Virginian, Hokie, academic advisor, World War 1 historian, traveler, bibliophile, wine and whiskey enthusiast.
Blacksburg, VA
Joined July 2015
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UK/Ireland #vtrsap2023 Day 1 (part 1):
-Saw the London Eye
-Visited Boudica, Queen of the Iceni
-Heard Big Ben
UK/Ireland Day 1 (part 3):
-Spent time in Trafalgar Square
-Took in a rooftop view of London near St. Paul's Cathedral
-Walked along the south bank of the Thames
#vtrsap2023
UK/Ireland Day 1 (part 4):
-Obligatory photos with an iconic London phone booth
#vtrsap2023
Sometime in the early 1880s, these two @virginia_tech cadets had their portraits taken by C. A. Pugh in Blacksburg. The uniform they wear was the dress uniform adopted by VPI in 1883, it was a copy of West Point's pattern gray coatee. It remained VPI's dress uniform until 1931.
Remembering a moment in the life of Queen Elizabeth II:
In 2007 Queen Elizabeth visited Virginia for the 400th Anniversary of Jamestown. As she walked into the Virginia State Capitol cadets from VMI and @virginia_tech saluted her and Governor Tim Kaine upon their arrival.
Happy first day of the Fall 2022 semester Hokies!
📷 Friends Robert Moore and R. G. Fields exploring @virginia_tech's campus in Fall 1920.
#virginiatech #hokies #firstdayofschool #oldschoolcool
Did you know that dust jackets on books originated in the 1800s and were only used to protect the fine bindings and covers of books? 📚
Through the first two decades of the 1900s most dust jackets were discarded after purchase. (1/2)
This is Mon Spencer Owyang, a Chinese American doughboy who served in the US Army during the First World War. I purchased this photograph in March 2022 and was able to recently reunite this photograph with his family! (1/4)
Fortunately only one Owyang in Locke served in the war and I discovered that it was Mon. I also found out that after the war he founded the first American Legion post for Chinese Americans in the United States and became Sacramento's first Chinese elected-official. (3/4)
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WW1 in the Headlines:
Last week firefighters in Slovenia were prevented from penetrating into a wildfire due to the fire setting off unexploded ordinance from the First World War.
taskandpurpose.com/news/this…
Finished this incredible book tonight by Emily Mayhew - "Wounded: A New History of the Western Front in World War I."
A quick read that will give you a different view of the war and a glimpse of the heroism and tragedy within it.
Around 3 years ago I started collecting old #WW1 memoirs and unit histories. Many of these have been out of print since their publication.
Nothing provides a window into the Great War better than reading about the experiences of those who lived it.
