WWI

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Ann Silverthorn

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December 3rd, 2018

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Russell Worth Silverthorn 1894-1918

Grenades, especially hand grenades, are devices of war that most of us are familiar with, although mostly associated with World War II, in film and television, rather than World War I, also known as the Great War, World War, or the War to End All Wars. It was with World War I that great advances…

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Ann Silverthorn

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September 21st, 2014

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This oil on canvas, by renowned Erie painter, Joseph M. Plavcan (1908-1981), is on display at the Erie Art Museum.

Poet and educator William E. Dimorier played a major role in the building of Veterans Memorial Stadium in Erie, PA. Although the newspaper accounts from the stadium’s dedication in 1924 do not mention his name, Dimorier worked behind the scenes from the landmark’s conception to completion.   Remembering Erie’s Veterans Memorial Stadium Dedication Veterans Day 2014 will mark 90 years…

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