Good morning, everyone!Sorry for the long absence - it has been especially busy around the Memorial over the past few weeks with our first living history event of the season (Prelude to Invasion), Homeschool Day, and preparations for the 70th. Working with all the school...
Hello everyone! Forgive me for being a day late, but we are 2 months away from the big event! To say we are busy would be an understatement; everyone is working at 100% to make sure this is the most memorable commemoration we can give...
Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful day. I know it has technically been spring for a few weeks now; however, with the snow we had last week, I would beg to differ. It is a beautiful day here in Bedford at...
Barracks at Stalag Luft IIIToday marks the 70th anniversary of the escape attempt by 76 Allied airmen from the Stalag Luft III. Many of you have undoubtedly seen the 1963 Steve McQueen film The Great Escape, which brought this story to the forefront. I...
Hello D-Day Patrons!Corporal Alyce Dixon (right), of the 6888th, talks with her superior, 1945.In honor of Women’s History Month, I would like to take some time to talk about the 6888thArmy battalion, an African-American all women’s unit dedicated to processing the backlog of mail from...
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya!Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! I thought it would be festive to talk about the history and fun facts about the holiday since about 44.6 million Americans can trace their ancestry back to Ireland...
On March 25 at Noon in the Bedford Area we will have the last lecture of the winter season. For women history’s month, we will be looking at a topic that is one of my personal favorites – women spies of World War II. ...
With the snowfall earlier this week, it is hard to think that summer and the 70th Anniversary of D-Day is just 3 months away! We are busy, busy with the preparations and everyone is getting more excited every day. Don’t forget to check out the...
The Memorial is closed yet again because of snow. However, that doesn’t mean that we are taking the day off! After not getting to post last week (it was crazy busy), I will double the efforts for this week. We are marching ever closer...
I hope everyone enjoyed all the snow last week. On February 25 at noon, we hope you join us for our next lunchbox lecture at the Bedford Welcome Center. Memorial President April Cheek-Messier will present about the historic USS Sea Cloud, a WWII Coast Guard...