Portrait photograph of Robert M. O'Reilly, circa 1870

A lengthy and active military career

...doubt you will see him soon... The finding aid for the Robert M. O'Reilly papers is now available online. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 September

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Prague Spring

...,” September 6, 1968 McGovern questions which communist country the Soviet Union would invade next in order to impose its version of communism. ← Communism Humor Cartoons →...

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Nuclear War

...” March 5, 1970 McGovern satirizes the United States’ priorities that spends billions on weapons of war while its citizens live in poverty. Knudsen, “Parasite,” 1971 Knudsen compares the arms race to a parasitic plant grown by hate that will drain the life from the planet. ← Cold War Communism

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Recap of “To Touch a Saint: Creating a Place for Middle School Students” Grant Program!

...ed a scavenger hunt with the chance to win a prize. The scavenger hunt was comprised of 14 questions/items and included items like finding the oldest object on display, identifying what an archivist is, or naming an example of a primary source they saw. The students learned how to also

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