14 Apr Home-School Event: April 24, 2015

Posted at 15:00h in Bedford, Bedford Boys, education, homefront, National D-Day Memorial, Uncategorized, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Calling All Home-Schooled Students!Want to experience World War II history through interactive stations and living history? Would you like to participate in activities geared towards you and all your friends? Then join us for the National D-Day Memorial Home-School Event on Friday, April 24,...

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27 Nov Thanksgiving in the 1940s

Posted at 14:06h in #dday70th, 1940s, frontlines, holidays, homefront, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Thanksgiving dinner, Italy, 1944 Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!I hope you all are going to enjoy copious amounts of delicious foods and reflecting on all the things to be thankful for this year and in your lives. Does this day make you wonder what Thanksgiving may have...

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21 Oct Rosie the Riveter

Posted at 20:22h in homefront, Rosie the Riveter, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Hello All,Original poster, 1942Since I have been feeling homey lately, what with the temperatures cooling and the holidays just around the corner and all, I thought it would be nice to write about Rosie the Riveter and the Home front! And as an added bonus,...

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03 Mar Happy 110th Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Posted at 16:08h in Bonds, homefront, political cartoons, Seuss, Uncategorized, war bonds by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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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...

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24 Dec Christmas in World War II

Posted at 14:00h in Bonds, Christmas, homefront, National D-Day Memorial, Uncategorized, Wartime Christmas, WWII Christmas by Angela Lynch 2 Comments

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We at the National D-Day Memorial wish everyone a happy holiday season and wish you all a wonderful new year!  As we look toward to 2014, we wanted to bring you a little information about how people celebrated the season during World War II. ...

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24 Sep Our D-Day Fallen: Pvt. Bedford and Sgt. Raymond Hoback

Posted at 14:25h in 116th, 29th Division, Bedford, Bedford Boys, Company A, D-Day, D-Day Fatality, D-Day Memorial, Hoback, homefront, Raymond, Uncategorized, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Bedford and Raymond Hoback were one of 33 sets of brothers fighting together on the beaches during D-Day, June 6, 1944.  Of the 33 sets of brothers, three sets were from Bedford (the Stevens twins and the Powers brothers were also from Bedford) and...

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21 Aug Ration-Era Recipes: Rich Cinnamon Cookies

Posted at 02:42h in 1940s, homefront, ration-era recipe, recipe, Recipes, Uncategorized, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Honest truth – I enjoy baking.  Not only do I enjoy baking, I love it.  My friends will attest to this - they have been the receivers of many of these treats (the good, the bad, and the ugly).  Now baking a ration-era recipe is...

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13 Feb Love in Wartime: A Valentine’s Day Special

Posted at 15:34h in homefront, Uncategorized, WWII love letters by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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This week we have a special guest blogger, my colleague and fellow educator, Felicia Lowrance. With Valentine’s Day coming up on Thursday, we thought it would be appropriate to write about love in wartime.  After thinking about this topic for many days and reading...

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