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And i know that theres a lot of excitement as there ought be for this evenings conversations so thank you for taking time to be here. Were so delighted to have professor margaret macmillen with us today. Thank you for traveling to be a part of this important conversation, and who else to help us with that is better equipped than margaret macmillen and a professor of history at oxford, at the university of toronto. Serves in many varied roles. A trustee of the university and more recently at the Imperial War Museum. Might i offer that we are second only here at the National World war i museum and memorial to the Imperial War Museum in terms of history. They began collecting in 1917 and we began collecting in 1920. And were further delighted that theyre having their world war ii galleries reinstalled by the gallery designers of the National World war i museum and memorial. So theyre very wise i might say. Shes written many publications and books. I dont want to list those. One of which i
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. What a day. A terrific event that weve had so far and thank you for being with us and i know theres a lot of excitement and thank you for taking time to be here. We are so delighted to have professor Margaret Mcmillin with us, and it really is a delight. Thank you so much for traveling to be with us in this important conversation and who else but to help us with that is better equipped than Margaret Mcmillin an emeritus professor at oxford and professor of history in toronto. She serves in a varied role and more recently at the Imperial War Museum. May i offer that we are second only here at the National World war i museum to the Imperial War Museum in terms of history they began collecting in 1917 and we began collecting in 1920, and we are furthy delighted that theyre having their world war ii galleries reinstalled by the gallery designers of the National World war i museum and memorial. So they are very wise, i might say. Margarets research specia
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