World War II

Origins of the Cold War: Teaching American History Seminar

The Kentucky Historical Society will host David Krugler from the University of Wisconsin Plattville for a one-day seminar examining the origins of the Cold War. The event will take place on Sept. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET with lunch provided.

By |2024-08-26T15:02:38-04:00August 26, 2024|

Speaker offers program on history of Tuskegee Airmen

Ron Spriggs, a Lexington-based historian and curator of a traveling exhibit on the Tuskegee Airmen, offers speaking engagements for school assemblies in which he will present the oral history of the Tuskegee Airmen during Black History Month and throughout the year. The Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American military pilots who fought in World War II and their support personnel, [...]

By |2017-01-11T11:10:42-05:00January 12, 2017|

National WWII Museum hosting summer institute

Applications are open for The National WWII Museum Summer Teacher Institute, a professional learning opportunity for high school social studies teachers that includes a week-long seminar at the museum in New Orleans in July 2017 and a trip to Normandy, France, in July 2018. The program focuses on strategies for teaching about World War II in Europe. The lead scholar [...]

By |2017-01-04T11:10:53-05:00January 5, 2017|
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