Performance of Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home for Thomas Hood Veterans Center, Wilmore, Kentucky. Honoring WWII history to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary of freedom.
Join the Joseph Holt House 18th annual Community Day event:
18th Annual Community Day
Saturday, September 26th, 2026
(9:00AM - 2:00PM)
The Holt Home Community Day is an annual patriotic observance, to promote Joseph Holt's legacy of selfless service, unity and liberty.
“A must see stop” like nothing else in Kentucky! Enjoy a fun-filled day with family and friends with events like guided tours of the Holt Home, interactive reenactments with guests dressed for the era, a silent auction, cannon firing, a vintage Civil War era baseball game, a presidential wreath-laying ceremony at the Holt monument, patriotic and period music with spirited dancing, distinguished guest speakers, Breckinridge County High School Concert Band, Kentucky Home Guard Band, Guilderoy Byrne Band, various reenactors and so much more!
Encore History will be on site guiding guests through a Civil War era dance demonstration—come join the fun and dance a reel or two with us!
Performance of I’ll Be Home for Christmas for the residents, family, and staff of Thomas Hood Veterans Center. Celebrating the hope of Christmas traced in dramatic character through 1940s nostalgia, history, and music.
Join the Grandview Baptist Church ladies’ tea for a performance of Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen.
PLEASE NOTE: Event date to be rescheduled due to a family emergency. Please watch for updated performance information.
Performance of Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen show for southern Illinois chapter of Tapestry of Grace school groups, end of the year celebration.
Blanket distribution for the Honor Flight Bluegrass chapter. Lap robes compliments of a group of ladies from Ohio.
Public performance of I’ll Be Home for Christmas for the Severns Valley Senior Adult luncheon. A nostalgic journey to Christmas of the 1940s.
Performance of Encore History’s 1940’s Christmas show, I’ll Be Home for Christmas for Thomas Hood Veterans Center. Contact THVC for performance details.
Public performance of Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen for the Hardin County Historical Society.
Performance of Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home for Thomas Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, KY.
Live performance of Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen and live entertainment for Pals Brewing Company in North Platte, NE.
Music and show include Encore History’s classic Sentimental Journey show, plus all-new scenes inspired by the miracle of the North Platte WWII Canteen and Bob Green’s book, Once Upon a Town.
On December 17, 1941, North Platte, Nebraska, residents gathered with presents and baked goods at the town’s Union Pacific Depot; they had heard rumors that a troop train carrying their local boys would be coming through. When the train stopped, soldiers from Kansas, not Nebraska, stepped off the train. Despite her disappointment at not seeing their own boys, one local stepped forward and presented her gifts anyway. Everyone else followed. The soldiers were overwhelmed, and their gratitude sparked an idea. The residents of North Platte and the surrounding communities followed the lead of their ancestors in World War I by opening a Canteen at the depot. This canteen lasted for 54 months, involved 55,000 volunteers, and served more than 6 million service men and women during its duration. It was one of the largest and farthest reaching volunteer efforts of World War II.
Hear first-hand accounts of stories and live music from the Canteen and USO shows during the war to see how music helped “bring the boys home” during WWII.
Live performance of Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen for the Lincoln County History Museum’s Heritage Festival in North Platte, NE.
Inspired by the real-life miracle of the North Platte Nebraska Canteen during WWII and Bob Green’s book, Once Upon a Town.
On December 17, 1941, North Platte, Nebraska, residents gathered with presents and baked goods at the town’s Union Pacific Depot; they had heard rumors that a troop train carrying their local boys would be coming through. When the train stopped, soldiers from Kansas, not Nebraska, stepped off the train. Despite her disappointment at not seeing their own boys, one local stepped forward and presented her gifts anyway. Everyone else followed. The soldiers were overwhelmed, and their gratitude sparked an idea. The residents of North Platte and the surrounding communities followed the lead of their ancestors in World War I by opening a Canteen at the depot. This canteen lasted for 54 months, involved 55,000 volunteers, and served more than 6 million service men and women during its duration. It was one of the largest and farthest reaching volunteer efforts of World War II.
Hear first-hand accounts of stories from the Canteen and entertainers during the war to see how songs helped “bring the boys home” during WWII.
Preview of our new WWII show version—Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen for Hardin County Public Library.
Inspired by the real-life miracle of the North Platte Nebraska Canteen during WWII and Bob Green’s book, Once Upon a Town.
On December 17, 1941, North Platte, Nebraska, residents gathered with presents and baked goods at the town’s Union Pacific Depot; they had heard rumors that a troop train carrying their local boys would be coming through. When the train stopped, soldiers from Kansas, not Nebraska, stepped off the train. Despite her disappointment at not seeing their own boys, one local stepped forward and presented her gifts anyway. Everyone else followed. The soldiers were overwhelmed, and their gratitude sparked an idea. The residents of North Platte and the surrounding communities followed the lead of their ancestors in World War I by opening a Canteen at the depot. This canteen lasted for 54 months, involved 55,000 volunteers, and served more than 6 million service men and women during its duration. It was one of the largest and farthest reaching volunteer efforts of World War II.
