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Posted by: Kerry Ward
From atop one of the most sacred places in our country, a soldier walks his 21 steps, halts, turns to face our nation’s capital and pauses for 21 seconds. As we close out this chapter of the year, I can’t help but reflect with gratitude on a recent event that the Veterans History Project (VHP) …
Posted in: Myths, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans Day, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War I
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a guest blog post by liaison specialist Owen Rogers and is meant to supplement the Veterans History Project’s (VHP) Conducting Virtual Oral History Interviews in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Touching from a Distance: Lessons Learned in a Virtual Interview Environment. In March 2010, I recorded my first veteran’s oral history. …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a guest blog post by liaison specialist Owen Rogers and is meant to supplement the Veterans History Project’s (VHP) Conducting Virtual Oral History Interviews in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Check back next week to learn more about interviewing veterans in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. When I first began recording veterans’ …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a guest blog post by Dr. Circe Olson Woessner, Director of the Museum of American Military Family and Learning Center in Tijeras, New Mexico. June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. This month-long celebration demonstrates how LGBTQ+ Americans have strengthened our country by using their talent and creativity …
Posted in: Exhibits, Folk Art, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a guest blog post by Candy Martin, US Army Combat Veteran and Gold Star Mother. Watch Candy and three other veterans discuss their role as military mothers in VHP’s Motherhood and the Military panel at: https://go.usa.gov/xHeex There is a difference between Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Armed Forces Day. Accept the challenge …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a guest blog post by Rue Mayweather, Army veteran, author and mother. She is one of the participants on the Veterans History Project (VHP) virtual discussion panel, “Motherhood and the Military.” I still recall every detail from the day my bundle of joy arrived. In a moment, everything had changed. I had …
Posted in: Iraq War, Mother's Day, Narratives, Persian Gulf War, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Women's History
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a post about the upcoming Veterans History Project (VHP) virtual discussion panel, “Motherhood and the Military.” Watch the Folklife Today blog for an upcoming post from Motherhood and the Military panelist Rue Mayweather on May 4th. This second Sunday in May has been set aside for our nation to remember and celebrate …
Posted in: Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Mother's Day, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Women's History, World War I
Posted by: Kerry Ward
The following is a guest blog post by National Court Reporters Foundation Chair, Early Langley nee Zimpfer. Most individuals arbitrarily assume that I was named “Early” as I was a premature surprise for my parents. The reality is that I came after. I was named after my uncle, Pvt. First Class Earl K. Zimpfer, a …
Posted in: Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II