Villanova University's Special Collection has extensive collections dealing with the Great War, in particle popular aspects of the conflict such as war time fiction, pro-German newspapers, pamphlet literature, and Irish and Irish American materials. These are all available to the researching public.
As well, the University is hosting a number of exhibits and events.
Rectangular bronze memorial tablet that features in upper register an eagle with spread wings and talons grasping laurel leaves. Banners (inscribed) under eagle's wings with names and inscriptions below.
This simple plaque honors all those from Pittsburgh who served in World War I, World War II and Korea. The bronze plaque with a colorful American flag sits on a brick wall called the First Ward Honor Roll. VFW Post 740
The Frankford Arsenal stood at the southeast corner of Bridge & Tacony Sts. Closed in 1970s. Walls & gate are still there.
Title
Glenside Memorial Hall
Location
--185 South Keswick Avenue, Glenside, pa 19038
--brick building dedicated to WW1 veterans
--40.097724,-75.152932
Inscriptions
Glenside Memorial Hall in stone above main entrance
Physical properties
--two story brick, limestone trim, slate-covered roof
--memorial plaque on front lawn dedicated to OUR SERVICE DEAD 1917-1918, bronze mounted on stone, listing 9 names, placed by North-Penn Post 676, Veterans of Foreign Wars
History
--1926
--architect/Builder - Frank Seeburger, Charles Fold Rabenold, Alfred Zellfelder
Condition
--good
Owned by Township of Cheltenhan, PA
8230 Old York Rd. Elkins PArk, PA 19027
215-887-6200
On National Register of Historic Places
In Berks County at Grimes Airport
Refer to the museum's event calendar on the web
WW1 aircraft
1916 Sopwith Pup
1917 Rumpler C.V
1918 Curtiss JN4D "Jenny"
1918 Fokker Dr I Triplane
This memorial has three components: a grove of 64 trees in rows and columns each marked with the name of an Easton resident who died during the War: a gateway with plaques and eagles leading to the grove of trees; and an M1918 155mm artillery piece. The plaques read:
This Memorial Grove to Our Soldier Dead of the World War from the Rotary Club, Easton, PA. Dedicated May 1922.
This Gateway is a Tribute of Love and Honor to the Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Easton who gave their lives in the World War 1917-1918.
Jefferson County Pennsylvania WW1 Honor Roll 1917-1918
Memorial erected by the people of Jefferson County in honor and memory of those who served our country in the World War that their names may live with their valor.
In memory of those who gave their lives for this great cause.
Park with engraved stone memorial to Lansdale's fallen in the First World War, two 155 MM French GPFs with barrels stamped "The Bullard Engineering Works, Bridgeport, Conn"
This memorial consists of a uniformed World War I soldier in a charging position, going "over the top", standing atop a stone boulder. The soldier wears a helmet and holds his rifle on his proper right side, thrust forward at the ready.
The inscription reads:
THIS STATUE ERECTED BY GRATEFUL PARENTS OF SOLDIER SONS IN HONOR OF THOSE LIVING AND DEAD WHO SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR.
This boulder from the foot of round top, Battlefield of Gettysburg
Plaque dedicated to Lt. Donald MacDonald, United States Navy, who served during the First World War.
Replica bronze plaques on a large boulder. These plaques replaced the originals, which were lost sometime in the 1970s.
The war tribute is located on the grounds of the Lovett Memorial Library, a neighborhood branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The memorial was originally dedicated May 25, 1924.
The names of 34 men and one woman from Mount Airy who lost their lives during the First World War are listed on the larger plaque (20” X 30”), with the smaller plaque stating that the boulder is from Valley Forge.
The replacement bronzes wer made by Franklin Bronze Plaques, Franklin, PA. The plastic replicas were made by a sign company in Ardmore, PA. Both sets of plaques were paid for by the Friends of the Lovett Memorial Library. Planned during 2016., the re-dedication of the plaques had to await completion of a $31 million renovation and expansion of the Lovett library branch.
For safekeeping, the new bronzes are mounted inside the library in the Community Room, with excellent plastic replicas mounted on the boulder outside the library on Germantown Avenue.
Research by Professor Kenneth Finkel of Temple University uncovered a photograph of the boulder, with original plaques, in the Philadelphia City Archives. This was the key discovery which made possible the creation of the replacement plaques. Until then, the plaques could not be replaced as the inscription text was not known.
In Honor of the Citizens of Nazareth, PA. who Served their Country in the World War.
Location
--Located on south wall of the Greater Olney Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 5501 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120, in the former Olney Bank and Trust Company building, at N. 5th Street and Tabor Road.
--GPS coordinates 40.034747, -75.130689
Inscriptions
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Olney Tabor July 4th 1919
Olney Tabor
July 4th 1919
462 names are listed in five columns on a bronze tablet, 42 inches wide by 82 inches high, flanked by fluted Ionic columns, surmounted by a pediment. Thirteen names of those who lost their lives are marked with a star.
Physical properties
--bronze plaque, cast concrete columns
--42 inches wide by 82 inches high
History
--dedicated 4 July 1919
--Bureau Bros Bronze Founders
--John T Brugger Architect
--former building of Olney Bank and Trust Company
Headquartered in Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the state’s official history agency and administers The State Museum of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Archives, the State Historic Preservation Office, and numerous historic sites and museums across the commonwealth including Boalsburg’s Pennsylvania Military Museum and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania at Strasburg. Watch phmc.pa.gov for upcoming special programs, exhibits, and projects commemorating Pennsylvania’s involvement in World War I. The Pennsylvania State Archives, in particular, holds many collections documenting the war years and is currently partnering with Ancestry.com and the State Library of Pennsylvania to provide on-line access to number of these valuable records. For example, check out http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60884 to examine Pennsylvania’s World War I Veterans Service and Compensation files. Coming soon: Digital access to over 200 stunning World War I posters from the State Archives’ collections via the State Library and the PA Power Library site.
See State Museum of Pennsylvania website for schedules and prices.
Discounted rates for group tours by reservation.
See Pennsylvania State Archives website for schedule and fees
GPS address:
801 North 3rd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
The museum recounts the 20th century stories of the citizen-soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines - the men and women of the Commonwealth who served in defense of their state and nation. The story of modern warfare unfolds in the gallery exhibits which highlights the museum's excellent vehicle and weapons collections. The 65-acre park surrounding the museum includes the 28th Infantry Division National Shrine memorializing the service of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
The memorial is located in the Pitcairn Park, next to the memorials of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The inscription on the memorial reads: “Erected by the citizens of Pitcairn in honor of the men and women of this community who answered the call of their country in the World War.” Under the list of names is a quote by President Woodrow Wilson: “The right is more precious than peace, we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts to such a task we dedicate our lives.”
University of Pittsburgh, University Club Honor Roll, World War 1917-1918, is located outside of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on Bigelow Blvd, on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The museum is located at 4141 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
This is a full-length figure of a soldier dressed in military uniform, with hat, holding rifle in front of him, butt end down. He stands on arch-shaped base, with two text plaques, one listing names of World War I dead.
According to an article from 2003, when the memorial was rededicated and the landscaping improved:
"Frank L. Tarantino [owner of a memorial business] built the carved stone memorial that has a sculpture of a doughboy on top. The original monument was unveiled in 1926 at a site near the old train station at Front and Broad streets. In 1967, when the monument was moved to Memorial Park on Mill Street, Joe Tarantino and the family cemetery memorial business donated two additional stones, one that honored the men who died in World War II and the other honoring those who died in Korea, and later, Vietnam."
The plaque listing the names of those who died in World War I was added in 1967.
