The state of Virginia has played an important role in the history of the United States. It was the location of the first permanent English settlement in North America, the birthplace of four of America’s first five presidents and the site of significant battles during the Civil War. Virginia’s fascinating twentieth century history is still being uncovered. During the Second World War, top-secret military intelligence operations were headquartered in Virginia. These projects helped the Allies win the war and shaped the United States for decades to come.

Join authors Ann Todd and Brian Crim for a special presentation of northern Virginia’s World War II history! The seminar will be hosted by park rangers from Prince William Forest (Melissa Weih) and Fort Hunt Park (Daniel Blier). The seminar will end with a Q&A session during which attendees can ask the presenters questions. Registration is free but required.

Ann Todd is the author of OSS Operation Black Mail: One Woman’s Covert War Against the Imperial Japanese Army. She has worked as a historian for the National Museum of the Marine Corps and as a consultant for the National Geographic Society. She served in the United States Coast Guard and lives in Texas.

Brian Crim is a professor of history at the University of Lynchburg, where he teaches courses about modern European history, the Holocaust and military history. Dr Crim’s publications include Antisemitism in the German Military Community and the Jewish Response, 1914–1938 and Our Germans: Project Paperclip and the National Security State.

For adults and teens. Please register to receive a Zoom link to attend this virtual program.