It was supposed to be the war to end all wars. At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the guns on the battlefield fell silent to mark the signing of the armistice that ended World War I. Yet, for all the hope of peace and a return to normalcy, this First World War, as it would later be called, merely marked the opening act of a century dominated by global conflict. As we come upon the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the Our Missouri Podcast is launching a three part series on "Missouri and The Great War." Each episode in this series will focus on different aspects of the war ranging from soldiers and civilians on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean to how the conflict has been remembered in memory and monuments. In this episode, Jonathan Casey, director of the archives and Edward Jones Research Center at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, offers tips on how researchers can find relevant documents related to the war and explains how the museum prepared for the World War I centennial.
About the Guest: Jonathan Casey serves as the director of the archives and Edward Jones Research Center at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from the College of William and Mary and a master's degree in museum studies from the University of Kansas. In addition to managing the museum's collection of over 100,000 items, Casey has also traveled to several World War I sites in the United States and Europe to give programs on the war's lasting impact.
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Episode 27: "The Gateway Arch" – Tracy Campbell (Meet Me in St. Louis, Part 3)
Episode 26: Mr. Mac & The Race to The Moon (Meet Me in St. Louis, Part 2)
Episode 25: SHSMO St. Louis Research Center – A.J. Medlock (Meet Me in St. Louis, Part 1)
Episode 24: William Monks & "A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas" – John Bradbury
Episode 23: Ozark National Scenic Riverways – Dena Matteson
Episode 22: Passport to the Ozarks – Kaitlyn McConnell
Episode 21: "Father of Route 66" — Susan Croce Kelly
Episode 20: Kate Franklin Newton and the Memorial to Missouri's Great Heart
Episode 19: "Rube Tube" – Sara K. Eskridge
Episode 18: "A History of the Ozarks" – Brooks Blevins
Summer Series, Part 4: One Year Later
Summer Series, Part 3: Moon Memories
Summer Series, Part 2: Mr. Mac & the Race to the Moon
Summer Series 2019, Part 1: Calculations
Episode 17: "A River in the City of Fountains" – Amahia Mallea
Episode 16: Rolla, Rotoscope, & Route 66 – Katie Seale
Episode 15: The African American Press in Missouri – Debra Foster Greene
Episode 14: A Conversation with Missouri’s First Lady – Teresa Parson
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