CN Editorial Team – Page 98 – First World War Centenary News Archive

November 6, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Step Short Folkestone creates digital archive of 42,000 names of those destined for Western Front

Step Short has developed an online collection of 42,000 names of soldiers, nurses and other individuals who passed through the town on their way to the Western Front between 1914 and 1919.

November 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Veterans’ Day weekend events

The National World War I Museum in Kansas City, USA, has planned a series of events on the 10th – 11th November 2013.

November 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Major announcement by French President about national Centenary plans expected today

The French Government has announced that President Francois Hollande will “inaugurate plans to mark the Centenary of the First World War” in a ceremony at the Élysée Palace today.

November 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Royal Museums Greenwich announces First World War Centenary exhibitions

Royal Museums Greenwich has announced plans to mark the Centenary of the First World War at two of its museums: the National Maritime Museum and Queen’s House.

November 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

The Western Front Association East Coast Branch Symposium

Centenary News’ Dr. Jillian Davidson reports on the Western Front Association’s East Coast Branch World War I History Symposium, held in October 2013.

Author: Dr. Jillian Davidson

November 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

The Western Front Association East Coast Branch Symposium

Centenary News' Dr. Jillian Davidson reports on the Western Front Association's East Coast Branch World War I History Symposium, held in October 2013.

November 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

Professor Sir Hew Strachan lecture: ‘Commemorating the First World War: A Hundred Years On’

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the London School of Economics are organising a Remembrance Lecture, delivered by Sir Hew Strachan.

November 7, 2013 CN Editorial Team

‘Guerra e turismo’ during the First World War conference, South Tyrol

A conference on 'War and tourism' during the First World War will be held at the Tourism Museum in northern Italy.

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November 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

President Hollande announces French Government’s plans for the Centenary

The French President, Francois Hollande, has announced that Germany’s head of state will take part in commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of France entering the First World War.

November 8, 2013 CN Editorial Team

National World War I Museum’s ‘The Coming of the Great War’ symposium

The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, USA, is to host "a symposium on the political, social, economic, cultural, and military events between 1870 and 1913, leading to the Great War 1914-1918".

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