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Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314-7796

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Alvin Sherman Library to host World War I Programs and Exhibit

This year marks the centennial of the entry of the United States into World War I.  Learn more about the impact this had on everyday lives and the making of America today as the NSU Alvin Sherman Library hosts a unique blend of programs and events.

This series of programs and exhibit are part of World War I and America, a two-year national initiative of The Library of America presented in partnership with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the National World War I Museum and Memorial, and other organizations, with generous support from The National Endowment for the Humanities.

World War I and America: Told by the Americans Who Lived It
2-3 PM Conference Room 2046

NSU Associate Professor, Timothy Dixon, J.D., leads a 7 week reading and discussion series developed by the Library of America on the history of World War I and America using contemporary accounts.
Tuesday, May 2,  Coming Home

Copies of the readers are available at: http://wwiamerica.org/wwi-writers-writings.php

Select the individual section or download the entire series and read them by the discussion date.

Nora Quinlan, director of reference teaches you how to find information on your Doughboy ancestor using United States Draft Registration cards; military records (when available); burial and prisoner of war  records. Genealogical Society of Broward County monthly program meeting begins at noon.