Diesel Locomotive at the Virginia Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, VAToday I write on the coldest day of the season so far, and I sit bundled up in my office under a mountain of coats and blankets with my feet practically glued to the OSHA-approved foot...
Okay. So I know I disappeared from the blogosphere for a few months, and I am truly sorry for absence. I took a few months away from the museum world to student teach, and silly me, I thought student teaching while maintaining a blog would...
Captain Edward A. PetersCapt. Edward A. Peters served in the HQ Company of 506thParachute Infantry Regiment of 101st Airborne Division when he was killed in action on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Like nearly every other paratrooper dropped on D-Day, Capt. Peters hit Normandy far...
This Saturday, travel back in time to a bygone era with music, vendors, living history, games, tours and more! The National D-Day Memorial presents its 1940s family day festival on Saturday, July 21st from 10AM-5PM, with a full ...
Clothing fashions of WWII have always been a source of fascination for me, not because I'm a fashion goddess and just have to know every detail of vintage fashions. Instead, I'm intrigued by the way the circumstances dictate fashion. Just as rationing affected recipes and...
Ahhh. Ice Cream - one of my favorite things about summer, and in the midst of this heat wave in Central Virginia, I thought it was appropriate to test out a great ration-era ice cream recipe. (The recipe was taken from Grandma's Wartime Kitchen by...
Here at the Memorial, we're always looking for ways to engage our guests in new ways and to help make history come to life. Personally, I learn and appreciate history best when I've "experienced" aspects of the era through creative presentations. So, this weekend we're...
For over eight years, Eric Montgomery has been on a mission to close the final chapter of his great uncle Amin Isbir’s D-Day story. Coxswain Amin Isbir, a member of the 6th Naval Beach Battalion, was reported killed in action on June 8, 1944. Montgomery...
John Robert "Bob" SlaughterThe National D-Day Memorial Foundation is deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend and founder John Robert Slaughter who passed away yesterday, May 29, 2012. Bob brought the same energy, tenacity, and drive to the creation of the D-Day Memorial...
The next few days and weeks here at the Memorial are very busy and exciting times, but they are also very solemn times. The D-Day Memorial, like many other sites around the country, will host a special ceremony on Memorial day to remember the nation's...