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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
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.
Local Theaters, Propaganda & WWI
The Orpheum Theater 426 Quincy St, HancockTalk by Dr. Sue Collins -- During the war, local theaters were key spaces to capture audiences’ attention with propagandistic messages. Posters in lobbies, Four Minute Men speakers, slides, film trailers, newsreels, and official feature films were some of the ways the government reached movie-goers.