornet for a strike on the Japanese capital of Tokyo. A virtual suicide mission\, the raid helped rally a shell-shocked nation and ultimately jumpstarted Japan on the road to ruin. \nA former Nieman Fellow at Harvard\, James M. Scott is the author of Rampage\, which was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the editors at Amazon\, Kirkus and Military Times and was chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History by the New York Historical Society. His other works include Target Tokyo\, a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist\, The War Below and The Attack on the Liberty\, which won the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award. Scott lives with his wife and two children in Mt. Pleasant\, SC. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/target-tokyo/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220802T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220802T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220308T135748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220308T135748Z
UID:10000239-1659463200-1659470400@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Against All Odds
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] \nLecture and book signing by New York Times best-selling author Alex Kershaw\nFour men\, all in the same unit\, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice “Footsie” Britt\, a former professional football player\, became the very first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the first and only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In the campaign to liberate Europe\, each would gain the ultimate accolade\, the Congressional Medal of Honor. \nThere will be a meet and greet with the author at 6:00 pm\, program begins at 7:00 pm. \nAdmission to this special program is $15.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members. Please call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 5:30pm program begins at 7pm. \n  \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/against-all-odds/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220223T182446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T182446Z
UID:10000236-1658862000-1658865600@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nA Lecture and book signing by the author Retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder \nThe Girls Who Stepped Out of Line are the heroes of the Greatest Generation that you hardly ever hear about. These women who did extraordinary things didn’t expect thanks and shied away from medals and recognition. Despite their amazing accomplishments\, they’ve gone mostly unheralded and unrewarded. No longer. These are the women of World War II who served\, fought\, struggled\, and made things happen—in and out of uniform. Major General Mari K. Eder wrote this book because she knew their stories needed to be told—and the sooner the better. For theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. \nMari K. Eder is a retired U.S. Army Major General\, a renowned speaker and author\, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership. General Eder is the former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command\, former Deputy Chief of the Army Reserve and former Deputy Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army. General Eder is also the author of Leading the Narrative: The Case for Strategic Communication\, published by the Naval Institute Press. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/the-girls-who-stepped-out-of-line/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220719T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T205447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T205447Z
UID:10000228-1658257200-1658260800@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] \nA Presentation by Aimee Fogg and Robbe Meers\nHenri-Chapelle American Cemetery located in Homburg\, Belgium\, is the final resting place for 7\,992 American WWII servicemembers\, including thirty-eight men from NH. In 2010\, Aimee Gagnon Fogg began the journey of researching her great-uncle PFC Paul M. Lavoie and discovering the stories of the men of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery. \nPFC Paul M. Lavoie of Nashua\, NH\, was just 21 years old when he gave his life at the Schwammenauel Dam in Germany. PFC Lavoie and thousands of his brothers in arms remained interred at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium at the request of their families. Many of these graves have been “adopted” by Belgian and Dutch citizens\, like Robbe Meers\, 17\, of Zutendaal\, Belgium\, who honor the ultimate sacrifices made decades ago. \nCome join Aimee and Robbe as they introduce the men of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and discuss the importance of remembrance. \nAimee Gagnon Fogg is the founder and director of They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery\, which is dedicated to collecting the personal stories and photos of the nearly 8\,400 men of HCAC. She is also the author of several publications. \nRobbe Meers of Zutendaal\, Belgium\, is the adopter of many soldiers at both Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Netherlands American Cemetery. His interest in both World Wars began at age 5 and later evolved into learning about the men\, “who fought and died for our freedom.” He will be pursuing postsecondary education in the fall. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/they-speak-voices-of-henri-chapelle-american-cemetery/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220705T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220705T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T203618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T203618Z
UID:10000227-1657047600-1657051200@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:MERG: The TRUE story of a WWII soldier's selfless act of valor and sacrifice that one town never forgot
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture and book signing by author Peter Lion\nOn November 17th 1944\, at the height of WWII\, George Mergenthaler\, an only son and heir to a family fortune\, arrived into the small war torn town of Eschweiler\, Luxembourg. A soldier with the 28th Cavalry Recon Troop\, George and the rest of the Recon Troop lived amongst the townspeople for the next four weeks\, sharing their homes\, their meals\, their holidays\, their hopes and dreams…becoming family. In the small\, farming town of Eschweiler\, now sits the only church in the world dedicated to the memory of a single\, American soldier. That soldier was George Mergenthaler. THIS is his true story \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/merg-the-true-story-of-a-wwii-soldiers-selfless-act-of-valor-and-sacrifice-that-one-town-never-forgot/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220628T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T202048Z
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SUMMARY:WWII in the Indian Ocean and African Theaters
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture by Dr. Richard A. Lobban\, Jr.\nThis presentation is a much anticipated follow up to Dr. Lobban’s 2021 talk on World War II from African Perspectives. His current presentation picks up the story with the important 1941 battles for Keren in Eritrea\, Culqualber Pass\, and Gondar in Ethiopia where British and colonial forces from Sudan and India\, from 1940 to 1941\, finally defeated the Italian fascists and diverted them from European deployment. Like the proverbial “views of the other side of the moon” the Indian Ocean theater in WW II was much more important than imagined and fortunately Dr. Lobban will tell us why. \nDr. Richard A. Lobban\, Jr. is an Adjunct Professor of African Studies at the \, Naval War College. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/wwii-in-the-indian-ocean-and-african-theaters/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220125T003505Z
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SUMMARY:Art & World War II: Hitler's Cultural Ambitions and Nazi Theft
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture by art historian Jane Oneail\nFrom his failed attempts as a painter to his grand plans to loot European masterworks\, art played a central role in Hitler’s personal life and political strategies. Learn more about Nazi exhibitions of so-called “degenerate art\,” theft from European churches\, museums and private collections as well as the challenge of restoring works to their rightful heirs today. \nJane Oneail curates and delivers art appreciation programs to audiences throughout New England. Jane holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from Harvard University. A New Hampshire native\, she has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions\, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen\, where she served as Executive Director\, and the Currier Museum of Art\, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade\, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University. For more information visit iamculturallycurious.com \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/art-world-war-ii-hitlers-cultural-ambitions-and-nazi-theft/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220124T234839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T234839Z
UID:10000224-1655218800-1655222400@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:War Pigeons: Winged Couriers in the U.S. Military\, 1878-1957
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.14.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.14.8″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nLecture by the author Elizabeth G. Macalaster\nWar Pigeons traces the remarkable service of homing pigeons in the U.S. Military\, from its beginnings after the Civil War to the birds’ invaluable communications role in every branch of the U.S. military through two world wars and beyond.  For 75 years\, through four wars on four continents\, these one-pound birds were the military’s most reliable means of communication\, carrying messages in and out of gas\, smoke\, exploding bombs and gunfire.  They flew through jungles\, across deserts\, mountains and large expanses of ocean.  Sometimes they arrived at their lofts nearly dead from wounds or exhaustion\, but they got their messages through. \nThe pigeon service in the U.S. was shut down in 1957\, but given the increasing threat of cyberattacks\, should the military restart a feathered branch? \nElizabeth Macalaster started her career as a marine biologist.  She turned to science journalism and worked for the U.S. Department of Interior and EPA on water quality issues.  Elizabeth now writes primarily science and history articles for newspapers and magazines.  Elizabeth is the author of Reckoning At Harts Pass\, an adventure/thriller in which homing pigeons play a covert role.  Elizabeth lives with her husband on the coast of Maine where she likes to hike\, row and watch land and seabirds. \nBooks can be purchased online at Amazon to bring with you and have signed by the author. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/war-pigeons-winged-couriers-in-the-u-s-military-1878-1957/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220124T233927Z
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SUMMARY:Nazis of Copley Square
