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WWII shutterbugs: giving Rosie the Riveter a run for her money - The Northerner

Miller was one of many female WWII photographers discussed in the latest installment of Northern Kentucky University’s Military History Lecture Series, "I’d Rather Stalk with a Camera Than a Gun," given by Dr. Constance B. Schulz, a history professor at the University of South Carolina.

Since You Asked: Military history in the W.C. - Mail Tribune

The SORCC is on the site of the old Camp White Army base during World War II. Many of the more than 50 buildings were built during the war, making it an ideal location for the museum.

Announcements

New Lifetime Achievement Award for Military Writing Announced - PRWeb

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 19, 2007 — The Tawani Foundation announced today the creation of a new annual award, the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The award recognizes and honors the lifetime contributions of a living author for a body of work dedicated to enriching the understanding of American military history including military affairs. The Pritzker Military Library Literature Award includes a medallion, citation and an honorarium of $100,000 (USD) and will be presented at the 4th Annual Pritzker Military Library Liberty Gala, to be held at Chicago’s Drake Hotel on Saturday, October 6, 2007.

Civil War Symposium highlights Forrest - djournal.com

During this year’s annual Pilgrimage of Historic Homes, Brigadier General Parker Hills will again be presenting a Civil War Symposium.

Opinion - Editorial

Preserving Fort Morgan - The Anniston Star

One of the most impressive sites in our state is Fort Morgan. Begun in 1819, the year Alabama entered the Union, and completed in 1834 — no doubt with delays and budget overruns — it was one of the two installations that guarded the mouth of Mobile Bay. (Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island is the other.) In addition to being a state attraction, Fort Morgan is a National Historic Landmark, so designated because of its architectural significance and the role it played in the Civil War.

Berth of a museum? - The Boston Globe

PEOPLE WAITED in a milelong line to see the USS John F. Kennedy when it docked for a weekend at the North Jetty in South Boston earlier this month. The 82,000-ton aircraft carrier, soon to be decommissioned, had barely departed before cries went up to bring it back permanently as a floating museum.

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