Monday, March 7, 2011

War Veterans' stories needed

The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (HCSCC) at the Hjemkomst Center seeks WWII, Korean War, Vietnamese Conflict, and Gulf War veterans from Clay County to tell your stories. They are interested in sitting down one on one with veterans for personal interviews to capture your unique stories about your experiences serving in the military at any point in the last 75 years. Your service is honored and they want to preserve its details as an important part of Clay County history.

They would also like to hear about how your service impacted the rest of your life. If you are a veteran or you know a veteran from Clay County and your story has never been recorded, please contact the Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County as soon as possible. They would like to write a grant to the Minnesota Historical Society to develop an oral history project, and need to know how many people are willing to share.

If you would like to tell your story, please contact HCSCC Archivist Mark Peihl at Mark.Peihl@ci.moorhead.mn.us or call him at 218-299-5511 Ext. 6734, or drop him a note at HCSCC, PO Box 157, Moorhead, MN 56561-0157.