4016 Carya Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610
Speaker: Jackson Marshall, Deputy Director of the North Carolina Museum of History
This presentation will focus on researching our ancestors who participated in WWI. Jackson will discuss how he pieced together the NC soldier histories with documents, photos, battlefield trips, and his oral history project. While his research applies directly to North Carolina soldiers, the records apply to other U.S. soldiers as well.
R. Jackson Marshall is the lead curator for the "North Carolina and World War I" exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh which has officially become the most-visited exhibit of record in museum history. This free, interactive multimedia exhibit commemorates the centennial of US entry into World War I and focuses on North Carolina’s role in the "War to End All Wars" on the western front in France and Belgium. Visitors experience a re-created trench warfare environment to discover what life was like for Tar Heel soldiers, who entered the war in 1917. The exhibit is open until Jan 6, 2019.
Jackson has a personal interest due to his grandfather's war service. Jackson wrote "Memories of World War I: North Carolina Doughboys on the Western Front" which describes the Great War as seen through the eyes of North Carolina soldiers who fought on the western front in Belgium and France. He interviewed many veterans to record their memories and provide a unique perspective on the war.
Learn more about the exhibit at https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/exhibits/nc-world-war-one
Link to Jackson's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Memories-World-War-Carolina-Doughboys/dp/0865262829
All WCGS meetings are free and open to the public. Bring a friend! Refreshments will be served during social time before the presentation. Meeting with presentation starts at 7:00.