April is finally here and events are popping up all over. Nothing fancy this month, just a listing of some of the events and activities we know of with a Point Of Contact, POC, when we have one.
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Texas and Collin County WWI Centennial Commemoration
Collin County History Museum
March 2, 2017 - November 11, 2018
McKinney, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details
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Texas Senate & House Resolutions Recognizing WWI Centennial
Texas State Capitol
April 5 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Austin, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details
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Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery and the North Texas Patriot
Guard Riders to Honor the 100yr Anniversary of the United States
Entering WWI
Dallas, Texas
What: A WWI Wreath Laying Commemoration Ceremony
Who: Ceremony is open to the public
When: April 06, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Assembly Area
Contact: Larry Williams, Cemetery Director
Office: 214-467-3374
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WWI Centennial Commemoration at the State Capitol
Texas State Capitol
April 6 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Austin, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details.
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Fallen Texas A&M Graduates Flag Return Ceremony
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
April 6, 2017,10 A.M.
1201 Brazos Street, Austin, Texas 78701
Texas State Library and Archives Commission will
transfer the World War I service flag to Texas A&M
University officials.
The public is welcome and may view the new exhibit:
"Texans Take To The Trenches"
Austin, Texas
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Texas in the First World War Exhibit
Institute of Texan Cultures
Opens April 6, 2017
San Antonio, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details
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America in the First World War
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Opens April 6th
Dallas, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details
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WWI Vets to be Remembered with Wreath Laying
National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Historic Anderson Park
April 6th @ 1 PM
Anderson, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details
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Over There: America in WWI
The Museum of the American G.I.
Opens April 7th
College Station, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details
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Cowboys to Doughboys: Texas Enters the Great War
North Texas WWI Centennial Commemoration Group
April 8, 2017
Fort Worth, Texas
CLICK HERE for Details
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Great War Lecture Series
The Great War Centennial Commemoration Lecture Series, 2016-2017 Academic Year
San Angel State University
San Angelo, Texas
Thursday, April 20, 2017
“Texas’s Ethnic Minorities During World War I”
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
“In Sarajevo’s Shadow: World War I and the Lessons of History”
CLICK HERE for Details
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Mason Remembers World War I
Mason County Historical Commission
April 26th @ 2 PM
Eckert Community Center
For Details, contact Jan Appleby, Chairperson
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Red Poppy Festival
City of Georgetown
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
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World War I Resources for Teachers
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MobileMural Project
St. Mary's University
Student Filmmaker's Project
Under direction of Professor Teresa Van Hoy
These films are microdocumentaries on a variety of WWI subjects. Most are 5 minutes in length.
CLICK HERE for WWI Student Videos
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