Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War
Carnegie Musuem of Houghton 105 Huron Street, HoughtonOn Thursday, June 21, the first of several exhibits commemorating the Copper Country’s involvement in World War I opened at the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, “Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War,” with a public reception and talk by exhibit curator and
American and French Propaganda Posters AND Shell-Shocked: Footage and Sounds of the Front
Rozsa Center for the Performing Art Gallery Michigan Technological Univeristy, HoughtonJoin us for the OPENING RECEPTION of these two concurrent exhibits, SEPT 7, 5-7pm, in the Rozsa Gallery. Featuring propaganda posters on loan from the Marquette Regional History Center and battlefield footage with sound design by Christopher Plummer and Michigan Tech students. Find out more...
Copper Country Voices of Dissent in the Great War
Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, HancockThis exhibit explores the ways in which Copper Country residents expressed dissent to the United States’ entry into World War I particularly through local response to the initiation and enactment of the Selective Service, the national military service draft system. OPENING RECEPTION, Sept 14, 4-7pm.
An Unpopular History: Uncovering Copper Country Antiwar Stories in WWI
Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, HancockTalk by Dr. Hilary-Joy Virtanen -- During World War I, those who supported the war, won the ability to share their history and those who didn’t, became footnotes in history. Through analysis of contemporary news reportage, archival documents, oral history, and more, the voices of Copper Country