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font_size=”13px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ text_font_size_tablet=”13px” text_font_size_phone=”13px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nPLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE FROM JUNE 7th TO JUNE 9th\nLecture by author Professor Charles R. Gallagher\, S.J.\nOn January 13\, 1940\, FBI agents burst into the homes and offices of 17 members of the Christian Front\, seizing guns\, ammunition\, and homemade bombs. J. Edgar Hoover’s charges were that the group planned to incite a revolution and install a “temporary dictatorship” in order to stamp out Jewish and Communist influence in the United States. This intriguing book chronicles the evolution of the front\, the transatlantic cloak-and-dagger intelligence operations that subverted it\, and the mainstream political and religious leaders who shielded the front’s activities from scrutiny. \nCharles R. Gallagher\, S.J. is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Boston College. In 2017\, he held the William J. Lowenberg Memorial Fellow on America\, the Holocaust\, & the Jews\, at the Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies\, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\, Washington\, D.C. In 2009\, his book\, “Vatican Secret Diplomacy: Joseph P. Hurley and Pope Pius XII” (New Haven: Yale University Press\, 2008)\, won the John Gilmary Shea Prize of the American Catholic Historical Association. He writes on Vatican diplomacy\, the Holocaust\, and the intersections of religion and espionage. \nAdmission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members. Please use the form below or call 603-569-1212 for reservations as seated is limited. Museum doors open at 6pm program begins at 7pm. \n[wpforms id=”6602″] \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/nazis-of-copley-square/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220531T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220304T162904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220304T162904Z
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SUMMARY:Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and its Aftermath
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”|0px||28px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] \nAn online presentation by the authors Elizabeth and Michael Norman – Honoring the 80th anniversary of the Bataan Death March\nThe New York Times wrote: the authors of the “Tears in the Darkness” have given us an authoritative history of the Bataan Death March. Ten years in the making\, it is based on hundreds of interviews with American\, Filipino and Japanese combatants. But it is also a narrative achievement. The book seamlessly blends a wide-angle view with the stories of many individual participants. And at this book’s beating emotional heart is the tale of just one American soldier\, a young cowboy and aspiring artist out of Montana named Ben Steele. \nElizabeth M. Norman\, the author of two books about war\, teaches at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education   Michael Norman\, a former reporter for The New York Times\, teaches narrative journalism at New York University. \nRegistration for this program is now closed. \n  \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/tears-in-the-darkness-the-story-of-the-bataan-death-march-and-its-aftermath/
LOCATION:NH
CATEGORIES:Lectures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220517T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220517T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T120825
CREATED:20220222T185855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T185855Z
UID:10000235-1652810400-1652817600@wrightmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”-24px|||-77px|false|false” custom_padding=”24px||54px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text content_last_edited=”off|desktop” admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||9px|false|false” custom_padding=”1px|0px||28px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”] \nPROGRAM IS SOLD OUT \nA Discussion with the author Jamie Ford\, moderated by Dr. Monica Chiu\, Professor of English at the University of New Hampshire \nJamie Ford’s novel\, The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet\, explores the age-old conflicts between father and son\, the beauty and sadness of what happened to Japanese Americans in the Seattle area during World War II and the “Internment”\, and the depths and longing of a first love that was everlasting. \nJamie Ford is the great-grandson of Min Chung\, who immigrated from Kaiping\, China to San Francisco in 1865\, where he adopted the western name “Ford.” Jamie’s debut novel\, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet\, spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. \n**This program is admission-free – made possible by a grant from the NH Humanities. Meet and Greet with the author at 6:00 pm\, program begins at 7:00 pm. \n \nDr. Monica Chiu specializes in Asian American studies\, with a current focus on Asian/American graphic narratives. She is specifically interested in the ramifications of the internment of Japanese Americans and its lack of coverage in mainstream secondary- and post-secondary curriculum. A former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Hong Kong\, Chiu served as UNH’s interim Vice President for Community\, Equity\, and Diversity from June 2018 to December 2019. \n  \n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
URL:https://wrightmuseum.org/calendar/hotel-on-the-corner-of-bitter-and-sweet/
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CATEGORIES:Lectures
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