Hear first-hand accounts and songs from the Canteen and USO shows of the 1940s and see how songs “brought the boys home” during WWII.
See our WWII page for full show description.
Preview of our new WWII show version—Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen for RobinBrooke Senior Living.
Inspired by the real-life miracle of the North Platte Nebraska Canteen during WWII and Bob Green’s book, Once Upon a Town.
On December 17, 1941, North Platte, Nebraska, residents gathered with presents and baked goods at the town’s Union Pacific Depot; they had heard rumors that a troop train carrying their local boys would be coming through. When the train stopped, soldiers from Kansas, not Nebraska, stepped off the train. Despite her disappointment at not seeing their own boys, one local stepped forward and presented her gifts anyway. Everyone else followed. The soldiers were overwhelmed, and their gratitude sparked an idea. The residents of North Platte and the surrounding communities followed the lead of their ancestors in World War I by opening a Canteen at the depot. This canteen lasted for 54 months, involved 55,000 volunteers, and served more than 6 million service men and women during its duration. It was one of the largest and farthest reaching volunteer efforts of World War II.
Hear first-hand accounts and songs from the Canteen and USO shows of the 1940s and see how songs “brought the boys home” during WWII.
See our WWII page for full show description.
Please stay tuned for more details on this event impacted by a family loss.
Catch the preview of our new WWII show version—Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen.
Inspired by the real-life miracle of the North Platte Nebraska Canteen during WWII and Bob Green’s book, Once Upon a Town.
On December 17, 1941, North Platte, Nebraska, residents gathered with presents and baked goods at the town’s Union Pacific Depot; they had heard rumors that a troop train carrying their local boys would be coming through. When the train stopped, soldiers from Kansas, not Nebraska, stepped off the train. Despite her disappointment at not seeing their own boys, one local stepped forward and presented her gifts anyway. Everyone else followed. The soldiers were overwhelmed, and their gratitude sparked an idea. The residents of North Platte and the surrounding communities followed the lead of their ancestors in World War I by opening a Canteen at the depot. This canteen lasted for 54 months, involved 55,000 volunteers, and served more than 6 million service men and women during its duration. It was one of the largest and farthest reaching volunteer efforts of World War II.
Hear first-hand accounts and songs from the Canteen and USO shows of the 1940s and see how songs “brought the boys home” during WWII.
See our WWII page for full show description.
Join the annual CVMA Spring Fling at Elizabethtown, KY American Legion.
Vendor booths and Encore History’s WWII rendition of the National Anthem start at 9 AM.
Performance of Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home for RobinBrooke Senior Living, Elizabethtown, KY.
Support Wreaths Across America and remember veterans at historic Fort Knox cemetery. Encore History will open the event with a WWII costumed rendition of the National Anthem.
Find show information here
Get your tickets and venue information at www.brownpuseyhouse.org.
Performance of Encore History’s 1940’s Christmas show, I’ll Be Home for Christmas for Thomas Hood Veterans Center.
Performance of Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home for Severns Valley Baptist Church Senior Adult luncheon.
Living History, Education & Honor: an award-winning, hands-on living history experience for the whole family!
Coming back to the streets of Linden TN
September 28th 2024!
Full event information at www.rememberingwwii.com
Come watch the streets of Linden, TN come to live in a full-town reenactment of the WWII era. Soldiers, civilians, and WWII veterans bring this free event to life for the public.
Catch Jody Ingalls of Encore History in Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brough the Boys Home and live entertainment during the evening USO show before the 1940s dance.
Join us to honor veterans at Louisville International Airport, Louisville, KY with Bluegrass Honor Flights!
Jody Ingalls will perform live at the International Convention for the MVPA-HA at the EAA grounds in Oshkosh WI.
Full convention information here:
Watch for live entertainment and a performance of Encore History’s Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home at the awards banquet on Friday night.
Performance of Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home for Thomas Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, KY.
Catch the live morning show interview with Wreaths Across America Radio.
Jody Ingalls of Encore History joins the Rosie Convention with live music and WWII show.
Come to the Rosie Convention or sponsor a Rosie to honor these special women who helped win WWII.
Catch live 1940’s music at the event and a special performance of Encore History’s one-woman WWII show, Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home, Friday morning.
Full convention information here.
Encore History is headed to the East Coast! Contact us for possible booking windows if you’re in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia. We’d love to connect with you!
Special music for U.S. Army prayer breakfast held at the General George S. Patton Museum of Leadership on Fort Knox, KY.
Special performance of WWII entertainment and one-woman show, Sentimental Journey, for Mansker’s Station Heritage Days, running April 23-25, 2024.
Performance of Sentimental Journey: Fort Knox for FAITH Academics in Elizabethtown, KY.
Join us for a stellar cast of characters representing women from Hardin County’s history, including Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln, Aunt Beck Hill, WWII Fort Knox Service Club Hostess Grace Whitney, and Fort Knox icon Ma Collier.
Costumes, drama, and music, plus a special appearance by the Hardin County Classical Choir, led by Leigh Ann Pierce.
Stay tuned for more details.
