Connecticut's WWI Memorials

As the First World War ended, American Communities hurried to memorialize the great efforts of their sons and daughters. Changes in cultural and civic ideals since the American Civil War led to extensive public discourse about what memorials should and should not be. Government leaders, artists, historians and the monument industry itself promoted ideas from simple tablets to monoliths rivaling those of Egypt and Rome. The result is a stunning collection of monuments across Connecticut. Join us for an exploration of those monuments with particular focus on the Doughboy at P.T. Barnum Square.