Multiple museums, historical societies, and libraries are planning for a 2017 look back at the World War I era in New Hampshire. In honor of Veterans Day 2016, there will be a presentation on the subject at the Warner Town Hall on Saturday, November 12, at 7 PM.

The MUSE (MUseums Sharing Experiences) group is currently planning a multi-organization collaboration for 2017 entitled Over There, Over Here: World War I and Life in New Hampshire Communities. It will feature exhibits, programs, lectures, book readings, and activities.

Themes the exhibition will cover are temperance, women’s suffrage, the Spanish Influenza epidemic, code talkers, camouflage, communication, art, literature, and the home front. Participating organizations include Bradford Historical Society, Hopkinton Historical Society, Hopkinton Town Library, Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum, The Little Nature Museum, New Hampshire Telephone Museum, New London Historical Society, Penacook Historical Society, Pillsbury Free Library, Warner Historical Society, Webster Historical Society, and the Webster Town Library.

MUSE is comprised of several local museums and historical societies and was formed for the purpose of sharing resources, ideas, expertise, and programming.

In honor of Veterans Day we will be hosting a program, Over There, Over Here, on Saturday, November 12, at the Warner Town Hall at 7 PM with a slide show covering an overview of the time period between 1914 to 1921. We invite the audience to bring any memorabilia they might have that covers any of these topics, such as letters from soldiers and nurses during World War I, posters, photographs, family stories, etc. More information about this exhibition will be available on the event’s Web site at OverThereOverHere.com. Admission is free, and donations are appreciated.