Lectures
Latest Past Events
Copper Country Mothers
Carnegie Musuem of Houghton 105 Huron Street, HoughtonPlease 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
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.
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.