Texas Panhandle WWII Stories: (May 2007 - December 2008): Project Summary and Resources.

Many valuable resources continue to be available for educational purposes, as outlined here:

I. SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE AND WEB SITE

The Texas Panhandle WWII Stories School Curriculum Guide is available online courtesy of Region 16 ESC at http://www.esc16.net/kacvww2lessons. The Guide’s 21 lesson plans for all grade levels incorporate over 100 interview segments. Printed Guides with DVDs are also available through school campuses and every public library in the Texas Panhandle.

II. WWII TRAVELING TRUNK PROGRAM AT PANHANDLE-PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Over 30 WWII artifacts and many local WWII interview clips are brought together with activities and other resources in the KACV/Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum WWII Traveling Trunk. This trunk helps the topic of WWII come alive for classrooms or other educational settings. Contact Millie Vanover, Education Coordinator at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum for check-out information: MVanover@pphm.wtamu.edu or (806) 651-2249.

III. TRAVELING EXHIBIT PANELS

WWII Traveling Exhibit panels that feature Texas Panhandle residents’ stories and photographs were developed as part of this project. Sets continue to be available for check out through Region 16 ESC for educational settings. Contact Danna Beck, Social Studies Specialist, Region 16 ESC, for more information: danna.beck@region16esc.net or (806) 677-5184. In addition, a set is also available for check out in conjunction with the Traveling Trunk Program at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, contact information listed above.

IV. ACCESS TO INTERVIEWS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES

KACV donated all materials collected over the course of this project including DVDs of each of the 300 WWII interviews, all 1,000 interview segment files, paperwork and other related materials to Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Contact Warren Stricker, Director, Research Center, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum for more information: wstricker@pphm.wtamu.edu or 806-651-2244.

V. VENUE FOR SHARING ADDITIONAL WWII STORIES

In 2000 the United States Congress created the Veterans History Project. This massive effort, managed by the Library of Congress, aims to collect stories from those who supported wartime service in all of our nation’s conflicts, even up to current day. As part of our local story collection effort, KACV submitted several Texas Panhandle residents’ stories to this project. Please visit http://www.loc.gov/vets for story sharing guidelines and more information.

KACV is most grateful to its many partners and supporters of this project, intended to collect, preserve and educate about what Texas Panhandle residents experienced during WWII. Inspired by the Ken Burns production, The War, KACV and its 30 story collection partners collected 300 local interviews. These resulted in 1,000 interview segments which were shared online; many of those were then shared on the air, in the School Curriculum Guide, Traveling Trunk Program and Traveling Exhibit Panels. Please visit the School Curriculum Guide link mentioned above for credits and further information about the project.