Making History Project – Veteran Oral History Preserving Veterans’ Stories

Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Preserving History: The Veterans History Project via the US Library of Congress The Veterans History Project honors the lives and service of all American veterans –not only the warriors but all who have served their country, “From the motor pool to the mess …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Seeing History: Iconic WWII Photos in Color What happens when you get the world’s best colorization artists to work on the most famous historic images ever? A masterpiece! This slideshow features some of the best work we’ve seen so far! Read more here… …

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I was honored to be on a panel and present at the Oral History Association 2015 Conference (OHA 2015) in Tampa, Florida on October 15, 2015.  The Oral History Association is the definitive and leading national organization for oral historians and oral history projects. My presentation provided an overview for the Making History Project and some preliminary results from our …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Finding History: A Metadata case study at Baylor University This case study is concerned with the use of descriptive metadata for online oral history collections created in a content management system, or CMS. It will highlight the Baylor University Institute for Oral History …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Doing History: Updated CV for Patrick Russell at the Making History Project I am dedicated to interviewing and preserving as many stories of Veterans as possible for the Making History Project. Read more here…   Decisions of History: Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 5 reasons why President …

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On the way back to Miami from Daytona this past weekend, I had the pleasure to visit the US National Navy Seal Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida.  The Navy Seal Museum is a hidden gem and should not be missed.  Centrally located on the east coast, both the Florida Turnpike and I-95 have exits that lead to historic Fort Pierce. …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!   Talking History: Making History Project panel presentation at the MWWHA 2015 Conference War and Peace: WWII Trauma 70-Years Later Read more here…   Talking History: Making History Project presentation at MWWHA 2014 uploaded HungerKrieg: The War of the Calorie During World War II Read …

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Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy! This Day in History: Operation Market Garden In a final attempt to reinforce the perimeter and secure a crossing site the 4th Dorsets cross the Rhine at night. Their main objective is to secure the Westerbouwing Heights so that future reinforcements can be brought …

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