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The movie "Sergeant York" was the 1941 account of the life and war service of Alvin York, who went from humble beginnings to being one of the most celebrated American servicemen to fight in World War I. As depicted in ... 2 Likes

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December 1918. The Quarantine Regulations during the Spanish Flu epidemic had some interesting rules we haven't yet implemented with Covid-19, such as removing all the chairs in lobbies. And, no loafing! 3 Likes

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The Christmas Truce miracle: Soldiers put down their guns to sing carols and drink wine On Christmas Day, 1914, an impromptu truce was declared up and down the western front. Germans and Allies came out of their trenches to exchange gifts, share carols and stories, and to retrieve their dead that had been trapped between ... 1 Likes

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IN WATERS DEEP Poem 'In Waters Deep', written by Eileen Mahoney.
In ocean wastes no poppies blow,
No crosses stand in ordered row,
There young hearts sleep...beneath the wave...
The spirited, the good, the brave,
But stars a constant vigil keep,
For them ...

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Pigeon Creates the Most Beautiful Nest After Secretly Stockpiling Poppies from War Memorial People couldn't figure out who was stealing poppies from a war memorial, but then they looked up and found the pigeon thief. 1 Likes

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Check out this WWI mule ambulance. Mules are so incredibly versatile! 3 Likes

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Carla Lutz was honored at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce award night as the recipient of the "2018 Friend of Tourism" for her work on the 2018 Sidney Chautauqua. This award is awarded by the Cheyenne County Visitors Committee ... 3 Comments

Congratulations Carla. I'm sure the award was well deserved.CongratulationsCongratulations Carla Lutz I had a wonderful time screening my documentary on WWI General John Pershing there last year. Great ...

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Sidney Chautauqua: World War I Today (11/11) at 11:00 a.m. marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice putting an end to WWI. We honor those who fought and died for our freedom.
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Sidney Chautauqua: World War I Sunday, November 11 (11/11) at 11:00 a.m. is the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice putting an end to WWI. Please take a moment to honor those who lost their lives defending Europe, and reflect on what the ... 1 Likes

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Honoring Nebraska’s Veterans | Office of Governor Pete Ricketts A nice article from Governor Pete Ricketts, and some Nebraska trivia:
"Nebraskans played a significant role in World War I. General John J. Pershing, who was professor of military science and tactics at the University of Nebraska for several years, ... 1 Likes

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NowThis Her This incredible woman made masks for WWI soldiers who suffered face injuries and helped them return to life after war (via NowThis) 1 Likes

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National World War I memorial a step closer to reality The memorial in Washington is planned for completion in 2020. 1 Likes

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Watch Black Jack Pershing: Love and War online - Prime Video If you enjoyed the screening of "Black Jack Pershing: Love and War" that we hosted as part of the Chautauqua events, leave a review of the film on Amazon Prime at https://www.amazon.com/Black-Jack-Pershing-Love-War/dp/B07D1JLKD4 1 Likes

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A big Thank You to Kelly Utley and Linda Berlage, who donated cookies for the daytime workshops of the Chautauqua! We appreciate your support! (And sorry, our earlier thank you somehow disappeared!) 2 Likes

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The Sidney Sun-Telegraph will be doing photo page of photos from the Sidney Chautauqua in Wednesday’s paper. Make sure to pick up your copy! 5 Likes

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Humanities Nebraska The "Paint a Poppy" party sponsored by the Cheyenne County Art Guild was a huge hit last week! Thanks again to Jane Sim Easterly for making this happen!
Sidney is getting ready for the #NEChautauqua with a poppy-themed painting party ... 4 Likes

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Humanities Nebraska We had a great turnout for our Ice Cream Social at the Sidney Museum! Thanks to everyone who came out, and special thanks to the local PEO chapter and Sonny's for providing the ice cream, and to Larry Nelson for ... 3 Likes

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A huge "Thank You" to the Cheyenne County Art Guild and The Coffee Corner for sponsoring a Poppy Painting Party last night! The group had a great time! 2 Comments

Sidney Chautauqua: World War I Come see the finished results displayed in the Commons Area of Sidney High School! They will be on display each ...Love this idea...the poppies looked great in front of the entertainment stage.

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The Sidney Chautauqua: World War I starts THIS WEEK in Sidney, NE!
Please check out our Events Page at this link for times/locations of both our Daytime Workshops and our Evening Presenters.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/SidneyWWI/events/
Chautauqua Events This Week!
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Sidney Chautauqua: World War I There's a mobile-friendly list of events at this link: http://humanitiesnebraska.org/agenda/sidney.html

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Fox Theatre Sidney The WWI movies at the Fox Theatre Sidney were a hit! Thanks again for your generous community support!
We are set up for the Chautauqua Movie Event. Appetizers and history information on hand! Both Movies start at 2! Come join ... 2 Comments

Chamber for the free movies and and yummy snacks.Thank you to the Fox Theater and The Cha

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Go to NebraskaChautauqua.org and click the big "Mobile Agenda" button and then the "Sidney" button for a full, mobile-friendly version of the Chautauqua schedule! 1 Comments

Sidney Chautauqua: World War I The direct link to the schedule page is here: http://humanitiesnebraska.org/agenda/sidney.html

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The Chautauqua "Readers" are here! Pick up a copy at local businesses throughout Sidney, or get one at the Cheyenne County Chamber office!
These commemorative newspapers have two stories of local men who served in WWI, John Hornicek and Arnold ... 1 Comments

Sidney Chautauqua: World War I An online, downloadable version of the paper can be found at this link: http://humanitiesnebraska.org/file_download/inline/73224ffc-a348-4b31-9100-2acaa793d6b7

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A big "Thank You" to Katie Haas State Farm Agent for donating cookies for our daytime Chautauqua workshops! We appreciate your support of your community! 5 Likes

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A huge "Thank You" goes out to everyone at the Sidney Sun-Telegraph who pitched in and helped out our visiting Chautauqua speaker and his wife yesterday when their car broke down. We appreciate your persistence and your dedication to your ... 4 Likes

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A huge "Thank You" goes out to PITTAM BODY SHOP INC., who helped out our visiting Chautauqua speaker and his wife today when their car broke down. We appreciate you! 3 Likes

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The U.S. essentially entered WWI because of the Zimmermann Telegram.
"Europe's War" had begun in 1914, and the U.S. had remained neutral up to 1917. However, in early January, British intelligence intercepted a secret message from German Foreign Minister Arthur ... 2 Likes

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Sidney Chautauqua: World War I Why the Poppy?
The poppy is the most widely-recognized symbol of remembrance for war dead in Canada, Britain, and the US. The flower owes its significance to the poem "In Flanders Fields", written by Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) John McCrae, a ... 3 Likes

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On Memorial Day, please remember the 751 soldiers from Nebraska who died in WWI. 1 Likes

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Sidney Chautauqua calendar of events. 6 Likes

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