Now all roads lead to France and heavy is the tread
Of the living; but the dead returning lightly dance.
Edward Thomas, Roads

Monday, April 8, 2024

The Little War at the National WWI Museum and Memorial



Starting this past February and running to 9 February 2025,  the National WWI Museum in Kansas City is  presenting a special exhibit on how the war affected children in the belligerant nations. In their introductory statement, the curators had this to say:

War impacts everyone; world wars, even more so. Explore the lives of children swept up by the storms of World War I while adults were fighting on the front line and supporting the war effort. What does a world war look like to a child? For some, it was saying good-bye to their grown-ups going away to far-off lands. For others, it was holding their grown-ups’ hands as they fled their homes. Often, it was hunger and hardship.

Information on tickets can be found HERE.  Below are some samples of the material on display.






















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