A special exhibit, Life in the Trenches, from the Smoky Hill Museum will be on display at the McCracken Public Library during the month of November. Hours to view exhibit are 2-6 p.m. on Mondays, noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 2-6 p.m. on Thursdays, or by appointment. The exhibit explores the human face of World War I and the miserable nature of trench warfare.
WWI is known as the Great War and the 'war to end all wars.' America joined the fray in 1917. Out of more than two million Americans who served in WWI, more than 80,000 were from Kansas. This unique exhibit focuses on the harrowing experiences of Kansas soldiers by using vivid, first-hand accounts of their ordeals, trials, and tribulations. Visitors learn the reasoning behind using trenches in the war, what the trenches looked like, and what life was like in those trenches.