Tyler Alberts, Executive Director, Military Museum of Fort Worth

Mr. Alberts highlights the history of Camp Bowie and both the immediate and lasting impacts of the camp on the City of Fort Worth. He will touch on impacts to the local economy, the Spanish influenza at the base hospital, Infantry Division training, and the lasting relationship of the camp and the Arlington Heights neighborhood.

• 1 p.m. Sat., Jul. 29, Central, Tandy Lecture Hall

The lecture series is part of the From Cowboy to Doughboy, North Texas in WWI: Mobilization for The Great War exhibit located at the Fort Worth Central Library. The exhibit is on display throughout the Central Library from Jul. 9 – Oct. 19, 2017. More information on the exhibit is available here.