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EXHIBIT: Over Here, Over There: El Paso and El Pasoans during WWI

July 28, 2017 - December 31, 2017
University of Texas El Paso, 2051 Wiggins Way
El Paso, TX 79902 United States
FREE

This July marks the one hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. To commemorate this event, the C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Library created an exhibit...
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FROM COWBOY TO DOUGHBOY — NORTH TEXAS IN WWI

July 9, 2017 - October 19, 2017
Fort Worth Central Library, 500 W. Third St.
Fort Worth, 76102 United States
FREE

From Cowboy to Doughboy -- North Texas in WWI: Mobilization for The Great War features exhibits, lectures, and a film series highlighting the role of North Texas in preparing for World War I. The exhibit and presentation spaces are presented in Fort...
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Denton County WWI Poster Exibit

April 6, 2017 - September 8, 2017
Denton Courthouse, Denton Courthouse-on-the-Square
Denton, TX United States
Free
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New Braunfels and War

May 20, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Sophienburg Museum & Archives, 401 W. Coll Street
New Braunfels, TX 78130 United States

Sophienburg Museum & Archives 401 W. Coll Street (Enter on Academy Ave.) New Braunfels, TX 78130

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TEXAS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR EXHIBIT – INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES

April 6, 2017 - March 11, 2018
Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78205 United States
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Texas in the First World War April 6, 2017 - March 11, 2018 One hundred years ago, the United States entered the "War to End All Wars." This idealistic hope of the "Great War" leading to lasting world peace would...
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Ike in WWI

April 6, 2017 - November 26, 2017
Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, 609 S. Lamar Ave.
Denison, TX 75021 United States
$4

Changing exhibit at the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site.

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Poppies & Progress: WWI & Beyond 1917-1923

March 1, 2017 - March 31, 2019
The Williamson Museum, 716 S. Austin Ave.
Georgetown, TX 78626 United States
Free

The war to end all wars sent shock-waves through the country causing lasting societal upheavals, many of which are reflected in Williamson County. Experience the stories of local war heroes, suffragettes, and crusaders for justice in this exhibit that explores...
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Texas and Collin County WWI Centennial Commemoration

March 2, 2017 @ 8:00 am - November 11, 2018 @ 12:00 am
Collin County History Museum, 300 E. Virginia Street
McKinney, TX 75069 United States
Free

The museum exhibit will provide an overview of World War I, with special focus on different aspects and outcomes encountered by the United States during their involvement in the Great War. Visitors will be provided an iPad with apps preloaded...
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1:00 pm

LECTURE: Regional Culture During WWI

August 26, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Fort Worth Central Library, 500 W. Third St.
Fort Worth, 76102 United States
FREE

Lynn Spalding, Archivist, Tarrant County Archives During WWI, Americans spent their leisure time seeing movies, going to vaudeville shows, dancing to popular music in dance halls and reading books. Ms. Spalding focuses on Americans’ consumption of popular culture during the...
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