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- 1 day ago | Viewed 0 timesA Midwestern historian is coming back to Iowa where he created his traveling exhibits about World War Two internment camps. Michael Luick-Thrams moved "Traces," his nonprofit educational organization, from Iowa to the Twin Cities about a year ago, but returns this fall with a touring exhibit to 18 stops across Iowa. Luick-Thrams says while everyone's heard of Japanese-Americans rounded up and detained as the US entered World War Two, far fewer know that fifteen thousand German-Americans were also interned at camps and detention centers in this country . He says the German-American internees were butchers and wheat farmers from Washington State, were chemists from Milwaukee, photographers from Wichita, Kansas..."They were basically your grandparents and my people's neighbors and someone's teacher, and they got interned," he says. He says there were sixty centers in all, one of them Fort Crook, which is now Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha. He says another was the “Home of the Good Shepherd" Convent, in Omaha. And the historian explains why so many people have never heard of the U.S. internment camps. They were not released until they signed an affidavit that they would never speak about the internment. He says it wasn't just German POW's brought to Midwestern camps -- at centers including Fort Lincoln and in North Dakota, even the cooks, the guards and other administrators had to sign an affidavit that they would never speak about it either. Lesser numbers of Italian-Americans and people of other nationalities were also interned. Luick-Thrams moved...
- 1 day ago | Viewed 0 timesOctober at McAlester Public Library is much like an oversized, prize-winning pumpkin at the county fair—full to bursting. The big event on the adult/family calendar this month is a special exhibit from the Traces Museum of St. Paul, Minnesota. “Held in the Heartland” will arrive Saturday, Oct. 24 via a specially-fitted bus called a “Bus-eum.” Docent Irving Kellman drives the vehicle and leads tours of the exhibit, which gives little-known information about the 660 Prisoner of War Camps in the U.S. during World War II. As many of you know, McAlester was home to one of those camps, so the history is especially relevant here. Make plans now to stop by the library on Oct. 24 to tour the exhibit. Learn more about Camp McAlester and the other Oklahoma and Heartland Prisoner of War installations. If you pick up our calendars of events, you know that October is Class Reunion Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Spinach Lovers Month. But most importantly for our purposes, October is “Teen Read Month,” and Teen Librarian Sarah DiLorenzo has many special activities scheduled. Young readers in grades 6-12 may check out books and enter to win a giant Halloween prize bag of books and candy. All the rules are available from Sarah, or at the front desk, and the drawing will be held Oct. 31. Other special teen activities include: Beatles Week Oct. 5-9, when teens will watch a Beatles-inspired movie and play the new Beatles version of “Rock Band” at Friday Game...
- 1 day ago | Viewed 0 timesBrutus, an adorable dog, is visiting the Shiawassee District Library and learning more about library services and programs. Join us for a fun look at the library, including some of the behind the scenes work, too. Monday, June 1, 2009 Brutus enjoyed the Bus- eum's visit earlier today. This year's display was entitled "Held in the Heartland" and featured information and artifacts related to World War II German POW's who were held in the midwestern U.S. Brutus didn't know much about World War II so he found the treatment of the enemy very interesting. Many of men, some of whom were housed just west of Owosso , worked on area farms or in local factories. Chicaro had also compiled a notebook of reminisces and newspaper articles related to Owosso's camp. Brutus learned alot about both the POWs and Owosso's history in a short period of time. For anyone who missed the exhibit, the accompaning booklet will be made available at the library in a few weeks as well as the notebook.
- 8 days ago | Viewed 0 timesSun Bowl Parade Overview: FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade El Pasos uniquely Texan Thanksgiving Day parade, the FirstLight Federal Credit Union Sun Bowl Parade originally began in 1936 as a prelude to the Sun Bowl, held on New Years Day. The parade date was changed in 1978 and it has remained a Thanksgiving Day tradition since, drawing over 250,000 visitors to the Sun City. About the Sun Bowl Parade: Originally organized in 1935 by the El Paso Downtown Lions Club, the Sun Bowl Parade was held on New Year's Day from 1936 until 1978. Since 1978, the Parade has been held on Thanksgiving Day. Today, it is the largest event in the West Texas/New Mexico area, drawing more than a quarter million spectators. Where the Sun Bowl Parade is Held: The Sun Bowl Parade is held on Montana Avenue. The route begins at Montana and Ochoa and ends at Montana and Copia.
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