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Washington DC – October 23, 2017 In observance of the centennial of World War I, a total of 100 matching grants, of up to $2,000 apiece, are being awarded for the restoration, conservation, or even creation, of 100 World War…
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San Antonio’s County Line Community Band will present a concert to commemorate the Centennial of the United States entrance in WWI, Friday, November 10, 2017 at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW). The concert begins at 6:30pm at the UIW Luella Bennack Music Hall….
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Telling the story of Texas and Texans in the Great War to school students is a top priority for the World War I Centennial. Veterans Day 2017 is the perfect opportunity to make the connection. Our fall 2017 outreach initiative…
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The colors of the 90th Infantry Division were uncased for the first time on August 25, 1917 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. The new National Army Division, comprised of draftees from Texas and Oklahoma, would train in and around San Antonio…
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Sergeant Simon David Barber didn’t make it home. Born in Rockport on January 17, 1893, he enlisted in the Marine Corps just days after the United Stated declared war. Serving with the 6th Marine Regiment in France, he was wounded at Chateau-Thierry on…
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Even before Americans entered the battlefields of France, North Texas was playing a critical role in the Great War. The region became a hub for aviation training (hosting training of Canadian pilots even prior to the U.S. declaration of war),…
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Darmstadt May 22-26, 2017. Winds and Words of War – World I Posters and Prints of the San Antonio Public Library Collection. The first cultural exchange between San Antonio and Darmstadt, San Antonio’s newly authorized sister city. City Council voted…
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In 1917, San Antonio was the largest city in Texas and was already a key military logistics and training center. The U.S. Army’s Fort Sam Houston was considered a plumb assignment. The fort had already served as base of operations…
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San Antonio will commemorated the start of the WWI Centennial period on May 20, 2017 in conjunction with Armed Forces Day at historic Brooks City Base (formerly Brooks  Air Force Base). The event will feature a luncheon, a variety of speakers,…
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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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