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Wed, March 17, 2010
Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series with Dr. Susannah J. Ural
 
Wed, April 21, 2010
Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series with Dr. Andrew A. Wiest
 
Fri, April 23, 2010
An in-depth look at the life of "the Soldier's General"
 
Thu, May 6, 2010
Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Reading in Military History with Dr. Richard Dinardo
 
Sat, May 15, 2010
Living History Event and Historical Timeline. 9am-5pm. Army Heritage Trail, Army Heritage and Education Center
 
 
Tue, January 19, 2010
Colonel George S. Pappas, the founder of the U.S. Army Military History Research Collection, now known as the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, passed away on January 5 at his home in Belvedere, California. He had just celebrated his 90th birthday, December 26.
 
Mon, November 9, 2009
While the photographic process and the principles of modern photography were invented in the early 1820's, it wasn't until just before the American Civil War that photography became available and affordable to the populace. By the 1850's, photography had found a creative niche in the quickly-industrializing United States. It took the images of Civil War photographers like Matthew Brady, Alexander Gardener and Samuel Cooley to put a real face on the price of war.
 
Thu, October 29, 2009
Weekend Closure
The Army Heritage and Education Center will be closed weekends from November 7th, 2009 through March 28th, 2010. We will reopen weekend hours beginning April 3, 2010. Our facility is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM.
 
Mon, September 28, 2009
Due to the ongoing construction at USAHEC, the entrance to the Army Heritage Trail has moved to the back of Ridgway Hall from the USAHEC Parking lot.
 
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featured artifact

Carlisle Barracks CCC Shoulder Patch

Instituted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in March 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) provided young men practical training and paid work during the height of the Great Depression.

Pennsylvania provided one of the largest recruit totals within the CCC from 1933 to 1941.