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Paris History Museums

In previous blogs, I have mentioned certain museums for various reasons. One that I often mention is the Musée Carnavalet. After two thousand years, Paris certainly has plenty of history to fill a lot of buildings (or underground bunkers), satisfy the interests of every professional or amateur historian, and provide a peek into mainstream or quirky historical events.

Today, I thought I’d share with you some of these Paris museums. Click here to visit the Paris Info web-site.  I haven’t covered all the historical museums in this blog, but I did pick the ones I enjoy visiting and ones that are often overlooked. I will start with the three museums that, in my opinion, are the most interesting. I would consider them to be “general” museums as opposed to ones dedicated to a singular topic or event. Read More Paris History Museums

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SS City of Benares

When we think of children adversely affected by World War II, it is usually in the context of deportations and other Nazi atrocities, intentional and unintentional bombings of civilians (on both sides), and separations from parents and homes. However, certain stories have been consigned to history and largely forgotten except in the memories of new but distant generations of relatives of the participants. Today’s blog is the story of an evacuation ship, a German U-boat, and ninety innocent children.

German submarine, U-48, returns to port in 1941. Photo by Heinrich Hoffmann (c. 1941). Gross Deutschland im Weltgeschehen: Tagesbildberichte (Heinrich Hoffmann); HU 39625.
German submarine, U-48, returns to port in 1941. Photo by Heinrich Hoffmann (c. 1941). Gross Deutschland im Weltgeschehen: Tagesbildberichte (Heinrich Hoffmann); HU 39625.

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