As part of the Commonwealth's commemoration of the 100th and 75th anniversaries of WWI and WWII, and as a means to explore and share the countless resources Virginia offers for learning about WWI and WWII, the Virginia World War I and World War II Commemoration Commission joined with partners across Virginia in the summers of 2017, 2018, and 2019 to host a series of teacher symposiums in every region of the state. Information on the 14 symposiums and resources from participating museums are below.
Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA
Sessions hosted by:
Library of Virginia,
National D-Day Memorial,
Virginia War Memorial,
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum,
116th Infantry Regiment Foundation,
and 2018 Virginia Teacher of the Year Michelle Cottrell-Williams
Military Aviation Museum
Virginia Beach, VA
Sessions hosted by:
116th Infantry Regiment Foundation,
MacArthur Memorial,
Military Aviation Museum,
National D-Day Memorial,
and Virginia War Memorial
Fredericksburg Museum
Fredericksburg, VA
Sessions hosted by:
National Museum of the Marine Corps,
U.S. Army Women's Museum,
National Park Service,
and Virginia Holocaust Museum
National D-Day Memorial
Bedford, VA
Sessions hosted by:
Virginia War Memorial,
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum,
National D-Day Memorial,
and George C. Marshall Foundation
Historic Masonic Theatre
Clifton Forge, VA
Sessions hosted by:
Edith Bolling Wilson Museum and Birthplace,
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum,
Marshall Foundation,
and Virginia War Memorial
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Staunton, VA
Sessions hosted by:
Library of Virginia,
National D-Day Memorial,
Virginia War Memorial,
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum,
116th Infantry Regiment Foundation,
and 2018 Virginia Teacher of the Year Michelle Cottrell-Williams
U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum
Fort Lee, VA
Sessions hosted by:
116th Infantry Regiment Foundation,
Library of Virginia,
Military Aviation Museum,
National D-Day Memorial,
US Army Quartermaster Museum, and Virginia War Memorial
The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
Winchester, VA
Sessions hosted by:
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum,
Virginia War Memorial,
National D-Day Memorial,
and George C. Marshall Foundation
Virginia Historical Society
Richmond, VA
Sessions hosted by:
U.S. Army Women's Museum,
Library of Virginia,
National D-Day Memorial,
and Virginia Historical Society
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum
Wytheville, VA
Sessions hosted by:
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum,
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum,
National D-Day Memorial,
and Virginia War Memorial
National Museum of the U.S. Marine Corps
Triangle, VA
Sessions hosted by:
116th Infantry Regiment Foundation,
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum,
National D-Day Memorial,
National Museum of the Marine Corps,
Virginia War Memorial,
and 2018 Virginia Teacher of the Year Michelle Cottrell-Williams
Heartwood Center
Abingdon, VA
Sessions hosted by:
116th Infantry Regiment Foundation,
Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum,
Library of Virginia,
National D-Day Memorial,
and Virginia War Memorial
Longwood University
Farmville, VA
Sessions hosted by:
U.S. Army Women's Museum,
Virginia War Memorial,
National D-Day Memorial,
and Military Aviation Museum
MacArthur Memorial
Norfolk, VA
Sessions hosted by:
Hampton Roads Naval Museum,
and MacArthur Memorial
RESOURCES FROM PRESENTERS