Fri, December 4, 2009

An exhibit of the history of Carlisle Barracks from the 18th century to today. Ridgway Hall, Army Heritage and Education Center.

 

Wed, January 20, 2010

Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series with Dr. Mark Grimsley

 

Thu, February 4, 2010

Brooks E. Kleber Memorial Reading in Military History with Dr. John Prados

 

Wed, February 17, 2010

Perspectives in Military History Lecture Series with Dr. Harold R. Winton

 

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.

 

Wed, October 28, 2009

Veterans Day Closure

The Army Heritage and Education Center will be closed Wednesday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day.

 

Thu, October 8, 2009

Columbus Day Closure

The Army Heritage and Education Center will be closed Saturday - Monday, 10 - 12 October for the Columbus Day Weekend.

Pro Patria , Join Army for Period of War

War posters were an important tool used to motivate the American Home Front to support the war effort during World War I. The Division of Pictorial Publicity was an organization of American artists that volunteered their artwork to create posters using American symbols and icons as points of inspiration.