Public Science and Museums

11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (175+ words) Silvi Mize, owner of Need Something Framed & More, works from a studio in her Clarksville home, framing mementos, certificates, badges and patches primarily for the military community. Each frame is a detailed reflection, including embroidered logos, a unit’s colors and…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (589+ words) Life as a war artist has never been a soft option – even if at first glance it might appear so. Of the 37 official British war artists called to duty in the Second World War, three were killed, a loss rate…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (8+ words) WWII Gallery Archives Beverly Press & Park Labrea News...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (396+ words) The Ultimate Firearms Destination for the Gun Lifestyle Home » Visit » In The Shadow Of Easy Company: The Currahee Military Museum & Camp Toccoa at Currahee As the camp grew, the city of Toccoa became a hotbed of activity. A bus service…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (177+ words) Matthew Mehaffey of the University of Minnesota conducted the performance by the Minnesota Oratorio Society in 2011, and this is the 80-minute version that will be screened. The Remember Warsaw Corporation will host a screening of the oratorio Remember Warsaw at…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (342+ words) The Wadatsumi no Koe Memorial Museum in Tokyo, Japan, has received around 200 items belonging to Itaru Maruo, a student at Tokyo Imperial University who was mobilized into the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The materials handed over include his…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (191+ words) SARATOGA COUNTY, NY (WRGB) — Frozen in time, over 600 portraits of World War II and Korean War soldiers from Mechanicville are being preserved by volunteers and the Mechanicville Pubic Library. “ [It’s] literally a time capsule of history,” said Bill Swift, a…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (636+ words) Around 500 people got a first look at East Cambridgeshire's newest museum at the weekend, with hundreds more expected when it opens to the public. The purpose-built RAF Witchford Exhibition on Lancaster Way, Ely, honours the 115 Squadron airmen who flew from…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (597+ words) Fifty-six years after the Nigerian Civil War, survivors, scholars, and key stakeholders gathered in Enugu to recount harrowing ordeals from the 30-month conflict, warning younger generations against romanticising war or resorting to violence under any guise. The stakeholders spoke about…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (251+ words) This week marks 25 years since the shocking attacks of September 11, 2001. Except for pockets of barbarity cowering in sleeper cells and caves, the entire world lauded the first responders, mourned the lost, and soundly condemned the perpetrators. Consider these recurring themes…...