Lecture Series: Alex Kershaw – Escape the Deep
Alex Kershaw - Escape the Deep In the early morning hours of October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. […]
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Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United States
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Lecture Series: Beth Forrest – WWII & Society, A History of food during WWII and its influence on our Society
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesBeth Forrest - WWII & Society, A History of food during WWII and its influence on our Society Join us to learn the history of how the Culinary Institute of […]
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Lecture Series: Laura Kroy – The Shopkeeper of Alsace
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesLaura Kroy - The Shopkeeper of Alsace When WWII comes for her family, Sarah thinks she’s read. She’s had training, after all, coming of Age during World War I. The […]
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Cruise In to the Wright
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesThe Wright Museum will welcome back dozens of classic cars, hot rods, and motorcycles for the 13th annual Cruise in to the Wright! Regular museum admission includes access to the car show. The Bel-Airs will be on hand to supply live music, and food will be available to purchase from Good Eatz 603 food truck. […]
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Lecture Series: Cheryl Thomas – Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesCheryl Thomas - Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen 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 their lives. Cheryl Thompson […]
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Lecture Series: Jonathan Rose – The Federal Reserve’s Role During WWII
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesJonathan 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 […]
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Lecture Series: Peter May – The Open Question, Ben Hogan and Golf’s Most Enduring Controversy
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesPeter May - The Open Question, Ben Hogan and Golf's Most Enduring Controversy 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 and the impact of […]
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Lecture Series: James M. Scott – Empire of Ashes
Wright Museum of World War II 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro, NH, United StatesJames M. Scott - Empire of Ashes Over three days in August 1945, a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians killed 120,000 men, women, and children; doomed tens of thousands more to agonizing death in the weeks and months ahead; and annihilated two cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Empire of Ashes explores the […]
