Making History Project – Veteran Oral History Preserving Veterans’ Stories

Carl Burns, a Vietnam Veteran who lives in Manalapan, won first place in the New Jersey Veterans Administration local phase of the National Veterans Creative Arts Competition. His essay, “Hangar Crew,” tells the story of a group of Veterans who came together to restore a Bell-UH-1D helicopter (“Huey”), left in a field in New Jersey for 20 years, forgotten by …

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Veteran Oral History Interview The Making History Project is pleased to announce that it will be conducting an oral history interview of a World War II Veteran from the 10th Armored Division on August 22, 2015 in Webster, MA. This will be the first trip to Massachusetts for an oral history interview. Previously, the Making History Project has conducted interviews …

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St Mere Eglise Photos: 2014 Trip Photos from the 2014 Trip by the Making History Project have been added for St Mere Eglise.  This iconic French town in Normandy is home to the U.S. Airborne Museum and is home base for American Troops during the first week of June for the D-Day Celebrations. Head on over to our Photos page …

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Omaha Beach: Normandy France The Making History Project adds more than 50 new photos to the photo gallery for Omaha Beach, Normandy France.  The added photos were from the Making History Project trip to Normandy, France in June 2014 for the 70th Anniversary for D-Day.

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Omaha Beach Photos: 2014 Trip Making History Project photos from the 2014 trip are being added to our new photo gallery.  Head on over to the photo gallery to see our additions for Omaha Beach. Slowly but surely we will be adding and organizing all of our photos from the various trips and events the Making History Project has been …

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  Oral History Interviews As our logo reflects, the Making History Project involves four disciplines: (1) audio; (2) video; (3) scholarship; and (4) travel.  Audio and video recording preserves the oral history interviews of Veterans. Scholarship includes historical research, writing and conferences.  Travel entails trips to historic battlefields, locations, museums, and Veteran events. Our Mission The mission for the Making History Project …

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