Out of the Horrors of War, Emerged Trench Art

By: Elizabeth Burroughs-Heineman We know November 11 as Veteran’s Day, but it was originally observed as Armistice Day, commemorating the ceasefire ending World War I in 1918. In honor of the upcoming holiday, we are looking at another tradition that comes from World War I: trench art. This vase, made of a French artillery shell […]

Veteran’s Day Honors: World War I Collectibles  

This week, veterans are being honored on Veterans Day, November 11. The special day started after World War I, which was known as “The Great War.” The war officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, signed in the Palace of Versailles in France, but fighting had ended seven months earlier when […]