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On 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
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This 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.
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A full-scale reconstruction of a section of WWI firing trench on the front line, featuring an audio installation of the sounds of battle, with dramatic readings of soldier memoir and poetry. Find out more...
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performance and musical revue including: WWI-era fashion show by Chassell Friends of Fashion; music by Chassell Centennial Choir and Superior Wind Symphony; ÒHello GirlsÓ performance by Lois Sprengnether Keel
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The Hello Girls: The Story of America’s First Female Soldiers (Jim Theres, 2018, 55 min.) Time/Date TBA, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Tech Screening as part of the 41 North Film Festival (41northfilmfest.rg), November 1-4 In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps
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And We Were Young (Andy Smetanka, 2016, 1 hr 15 m) Time/Date TBA, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Tech Screening as part of the 41 North Film Festival (41northfilmfest.org), November 1-4 Three years in the making, And We Were Young is a
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Please note date change for this event. Talk by Dr. Patty Sotirin -- Copper Country mothers of sons in military service were critical figures in this area’s participation in the Great War. For these mothers, the war was a personal challenge but it made them
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Please note date change for this event. OPENING RECEPTION, Nov 6, 6pm — with Copper Country Mothers talk by Dr. Patty Sotirin.
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Coordinated event with Michigan Tech ROTC, JROTC, and Copper Country VFWs and American Legions (TBD)
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