Yearly Archive: 2017

On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for declaration of War against Germany. On April 6 that declaration was passed and American entered the Great War. The World War I Centennial period begins the week of April 2,…
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Over 8,000 WWI veterans of WWI are buried in Brazos County — 30 died during the conflict. On Tuesday March 14, 2017 at the Brazos County Commissioners Court Meeting, County Judge Duane Peters read a Proclamation extolling the County’s contribution to…
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As 1917 began, America drew closer to war. Texas was already significantly engaged in war preparations and supplying the allies. The British Royal Flying Corps operated three flying schools to train Canadian pilots at Camp Taliaferro in Fort Worth, San Antonio was a…
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April 6, 2017 – March 11, 2018 About the Exhibit: Texas in the First World War April 6, 2017 – March 11, 2018 One hundred years ago, the United States entered the “War to End All Wars.” This idealistic hope…
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  While the American Cotton Museum’s WWI exhibit has been up for since around 2010, there have been some recent additions made to the exhibit, including a mock up of a WWI trench addition that looks to be and an…
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The 2017 state-wide Texas WWI Centennial Commemoration Planning Meeting will be held  on February 3rd in Austin. Register at https://thc.z2systems.com/np/clients/thc/event.jsp?event=3654&. The agenda is available on the registration link. The registration deadline is Monday, January 30. The workshop-format meeting will be held at the Texas Military Forces Museum, located on Camp…
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April 6. 2017 is the 100th Anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I. The  date also marks the official start of the 2017-2019 U.S. World I Centennial Commemoration period (U.S. Declaration of War through Treaty of Versailles). Wondering what your organization, group, or community can do to recognize the role of Texas and…
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