Pieces of Home: Supporting the Troops Past and Present

The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission hosts a History Brown Bag Series. These events are designed to provide the Greeley community more information on local, regional, national and worldwide history. The series will continue to be presented as an online Zoom webinar until further notice.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://greeleygov.zoom.us/j/82720522003
Passcode: 833566
From 1917 to 1919, citizens produced over 370 million items for troops and refugees. Popular posters during World War I were full of slogans like “Knit Your Bit” and “You Can Help”, encouraging people on the home front to create items to support the war eff ort. Newspapers and magazines printed patterns for things like knitted wool socks and comfort kits that families could send overseas in care packages.
Join the City of Greeley Museums Curator of Collections, Katie Ross, and Registrar, JoAnna Stull as they explore local efforts to support the troops during World War I and walk you through how to create your own comfort kit and care package for today’s troops.
To experience more military history, visit the Greeley History Museum beginning on April 3.  A  new exhibition “War Comes Home: The Legacy” will be on display until September 25.
Looking for the comfort kit tutorial mentioned in this History Brown Bad presentation? You can view it here.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Kellums in the Greeley Historic Preservation Office at elizabeth.kellums@greeleygov.com or 970-350-9222. To learn more about Greeley’s Historic Preservation Program, please visit greeleygov.com/hp.