Mark your calendar, get your questions ready, and prepare to spend the day nerding out about World War I on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
What: Museums, archives, and other educational institutions around the world will share a day of social media activity focused on World War I history. Follow these institutions on social media and you'll discover interesting content almost every single day. But on April 11, experts and educators will be online to answer questions, test your knowledge in pop quizzes, and take you behind the scenes with live video.
Who: Whether you're a social media super user or just getting the hang of it, you'll find engaging history-focused activities on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other social networks.
Where: Mostly Facebook and Twitter. See the list below for links.
When: All day on Tuesday, April 11. See schedule below.
Chronological listing of programs
Twitter Q&A with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
@nmaahc
10-11 a.m. and throughout the rest of the day
World War I Pop Quiz from the National Museum of American Jewish History
National Museum of American Jewish History
@NMAJH
10-11 a.m.
World War I in Photos: A Peek inside the Special Media Research Room
National Archives
National Archives on Facebook
10:30 a.m.
National Endowment for the Humanities Twitterstorm
National Endowment for the Humanities
@NEHgov
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Facebook Live chat: Censorship and the Mail during World War I
National Postal Museum
National Postal Museum on Facebook
12-1 p.m.
Twitter Q&A: World War I and Art with Peter Jakab, Chief Curator
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
@airandspace
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Q&A: Women and Medicine during World War I
National Museum of American History
@amhistorymuseum
1-2 p.m.
Facebook Live with Tyler Gum of the Pennsylvania Military Museum: The role of the citizen soldier in World War I and Pennsylvania's legacy
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Trails of History on Facebook
1-2 p.m.
Q&A: U.S. Presidents who served during World War I
Presidential Libraries
@OurPresidents, @HooverPresLib, @FDRLibrary, @TrumanLibrary, @IkeLibrary
2 p.m.
Facebook Live with the National Archives at New York City: Online resources for World War I Military Records
National Archives at New York City
National Archives at New York City on Facebook
2 pm
World War I Twitter Q&A with National Park Service
2-3 p.m.
Follow @NatlParkService, @HooverNPS, @AnacostiaNPS, @NationalMallNPS,
@BostonNHP, @SPARNHS, @ThomasEdisonNHP, @independenceNHP,
@FtVancouverNPS, and @HarpersFerryNPS
Remembering World War I through Portraiture and Memorials
National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery on Facebook
3-3:30 p.m.
Pop quiz! What do YOU know about the service of American Indians during World War I?
National Museum of the American Indian
@SmithsonianNMAI
3-4 p.m.
Facebook Live chat: The Extraordinary Story of one Kansan during World War I
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas Historical Society on Facebook
6:30 p.m.
Debating America's Role in the World | Facebook Live Q&A on The Great War
American Experience | PBS
facebook.com/americanexperiencepbs
8-9 p.m.
ONGOING
Spymania in Falmouth: Code-breaking activity
English Heritage
@EnglishHeritage
7 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Over There: Dayton in the Great War
Carillon Historical Park
Carillon Historical Park on Facebook
9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
World War I Pop Quiz on Cryptology
National Cryptologic Museum
National Cryptologic Museum on Facebook
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.