WW1 Centennial News

WWI Horse Heroes | Coal in WW1 | Halifax Explosion | Gold Star Mothers | Speaking “Chatting” | 100C/100M Portland, Maine | WWrite Blog | Buzz & more..

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Highlights
  • The Role of Coal in WWI America - Dr. Sean Adams | @ 03:00

  • Coming Attractions - Preview of podcasts | @ 09:50

  • The Halifax Explosion - Mike Shuster | @ 11:10   

  • Commissioner Zoe Dunning is sworn in | @ 16 :00

  • Gold Star Mothers special tour - Candy Martin | @ 16:55

  • Speaking WWI - Chatting - A lousy deal | @ 23:50

  • New issue “Understanding The Great War” education Newsletter | @ 25:00

  • 100C/100M - Portland, Maine - Brandon Mazer | @ 25:50

  • Sgt. Stubby new trailer | @ 30:40

  • Horse Heroes - BrookeUSA - Jo Ellen Hayden | @ 32:25

  • WWrite Blog - What if there had been no Balfour Declaration | @ 39:30

  • Buzz - Signal Corp & Drip Rifles - Katherine Akey | @ 40:15

    • & More....



    Opening

    Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago this week  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration.


    Today is December 15th, 2017. This is episode #50 and our guests this week include:


    • Dr. Sean Adams, on the role of coal in America during WW1

  • Mike Shuster with the story of the disastrous Halifax explosion  

  • Candy Martin from Gold Star Mothers telling us about an upcoming European tour

  • Brandon Mazer from the 100 Cities/100 Memorials project in Portland, Maine

  • Jo Ellen Hayden introducing our newest site at ww1cc.org, Horse Heroes from Brooke USA

  • And Katherine Akey, with the Buzz - The centennial commemoration in social media

    • WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show.


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    Preface

    The Official Bulletin is the government daily War Gazette - which you can read yourself on our website like a daily paper at ww1cc.org/bulletin - with each issue being re-published on the centennial of its original publication date…. It is an awesome primary information resource for you nerds, history buffs and teachers… and of course for us at WW1 Centennial news!


    Well ever since it started publishing in May, we have been seeing nearly daily and certainly weekly articles about COAL… Yes.. COAL.


    The availability, the industry, the pricing, the mining, the transp

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