Connecticut in World War 1

Sharing History/Preserving Memories

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A group photo showing students, their families, and chaperones before leaving for France. — We all met at the Connecticut State Library on the morning of July 6, 2019, to begin our long journey to Seicheprey. The excitement was palpable as students arrived and our staff checked, double-checked, and triple-checked our paperwork to make sure we had everything we needed!, and the security staff […]

The Journey Begins

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Mr John Dillon sitting at a table with a photo of his father SGT John T. Dillon and the Connecticut Service Medal. — Looking back, the planning of this program was an amazing feat. Having never planned anything remotely like this, we tried to have as many conversations and meetings we could with people who had. Then we had to struggle with a language barrier and 6 hour time difference with our colleagues […]

Planning for an overseas adventure

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Trinity College Battalion — By Sandra Gomez-Aceves, SCSU Journalism student Sandra Gomez-Aceves, a journalism student at Southern Connecticut State University, reported this story as part of Journalism Capstone coursework on World War I. Hans L. Bigler, was a 21-year-old Yale University music student from Meriden when he enlisted to serve in the Great War. […]

Connecticut Students Turned Soldiers During WWI

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