Polk County Historical Society Board Meeting Date Change
(Date change; Monthly PCHS Board Meeting 5:30 -6:30 followed by WWI Program)
The Polk County Historical Society is excited to bring the exhibit,
WWI Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front,
to the Polk County Museum, Balsam Lake.
No fee for admission, open to the public for viewing from June 14th – July 20, 2018, during open museum hours. Thursday – Monday 12-4 pm.
A special event will be held on Thursday June 14th 6:30- 8:00p.m.
Speaker historian, Dr. Larry Smetak, will present a program on WWI, and invites others to share their stories. Refreshments will be served.
WWI Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front,
On loan from the WI Veterans Museum
Over 122,000 Wisconsin men and women served on land, sea, and in the air during World War I. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum marks the centennial of the First World War with the opening of a major exhibit featuring an up close and personal look at the Great War through the eyes of Wisconsin veterans.
WWI Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front uses the Museum’s rich collection and first person accounts to bring to life Wisconsin’s role in shaping global history.
Contact/Location
Balsam Lake, WI
715-485-9269