2009
August 2009
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Tue 4 Aug, 7 pm. New Hampshire Remembers WWII Mike Pride, Co-editor, We Went to War More than six decades following the end of WWII, thirty-eight Granite Staters recall their personal stories from the largest military undertaking in human history. Originally published as a regular feature in the Concord Monitor, these firsthand accounts have been compiled in a volume that illustrates the compelling personal dimension of America's role in the Second World War. Ken Burns has praised We Went to War saying, "What a wonderful, moving collection of memories and stories - the basic DNA of the greatest cataclysm in history. This is the war undistracted, unmediated by the sentimental. This is the real stuff.". 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. The Wright Museum - [email][events]
Tuesday 11 August 2009
Tue 11 Aug, 7 pm. Mike Hashem, Private Collector From the creation of the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company in 1904 through two world wars, this program will trace the evolution of a mode of travel that is emblematic of the American spirit. There will be a display of vintage motorcycle memorabilia from the speaker's private collection, as well as an on-loan Indian motorcycle. This is a night no bike enthusiast should miss. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. The Wright Museum - [email][events]
Thursday 13 August 2009
Thu 13 Aug, 7 pm. A One Man Theatrical Performance Presented at the Wright Museum by the Morrison Theater Group of Grand Rapids, MI Tickets are $20, $10 for Wright Museum Members Call 603/569-1212 to Order of for More Information Hi, I'm Ernie Pyle is a tribute to the men and women who fought and died during World War II as told through the dispatches of Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle. As a correspondent, Pyle covered the war from the soldier's view point, up close and personal, starting with the London blitz through the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, D-Day, the liberation of Paris and in the South Pacific. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. The Wright Museum - [more][email][events]
Tuesday 18 August 2009
Tue 18 Aug, 7 pm. Walter Carter, Author, No Greater Sacrifice, No Greater Love This is a powerful story of heroism, loss, and love in World War II, as seen through the intimate lens of one family's experience, one's family war. Growing up, Walter Carter know only a few basic acts about his father: He was a family doctor who volunteered for Army, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day, and was killed by sniper fire 11 days later while trying to rescue a wounded soldier. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. The Wright Museum - [email][events]
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Tue 25 Aug, 7 pm. Hal Close, Editor, V-Mail: Letters to Luette In 1945, Joe Close, a 37-year-old father of two and PR man, found himself on his way to Europe on a commission by the US Embassy to write radio reports for the Office of War Information. But they weren’t the only things he was writing from the war-front. When Close wasn’t celebrating his country, he was writing letters to his wife back home. aches to see his wife and clearly misses his young kids—but against a backdrop of a ragged new post-war Europe we see a London awakening after its bombing siege and the opening up of Germany’s concentration camps. History is rapidly unfolding and Close is there to witness it all. 77 Center Street, Wolfeboro 03894. Mark Foynes, Director, 603-569-1212. The Wright Museum - [email][events]