As April begins, Over There project staff is preparing for a busy month. Along with wrapping up the final stages of grant period, staff will be attending two conferences: the Society for Military History 2014 Annual Meeting and 46th Annual Dakota Conference.
Society for Military History 2014 Annual Meeting
April 3-6 at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri
Conference Theme: Transformational Conflicts: War and Its Legacy through History
Established in 1933 as the American Military History Foundation, the Society for Military History is devoted to encouraging and advancing the study of military history. Its membership includes several of the country’s most prominent scholars of military history. Interesting session topics include “Supplying Moral: Three National Perspectives from the World Wars,” “The Intelligence Legacy of World War I,” “Environmental Dimensions of World War I,” and “Memory, Victory, Defeat” and many more.
Over There staff will have an exhibit booth in Century Ballroom A. If you are attending the conference, please stop by and see us. We will be happy to meet with you, discuss the project, and show you the collections that have been placed online.
46th Annual Dakota Conference
April 25-26 at the Center for Western Studies at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
April 25-26 at the Center for Western Studies at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Conference Theme: The Great War and the Northern Plains
Held every April, the Dakota Conference on history, literature, art, and archeology, examines issues of contemporary significance to the Northern Plains in their historical and cultural contexts. While the annual conference generally focuses on history specific to the Northern Plains, with the international centennial of World War I approaching, the Center for Western Studies is observing this anniversary by dedicating the 2014 Dakota Conference to the theme of The Great War. Session titles cover many World War I topics, including: “Harmonies of the Homefront: Music and Propaganda of World War I”, a presentation by Lora Vogt, curator of education at the National World War I Museum.
Over There project staff will give the dinner address at the conference titled: “Over There: Missouri and the Great War (Digitizing Historical Resources)”.
