LA History Museum features exhibition on local families during WWI 

via the Los Altos (CA) Town Crier newspaper web site

The Los Altos History Museum highlights material seldom on display in its latest exhibition, “Right Here: Our Local Stories,” which runs through July 1.

The display focuses on World War I artifacts and stories of local families affected by the war. The exhibition features personal letters, original newspaper stories and posters promoting patriotic messages that mobilized the nation to war.

“In this exhibition, we want to show the global impact of World War I felt locally not only by families whose fathers and sons served, but also by immigrants and others ostracized by wartime fervor,” said Elisabeth Ward, museum executive director, noting that “Right Here” features a display on the Hindu-German Conspiracy Trial in San Francisco.

The artifacts include Frank Duveneck’s love letters to his wife, Josephine, and his wartime diary, which tell the story of his service with the 322nd Field Signal Battalion, his longing to be home and his joy over his daughter’s birth.

The Duvenecks went on to purchase Hidden Villa in 1924, the Los Altos Hills property that evolved into the nonprofit farm and wilderness preserve promoting environmental education and social justice.

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