World War I & the Copper Country

World War I & the Copper Country WWICC is an initiative that is being planned to commemorate the centennial anniversary of World War As you may know, the U.S.

"World War I & the Copper Country" is an initiative that is being planned to commemorate the centennial anniversary of World War I, scheduled to run June – Nov. 11, 2018. This project, WWICC, is a collaboration among Michigan Technological University, Finlandia University, and the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw. A committee is organizing a series of events to be held during 2018 including exhibit

s and programs to commemorate the Copper Country’s involvement in World War I (1914-1918). intervened in the Great War on April 6, 1917 and the Armistice was announced November 11, 1918.

“WWI Remembered: The Copper Country” is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Michigan Humanities Council.

10/20/2018

Take a step back in time at our upcoming FAMILY BAZAAR at the DEE STADIUM BALLROOM. Sunday, October 28, from 2 - 6 pm. Free Admission. Fun for the whole family!!

Win a cake at our Cake Walk! Take an old-time photo! Take a spin on our Skittles game! Look at historical displays and demonstrations about knitting for soldiers, planting a Victory Garden, and rolling bandages. Listen to a variety of WWI-era songs as sung by the barbershop quartet, Noteworthy, the 1918 Singers, the Chassell Centennial Chorus, and the Parlor Singers.

Starting at 4:00, we will have several performances on the stage including WWI-era Jazz music, a show of WWI fashions by the Friends of Fashion, and, finally, a performance by the Superior Wind Symphony.

The Family Bazaar is a re-enactment of a WWI-era ladies relief bazaar and is co-produced by the Carnegie Museum and the WWI & the Copper Country Committee. Go to www.ww1cc.mtu.edu for more information.

Next in our film series: Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) October 18, 7:00pmWalker Arts 134, Mic...
10/17/2018

Next in our film series: Un long dimanche de fiançailles
(A Very Long Engagement)

October 18, 7:00pm

Walker Arts 134, Michigan Technological University

Film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2004 - 2h 14m

A young French woman, Mathilde (Audrey Tautou), is told that her fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been killed in the trenches of the Somme during World War I. Refusing to believe this news, she begins trying to find out what actually happened on the battlefield that night, enlisting the help of a private investigator. During her search, she stumbles across evidence of the inhumane and morally bankrupt system used by the French to deal with deserters and hears from other men who were sentenced to extreme punishment.

This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities...
04/24/2018

This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1st - Call for Papers for Armistice & Aftermath - A World War I Symposium (September 28-29). Su...
04/19/2018

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 1st - Call for Papers for Armistice & Aftermath - A World War I Symposium (September 28-29). Submit an abstract and a brief biography by May 1, 2018 to ww1cc.mtu.edu/cfp.

04/16/2018

Our WWICC Committee is currently working on finalizing the schedule of events, exhibits, and installations for this June - November. Keep checking back onto this page for details!

CALL FOR PAPERS for Armistice & Aftermath - A World War I Symposium. Submit an abstract and a brief biography by April 2...
03/03/2018

CALL FOR PAPERS for Armistice & Aftermath - A World War I Symposium. Submit an abstract and a brief biography by April 2, 2018 to ww1cc.mtu.edu/cfp

03/03/2018

World War I & the Copper Country is an initiative being planned to commemorate the centennial anniversary of World War I, scheduled to run June – Nov. 11, 2018. A series of events and installations will be held during 2018 to commemorate the Copper Country’s involvement in World War I.

“WWI Remembered: The Copper Country” is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Michigan Humanities Council.

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