World War I and World War II: Conversations and Commemoration
This event will honor local veterans and feature lectures, living historians, stories, military vehicles, document preservation and the Virginia World War I and World War II Commemoration Commission's Profiles of Honor Tour.
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 14, 2017
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Lectures: 10:15 &10:45 am, 12:30 & 12:45 pm "Flash Course: World War I in 10 minutes" by Howard Meissel
11:00 am "Airship ROMA" presented by Nancy E. Sheppard, author of the Airship ROMA Disaster in Hampton Roads
12:00 pm: "Women in War" presented by Tracey Neikirk, Isle of Wight County Museum Curator
1:30 pm: "World War I and World War II Film Forum" presented by Mike Holtzclaw of the Daily Press who will share clips and trivia about classic war movies
Location
Isle of Wight County Museum
103 Main Street
in downtown Smithfield,VA
Fees/Admission
Admission is free for the day
Contact Information
757-356-1223
