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Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration Part of a National Effort of the United States World War I Centennial Commission |
The 84th Texas Legislature is underway and is scheduled to conclude on May 29. Please CALL OR EMAIL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS asking for their support. For email, simply cut and paste the message below. The Texas WWI Centennial team has come a long…
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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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Poppies have long been associated with World War I, remembrance, and honoring war casualties. The vibrant red variety of poppies were seen in the fields of Flanders in no man’s land where nothing else grew. Texas veterans of the Great…
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Presented originally in 2016, The Public Theater of San Antonio will again present All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 at the Russell Hill Rogers Theater November 23 through December 23, 2018. The production tells the story of the impromptu truce…
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2018 will mark the centennial anniversary of World War I and Bexar County will have the honor of displaying the exhibit “Winds and Words of War: WWI Propaganda Prints from the SAPL Texana Collection”. This exhibit is from the San Antonio…
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