march at the bh&ps
THE WOMEN IN ARMY KHAKI AND NAVY BLUE
Monday, March 20
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Society Headquarters
Annual Derry Riding Lecture Series
Join Mel Bloom, Air Force Veteran and Educator at Battleship Cove, for a discussion and hands-on demonstration of women's
World War II military uniforms.
Participants may attend in person at Society Headquarters in Bristol at 48 Court Street, or register here at eventbrite to participate online via Zoom.
Photo: Our speaker, Mel Bloom,
wearing WWII Uniform.
IN MARCH, THE BH&PS IS READING:
They Also Served: American Women in World War 11
by Olga Gruhzit-Hoyt
Thousands of American women joined military and civilian agencies to serve their country during WWII. Gruhzit-Hoyt presents the stories of women who saw duty with the Army Nurse Corps, Women's Army Corps, Navy WAVES, Marine Corps Women's Reserves, Coast Guard SPARS, etc.
BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION
on Thursday, March 30
4 to 5 p.m. at Society Headquarters
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
Friday, March 31
2 to 4 p.m. at Society Headquarters
Watch while we take our scrapbooks out of the archives to show how women, among many other important wartime roles, served as the preservers of legacy and the keepers of history.
exhibit
BRISTOL VETERANS AND THE EVOLUTION OF MILITARY FUNERARY RITES
OPEN WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS
1 to 5 PM
The challenges of military service are well known. But what about when a soldier dies in combat? This exhibit illuminates what happens to Veterans who make the ultimate sacrifice and how the practices of caring for our military dead have changed alongside changing tactics of war.
HISTORIC WALKING TOURS
GUIDED WALKING TOURS WILL BEGIN AGAIN IN MAY OF 2023. MEANWHILE, CHECK OUT OUR SELF-GUIDED TOUR MAPS OF DOWNTOWN BRISTOL FOR DOING YOUR OWN WALK ON A BEAUTIFUL WINTER DAY.