Welcome Kentucky! The Bluegrass State's World War One Centennial Committee's website is now live at ww1cc.org/kentucky. At the  “Kentucky in World War 1” site the Kentucky WWI Centennial Committee's web team is providing articles, a map of significant WW1 sites in the state, and an event calendar. There is also a in-depth look at Camp Zachary Taylor, a huge (and hugely important) WW1 training center for the U.S. Army. KY Committee members will be joining us on the all new WW1 Centennial News Podcast show on Wednesday, January 25 to tell you more about their site and the state program. We invite you to register for the WW1 Centennial News live show. Kentucky joins a growing number of state sites hosted by the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. To see the other states’ sites, click here.

When 35 year-old Joseph Wolfe joined the United States Army as a chaplain in 1917, he had no way of knowing that his division would see combat in nearly every major U.S. battle: Champagne, Marne, Marne-Aisne, Aisne-Oise, Meuse-Argonne, and Metz. Though all the bloody action, Wolfe's heroic and selfless work won him the praise of the 28th Division soldiers, and the admiration of the public back in Pennsylvania. Read more about the gallantry that won him decoration from General John Pershing himself.

Katherine Akey, Social Media Director for the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, was working on her thesis about polar exploration at the turn of the 20th century, and discovered that there was a lot of overlap between the expeditions in the early 20th century and the First World War. That intersection led to a growing interest in WW1, and a decision to become a volunteer for the Commission, where she uses here photographic and social media skills to help get out the message about the Centennial Commemoration. She built Commission's Instagram account from the ground up, and has had a positive influence on the rest of the Commission's social media. In a recent interview, Kathy talks about what brought her to the Centennial Commission.

Nurse Edith Cavell became one of the most famous martyrs of World War One, and her heroic story was shared throughout the Allied countries as a shining example of patriotism. It even helped influence popular opinion in the United States against Germany, and promoted its eventual entering the war. Yet she also helped more than 200 Allied soldiers escape into neutral Holland, and smuggled intelligence back to the British. So her real life story is somewhat more ambiguous than the patriotic legacy that was created post-execution. Read more about Edith Cavell and how she served in WW1 before and after her death.

When the 1920's tribute group Dardanella scheduled its Great Gatsby Presidential Inaugural Ball, the organization, noting the restless spirit born of World War One that reverberates in the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s epic novel, wanted someone to help make that point to party goers. To the rescue rode historian David Shuey, who appeared at the ball in the persona of General John Pershing. "General Pershing was a veritable rock star in the 1920s," Shuey noted. "He was one of the most honored and recognizable men in America.” Read more about how "General Pershing" hit on all sixes at the 1920's event.

This is the last installment of Laura Macaluso's three part series on the Timothy Ahearn Memorial. Laura generously provided the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials Blog with these very insightful and comprehensive articles.

Laura hopes that what these posts have shown is that the research and documentation around a single monument or memorial is a multi-layered affair.

Check out the article series on the 100C/100M blog.

Looking sharp and doing good with these satin nickel cufflinks. They are a simple, yet meaningful, way to tell the world that YOU are commemorating the centennial of WW1.

This and many other items are available in the official merchandise shop.