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Edward Beardsley, professor emeritus of history at USC, will present a living history performance depicting President Woodrow Wilson speaking about America's World War I involvement and his League of Nations effort at 2 p.m., May 19 at the S.C. State Museum, 301 Gervais St., Columbia.
The presentation, "A Frustration of High Hopes: Woodrow Wilson, the Great War and American Rejection of the League of Nations," is part of the seven-month long Forward Together observance in Columbia commemorating America's entry into the war.
The observance is being co-sponsored by six Columbia institutions under a grant from the Partnership for a Nation of Learners, an initiative of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Beardsley's presentation is free with museum admission of $5 for adults, $4 for seniors 62 and older, and $3 for children 12 and under.
Beardsley will repeat the presentation Aug. 30 at the S.C. Archives and History Center, and Oct. 5 at the University. The presentations will be accompanied by a Power Point show with illustrations drawn from World War I sources. A question-and-answer session with "President Wilson" will follow.
The commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the United States' entry into the war runs through December 2009 and includes exhibitions, public lectures, a symposium, and a documentary. For details on all events in the commemoration, go to scfowardtgether.org.
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Edward Beardsley, professor emeritus of history, as President Woodrow Wilson
