Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 15:52:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Linda Graeper <llgraeper@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <946967040.2620604.1657122773439@mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Caledonia Historical Society Event
WW II German POW Camps in WI
Matt Carterwill be the guest speaker at the Caledonia Historical Society mo
nthly meetingon July 21st at 6:30 pm. Themeeting will be held in the
1877 Town Hall at the Caledonia Historical Village,7330 5 Mile Rd, just eas
t of Hwy 38.
During WW IImore than 400,000 prisoners of war were sent to the United Stat
es. Theprisoners were used to offset the labor shortage caused by the more
than 12million men and women that were serving their country.  T
hepresentation will explore the history of the German POW camps that werepr
evalent throughout Wisconsin.
Matt Carteris a Wisconsin native and currently works as the executive direc
tor of theDakota County Historical Society in South St. Paul, MN.
For moreinformation about the Caledonia Historical Society, https://c
aledonishistoricalsociety.org.
Thanks,Linda Graeper