BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration - ECPv4.6.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC-6:20181102T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC-6:20181102T120000 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20181028T025555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181028T025724Z UID:30403-1541152800-1541160000@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:A Catalyst for Change: The Impact and Effect of World War I on Travis County DESCRIPTION:11th annual Travis County History Day presentation\, A Catalyst for Change: The Impact and Effect of World War I on Travis County. \nNov. 2\, 2018\n10am-noon \nCommissioners Courtroom and Hall of Government \n700 Lavaca Street\, Austin\, Texas \n**Exhibits\, food\, music\, giveaways\, and more!** \nSpecial Speakers:\nCounty Judge Sarah Eckhardt\nBen Wright\, Assistant Director for Communication at the Briscoe Center for American History \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/catalyst-change-impact-effect-world-war-travis-county/ LOCATION:700 Lavaca Street\, Austin\, TX\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Save-food-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Travis%20County":MAILTO:Martha.Napolillo@traviscountytx.gov END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190101 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20180708T021434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180708T021434Z UID:30179-1530403200-1546300799@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:EXHIBIT-- WWI Artifacts: Courthouse Museum\, Rockwall County Courthouse DESCRIPTION:At the Courthouse Museum in the “new” Rockwall County Courthouse (1111 East Yellow Jacket Ln. Rockwall\, TX  75087) . The exhibit includes a collection of Trench Art\, Gold Star Memorial photographs\, Joan of Arc Saves France poster\, and other WWI artifacts. The WWI exhibit will be displayed through the end of 2018 during regular business hours. \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/exhibit-wwi-artifacts-courthouse-museum-rockwall-county-courthouse/ LOCATION:1111 East Yellow Jacket Ln\, Rockwall\, TX\, 75087\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Poster.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181117 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20180707T042409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T042409Z UID:30172-1539043200-1542412799@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:EXHIBIT -- No Man's Land: East Texas African Americans in WWI DESCRIPTION:No Man’s Land: East Texas African Americans in WWI will be traveling throughout Texas over the two-year centennial period (2017-2019). Come walk among the eleven thousand veteran names on display and learn their stories: men who died in combat\, served as officers\, unloaded ships\, buried the dead\, kept the sawmills going\, trained for war on Texas college campuses\, and in some cases\, deserted. You will see the Great War–and possibly your own community–in a completely different light. \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/exhibit-no-mans-land-east-texas-african-americans-wwi/ LOCATION:700 University Drive\, Prairie View\, TX\, 77446\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Screen-Shot-2016-06-29-at-12.15.20-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="No%20Man%27s%20Land":MAILTO:lila@nmltx.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181202 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20180707T030641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180707T030737Z UID:30161-1519862400-1543708799@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:EXHIBIT -- The War Illustrated: Scenes from the Great War DESCRIPTION:A temporary World War I commemorative exhibit titled\, “The War Illustrated: Scenes from the Great War\,” will be exhibited aboard Battleship March 1\, 2018 to December 1\, 2018. This exhibit\, created in collaboration with the University of Sheffield\, tells the story of America’s entry into World War I\, and the crucial involvement of the U.S. Navy as told in the pages of a British magazine\, The War Illustrated. This exhibit is free with general admission to the ship. \nMore information about the exhibit and Battleship Texas State Historic Site can be obtained by calling (281) 479-2431 or by messaging the site. \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/30161/ LOCATION:3523 Independence Parkway South\, LaPorte\,\, Texas\, 77571\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Scenes-from-the-Great-War.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC-6:20180401T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC-6:20181231T170000 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20180419T024726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180810T025600Z UID:30106-1522569600-1546275600@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:EXHIBIT: WWI at the Amarillo Federal Building DESCRIPTION:The Great War\, or World War I\, had an impact at home\, not only during wartime\, but for years to come. The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM) will feature a special exhibit of WWI artifacts from its collection at the historic Federal Building in Amarillo through the end of 2018. \nArtifacts originally featured in the People of the Plains exhibit at the PPHM\, include military uniforms and soldier’s field equipment\, are featured in the exhibit at the.Historic Federal Building in Amarillo. PPHM’s original WWI exhibitions and programs on World War I and received high praise. The PPHM exhibition area at the Federal Building is open from 8 am until 5 pm Monday through Friday. \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/exhibit-world-war-pphm/ LOCATION:Amarillo\, TX\, 79101\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Trench-art-PPHM.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Panhandle-Plains%20Historical%20Museum":MAILTO:sprice@pphm.wtamu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC-6:20180512T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC-6:20181114T160000 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20180419T013814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180505T211925Z UID:30091-1526119200-1542211200@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:EXHIBIT -- Into the Raging Storm: Texas and Washington County in the Great War DESCRIPTION:Into the Raging Storm: Texas and Washington County in the Great War \nExperience the story of the fighting men and women of Washington County\, who left Central Texas for the war-torn trenches and battlefields of France. They stood up to gas\, artillery\, disease\, and even bad food… and returned to Texas to tell the tale. The Brenham Heritage Museum and the Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum have partnered to bring this multi-media and interactive experience to Texans young and old. \n May 12-Nov 14\, 2018 \nTuesdays-Saturdays 10:00 am to 4:00 pm \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/into-the-raging-storm-texas-and-washington-county-in-the-great-war/ LOCATION:9220 Poplar Street\, Chappell Hill\, 77426\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Chappell-Hill-Brenham-exhibit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC-6:20171016T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC-6:20181130T180000 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20171017T014611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171017T014955Z UID:1844-1508148000-1543600800@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:EXHIBIT: Fayette County in the Great War DESCRIPTION:The Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives in La Grange has an exhibit\, “Fayette County in the Great War\,” that will be up through November 2018. We have uniforms\, letters\, official paperwork\, souvenirs\, red cross items\, many photographs\, and research materials about the servicemen who died\, both in the states and abroad. Of special interest are a collection of photographs of large reinterment ceremonies. We have already had several WWI talks and are in the process of planning more to be held in the Museum and Archives next year. \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/exhibit-fayette-county-in-the-great-war/ LOCATION:855 South Jefferson Street\, La Grange\, TX\, 78945\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Be-Patriotic.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Fayette%20Heritage%20Museum%20and%20Archives":MAILTO:rjohnson@cityoflg.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC-6:20170302T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC-6:20181111T000000 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20170220T172250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180518T040650Z UID:903-1488441600-1541894400@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:Texas and Collin County WWI Centennial Commemoration DESCRIPTION: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 on the device. These interactive apps have maps\, timelines\, photographs\, and videos about World War 1. As visitors tour the exhibit\, they will also be able to use the iPads to scan QR codes linked to videos\, podcasts\, documentaries\, photographs\, documents\, songs and websites to learn about WWI. \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/texas-collin-county-wwi-centennial-commemoration/ LOCATION:300 E. Virginia Street\, McKinney\, TX\, 75069\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Salvation-army.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190401 DTSTAMP:20250704T081655 CREATED:20170220T165912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180629T043320Z UID:892-1488326400-1554076799@www.texasworldwar1centennial.org SUMMARY:Poppies & Progress: WWI & Beyond 1917-1923 DESCRIPTION: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 WWI and its immediate aftermath in the early 1920s. \n URL:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/calander/poppies-progress-wwi-beyond-1917-1923/ LOCATION:716 S. Austin Ave.\, Georgetown\, TX\, 78626\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Poppies-Progress.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR