World War I Genealogy
Tuesday, September 19, 6:30-8:00 pm
HFPG Technology Learning Center
Celia Roberts, SPL Reference Librarian and
genealogist, will show you how to explore
resources that are available for researching
your World War I era ancestors, including
recently digitized records such as
Connecticut's World War I Questionnaires and World War I
draft cards.
World War I Digitization Day
Tuesday, September 26, 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Bring your World War I photos, letters
and other keepsakes to the Simsbury
Public Library to have them
photographed or scanned by staff from
the CT State Library. Digital images of
these objects will be made available
online and preserved in the CT Digital
Archive. The only prerequisite for inclusion in this project is
that participants are Connecticut residents and that items are
related to World War I.
Simsbury Public Library
COMMEMORATES THE 100TH
ANNIVERSARY OF
AMERICA’S ENTRY INTO
WORLD WAR I
The Remembering World War One Digitization Day has been made
possible in part by the Connecticut State Library and a major grant
from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the
Human Endeavor.
Access our online genealogical
databases for further research.
(Available in library only)
All programs will be held in the
FSPL Program Room unless otherwise noted.
www.simsburylibrary.info
The Central Blue: The Evolved Roles of
Aviation in World War I
Thursday, April 13, 6:30-8:00 pm
New England Air Museum researcher Carl
Stidsen reveals how the airplane moved
from a curiosity to a game changer from
1914 to 1918.
World War I Poetry Reading
Monday, April 24, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Lawrence Court, English Department Head at Westminster
School in Simsbury, will present poetry of the Great War,
particularly focusing on the work of Wilfred Owen and how it
heralded many Modernist tropes, styles and aesthetics.
Vintage World War I Ambulance Display & Photo
Opportunity
Saturday, April 29, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Library Parking Lot, Lower Level
Take your photo with vintage World War I Ambulance 255,
view a display of artifacts and documents and speak with
George King III and Jeff Klinger who will be appearing in full
historic medical attire.
Ambulance 255 is a 1916 Model T Ford ambulance that is
representative of the 1,200 ambulances that were donated by
Americans and driven by American volunteers for three years
in France before the U.S. entered World War I in 1917.
Please bring your camera or recording device.
Ragtime: Dancing in the World War I Years
Sunday, May 7th, 3:00-4:30 pm
Kandie Carle and Marc Casslar will delight you with their
introduction to each of the dances of the World War I era,
highlighting “the” dance couple of the early 1900s, Vernon and
Irene Castle.
Women in Flight
Tuesday, May 9, 6:30-8:00 pm
Glenna Blackwell of The Ninety Nines, an organization
of women pilots, will look at women in flight, including
modern day and historical heroes.
All Quiet on the Western Front: Community
Discussion
Monday, May 22, 6:30-8:00 pm
Carol Clark-Flanagan, History & English teacher at Ethel Walker
School, will lead a public discussion of this important work, a
timeless testimony to the brutality & senselessness of war.
The War at Home: World War I Era Stories from Connecticut
Newspapers
Tuesday, May 23, 6:30-8:00 pm
Christine Gauvreau, project coordinator for the CT Digital
Newspaper Project at the CT State Library uses newspaper
articles, advertisements, editorials and reviews of the time to give
insights into World War I, a conflicted era in state history.
What is so Memorable about Memorial Day? A History of
Memorial Day & the Simsbury Veterans Memorial
Wednesday, May 24, 1:00-2:30 pm
Learn about the historical significance of this most sacred of
secular holidays in a presentation by Simsbury veteran, Brian T.
Maurer, and learn about the genesis of the beautiful Simsbury
Veterans Memorial. Following the
talks there will be a guided visit to
the Memorial.