Pullman Depot: Palouse People talk on WSU’s Fallen Cougars

Three graduate students in public history will present a program on WSU’s ongoing Fallen Cougars project. Jessica O’Rourke, Jordan Bergstrom, and Samantha Edgerton will each speak about a WSU student or graduate who gave his life in the service of our nation during World War II.

The mission of the Fallen Cougars project is to digitize information and photos honoring the war dead of Washington State College (now University), beginning with those who fought in World War II. The project aims to restore to public memory the identities of approximately 250 WSC students and faculty, transforming them from names on a plaque to young men that contemporary WSU students and the public can relate to. The project’s goal is to serve as a scholarly resource, as well as “a means to advance public understanding and appreciation for the service and legacy of these former Cougars in this defining moment of American and world history.”

This latest installment of the Palouse People lecture series will take place 7–8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Freight Room of the Pullman Depot Heritage Center located at 330 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman. To reserve a seat for this lecture, email pullmandepot.events@gmail.com.

Contact:
Kathy Meyers: klemeyer@gmail.com
Kathleen Ryan: pullmandepot.events@gmail.com

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