Sep
28
12:00 PM12:00

Canteen Festival North Platte, NE

Live music and debut of Sentimental Journey: North Platte Canteen for the 4th Annual North Platte Canteen Festival in North Platte, Nebraska, commemorating the miracle of the longest-running volunteer effort of WWII.

Come celebrate one of the most heart-warming stories of the war and hear first-hand accounts of the astounding story of the North Platte Canteen, whose efforts reached to the far corners of the world during WWII and echo still today.

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Mar
23
6:30 PM18:30

Brown Pusey House Dessert Theater

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.

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Sep
23
to Sep 24

North Platte Canteen Festival

Encore History joins the 2023 North Platte Canteen Festival in North Platte, Nebraska, with live WWII entertainment and a special performance of Sentimental Journey: Songs that Brought the Boys Home.

On December 17, 1941, North Platte residents gathered at the Union Pacific Depot because they heard that a troop train carrying their own boys would be coming through. When the train stopped, none of their boys were to be found, but instead there were soldiers from Kansas. After a moment of disbelief, one person stepped forward and gave their presents to the troops and everyone else soon followed. The happiness expressed by the soldiers 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 endeavor lasted for 54 months, involved 55,000 volunteers, and served more than 6 million service men and women during its duration. This was one of the largest volunteer efforts of World War II.

Come celebrate this story and and keep the heritage alive! Event details here.

Find out more about Encore History here.

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Nov
4
7:00 PM19:00

Veteran's Day performance: Ancestral Trails

Public performance of Sentimental Journey: Fort Knox for Ancestral Trails, Hardin County, KY chapter.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.

November 4, 2022 7 PM EST.

Free and open to the public. Please bring your family and veteran friends to help honor veterans and keep history alive. We’ll have WWII costumes and memorabilia and at least one WWII veteran there to compliment the show! Refreshments included.

Please note, the Ancestral Trails meeting begins at 7 PM, with the performance to begin at 7:10/15 PM.

Location:

ECTC Room 112

To locate room 112, report to the main college entrance at 600 College Street, Elizabethtown, KY 42701. (The side door to the right of the main entrance in the Jim Owens Administrative Building is closest to room 112.)

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