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Truce Tournament

In conjunction with the seventh annual Truce Tournament commemorating the Christmas Truce in World War I, the National WWI Museum and Memorial hosts a free British pub-themed English Premier League Boxing Day Watch Party inside the Museum. Enjoy all the …

Send a Teacher on a Trip to the National WWI Museum and Memorial

Are you an educator? Have a favorite teacher? Help us give something special to deserving teachers who make a difference in our lives. Send them on an adventure to the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City! WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! Grand Prize …

Creating a National WWI Memorial in D.C.

The United States honors the American veterans of every major war of the 20th century with a national memorial in Washington, D.C., except the veterans of World War I. We support the efforts to create a national memorial in the nation’s capital. …

American First World War Poetry

American First World War Poetry The now-iconic words of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” help us remember the sacrifices of those who served in World War I. While Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” warns against making war seem …

Confronting the Shell Shock of War - Dr. Annessa Stagner

Confronting the Shell Shock of War - Dr. Annessa Stagner Although medical personnel were already well aware of mental and neurological injuries commonly referred to as "shell shock," 1916 marked a turning point in which nations and militaries were forced …

Doughboys & Doughnut Girls: The Salvation Army and WWI - Christopher Cantwell

Doughboys & Doughnut Girls: The Salvation Army and WWI - Christopher Cantwell Dig into the delicious history of Donut Day with Dr. Chris Cantwell, Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies at UMKC, who will discuss The Salvation Army’s …

Enduring Legacies of 'Gassed'

Enduring Legacies of 'Gassed' Warfare and chemical weapons continue to have the same horrific impact today as they did when John Singer Sargent painted Gassed. Join us for three rapid-fire talks looking at the different aspects of the legacy of this …

Forgetting Catastrophe: Influenza and the War in 1919 - Nancy Bristow

Forgetting Catastrophe: Influenza and the War in 1919 - Nancy Bristow Over the last months of 1918 and the first months of 1919 Americans suffered through the worst pandemic in their history as Influenza struck. When the disease had finally receded, …

Giant with Feet of Clay: The U.S. Army Enters WWI - Richard S. Faulkner

Giant with Feet of Clay: The U.S. Army Enters WWI - Richard S. Faulkner Join noted and invigorating lecturer, Dr. Richard S. Faulkner, for an examination of how the U.S. Army met the myriad of difficulties presented in entering the fray in the Great War …

Great War in the Middle East, 1916-18 - Lieutenant Colonel Brian Steed

Great War in the Middle East, 1916-18 - Lieutenant Colonel Brian Steed Many of today’s disputed borders in the Middle East were created during World War I. Join Assistant Professor and Middle East Specialist Lieutenant Colonel Brian Steed of the U.S. Army …