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EXHIBIT RECALLS WORLD WAR II POWs -- "We think it is important
to keep lessons of World War II alive for future
generations."
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Exhibit recalls WWII POWs
Ann Niccum
aniccum@edwpub.net
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
A World War II exhibit will be at the Edwardsville Public Library on
Sunday.
The exhibit is titled "Behind Barbed Wire: Midwest POWs in Nazi Germany."
A non-profit educational organization called Traces created the exhibit.
Traces collected stories of people from the Midwest and Germany or Austria
who encountered each other during World War II and uses the exhibit to
preserve and present those stories.
The program includes artifacts, narrative texts and multi-media displays.
Reference Librarian Judy Thompson said the
exhibit is traveling across the Midwest via a school bus and the bus will
be outside the Edwardsville library from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
She said when the library staff learned about the bus being in the area,
they agreed it would be an excellent opportunity for the community to
learn more about World War II.
"We thought it was worth while on a lot of counts," Thompson said.
She said the display focuses on American POWs from the Midwest and is an
educational tool about the war.
"We think it is important to keep lessons of World War II alive for future
generations," Thompson said.
She said the exhibit will bring to life the experiences of the war and
honor those who served.
Thompson said the library is excited to be able to be part of the bus
tour.
"We are extremely happy to have it here. We have heard so many good things
about it," Thompson said. "We really hope people come out here and have an
opportunity to see it."
In addition, Thompson said the VFW and American Legion are also glad to
have the bus coming to town.
She said the VFW will have a table set up outside or inside the library
depending on the weather.
The Edwardsville Public Library is located at 112 South Kansas.
The bus will be parked on Kansas Street in front of the library.
To learn more about the exhibit, visit
www.traces.org.
For more information about the library, go to
www.edwardsvillelibrary.org
or call 692-7556.
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