World War 1 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

WWI Interview Airs on Catholic Radio & TV Show

https://youtu.be/kWL3V1dM02E?t=37m30s I was a guest on In the Arena with host Monsignor Kieran Harrington. The show airs on WOR Radio and cable TV. The Rev. Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington, V.E. is Vicar for Communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn. He is responsible […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 16, 2017November 16, 2017

News Research

WWI Princeton Club of New York Casualties Remembered

Princeton lost 151 men in World War I. Whether through wounds, accidents, injuries, sickness or the Influenza Pandemic, the toll was high. Of these 151, twenty-nine were members of the Princeton Club of New York. In the club entrance foyer is a […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 13, 2017

Books News

November 5 Walk and Talk in Brooklyn-Queens

On November 5 I am going to have a double-feature day: At 10:00 AM take a cemetery walking tour in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. Followed by a 2:00 p.m. book talk about World War I New York: A Guide the City’s Enduring Ties […]

Kevin FitzpatrickOctober 25, 2017

Books News

C-SPAN3 Episode Airs, Recorded at N-Y Historical Society

My July 31 talk at the New-York Historical Society was recorded and broadcast by C-SPAN3. It’s based on my book World War I New York: A Guide to the City’s Enduring Ties to the Great War. You can stream it here. It […]

Kevin FitzpatrickSeptember 5, 2017September 22, 2017

Exploring News

Centennial of General Pershing on Governors Island

One hundred years ago on Sunday, General John J. Pershing woke up in Times Square. He was in bed in the Astor Hotel, which once was on the corner of Broadway and W. 44th Street. I do not know how he got […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMay 26, 2017

Books News

World War I Book Published and I Wear a Doughboy Uniform

The last week has been a whirlwind ever since my new book World War I New York: A Guide to the City’s Enduring Ties to the Great War was published by Globe Pequot. I was on the edge for weeks because the […]

Kevin FitzpatrickApril 13, 2017April 12, 2017

News Research

WWI Centennial Countdown Begins with Private C. LeRoy Baldridge Art

In thirty days is the centennial of American entry in World War I on April 6. To mark the occasion, beginning today I am going to post a daily countdown with a different sketch by Private C. LeRoy Baldridge. He was a […]

Kevin FitzpatrickMarch 6, 2017March 5, 2017

News

Rubber Rats and Vintage Uniforms in the Bronx

In the basement of an American Legion hall in the Bronx I saw an Army coat from the Teddy Roosevelt administration, a shirt worn in 1918, and a display of medals that were museum-quality. There was also a rubber rat and caps […]

Kevin FitzpatrickFebruary 27, 2017February 27, 2017

News Research

Governors Island WWI Memorial Project Launches

Last summer I started work on a project that is small in scope but means a lot to me. Today I submitted the final grant application information to the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission for what I am calling the Governors […]

Kevin FitzpatrickFebruary 1, 2017February 3, 2017

News

New York State Creates WW1 Commission

It has a long title, but New York State finally has a World War One centennial organization to join the many other states that work with the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. On Nov. 29, 2016, Governor Cuomo signed Bill #6856, […]

Kevin FitzpatrickNovember 30, 2016November 30, 2016