World War I Archives

Old Photos and the Restoration Process

Old phots fascinate me. I’m in awe of those who can restore them. My admiration grew when I wrote A…
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October 12, 2015, marked the 100th anniversary of British nurse Edith Cavell’s execution by a German firing squad fifteen months…
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YMCA secretaries worked in unusual ways during WWI? The spiritual rewards may have been profound, but the physical cost was…
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My Zumba teacher employed some World War I slang this morning as one of our dancers hurried out to work….
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Traveler’s Tales: IWM I’ve been after my husband to take me to London’s Imperial War Museum (IMW) since last July when…
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Unlikely heroes of WWI: animals, slugs, and birds!