 Today's virtual travelogue is a look at the important work being done to identify WWI soldiers missing in action by the Doughboy Foundation. "Doughboy MIA" - The Who, The Where, The Ways and Means will be presented by historian and author Robert J. Laplander. The webinar starts at noon today. Register by clicking on the button below: If you are unable to watch live, the webinar will be recorded and available for view along with the other webinars in the series. Click on the button below for the recordings:
Happy Memorial Day! Today's Virtual Travelogue is a brief video of the history of Memorial Day by the History Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRXrfs0f1Fo .
When museums reopen, consider taking a drive down to Murphysboro, Illinois, and visit the General John A. Logan Museum. Logan is the founder of Memorial Day as a national holiday. Learn more here: https://loganmuseum.org/.  Today's Virtual Travelogue is a behind-the-scenes tour and discussion of the British Museum’s blockbuster 2013 exhibit, “Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.”
The 88-minute video tells the story of daily life in the neighboring cities, revealing how Mount Vesuvius’ 79 A.D. eruption transformed the communities in just one day. Click on the button below to view the video!  Today's virtual travelogue is taking us to some zoos! A number of zoos have live webcams in animal enclosures. Check out the Houston Zoo: https://www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/. You can also visit the San Diego Zoo (https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos) and Monterey Bay Aquarium (https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams).
Today's Virtual Travelogue explores the work of Illinois architect Frank Lloyd Wright! The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, in partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and Unity Temple Restoration Foundation, have launched Wright Virtual Visits, a weekly social media initiative highlighting Frank Lloyd Wright-designed public sites that are currently closed due to COVID-19. New virtual tour videos are posted every Thursday.
View all of the videos posted yesterday here: https://savewright.org/news/wright-virtual-visits-may-14/ . The videos feature portions of the Robie House, Seth Peterson Cottage, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Hollyhock House, and more! Learn more and find more video links here: https://savewright.org/…/public-wright-sites-swap-virtual-…/  Today's virtual travelogue is to the sunny, warm southwest (as we await the return of warm Spring weather here in Illinois!). We are visiting the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can learn more about the artist, view her work, and take a video tour of her home. Enjoy! https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/
 Today marks the 75th anniversary of V-E Day!
For today's virtual travelogue, we are visiting the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. First, watch this short video by the museum on V-E Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOleia9DHnk. Their YouTube channel has some great documentaries and oral histories for you to watch: https://www.youtube.com/user/NationalWW2Museum You can also read more about V-E Day and World War II on their website: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/the-war  Extra Virtual Travelogue opportunity this week! Are volcanoes still active on Mars? What does Mars smell like? Where did the water that was once on Mars go? Get answers to these questions—and ask your own, this Friday, May 8 at 12:30 pm CT. Join the American Museum of Natural History's Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart and astrophysicist Jackie Faherty during a real-time flyover across the Martian landscape. Fly over canyons, hover past impact craters, and trace the trackways of the exploration rover, Opportunity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBy36tg2gyc&feature=youtu.be
 For today's Virtual Travelogue: May the 4th Be With You! A Star Wars-themed virtual adventure! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up3Y_yQIma8
Check out the Star Wars channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/starwars And take a virtual tour of Disney's Hollywood Studios Galaxy's Edge theme park and rides: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYyJUEtYv-ZW7BgjhP3UbTg/search?query=Galaxy%27s+Edge  Today's Virtual Travelogue features another entry in the "Hometown History: Notes on Eureka, Illinois" blog by Librarian and Assistant Director Cindy O'Neill. Today's post explores Eureka's experiences in October 1918 as the town weathered the Spanish Influenza pandemic. Click the link below to read more. Hometown History Blog |
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