For projects that focus on the overall movement.
Now, this is the way it is. Plain and Simple. I don’t like for anyone to take my picture. The only picture of me I like was taken by my Mother when I was two years old. Mother captured the real me in one instant on that summer day. I was two years old. It’s a black-and-white …
©Anne Frazier-Montague, December 25, 2022 “Freedom!” I’ve puzzled over this simple word most of my life . . .. Well, to be honest, for only 79 years. Frankly, it’s the theme of my life. I’ll start with some basics . . .. I’m 84, low-income, disabled, an unmarried woman, and a native West Virginian. That …
Today’s times call for heroes of a different kind – not limelighters, but people who help us all to do the right thing together, do it well and share what they did. I suggest that we consider that groups, not just individuals, are heroes. Further, these groups should include women, children, seniors, and others …
Ladies and gentlemen, The Freedom Museum focuses attention on the history of the Rosies on an ongoing and high-quality basis, through exhibitions, lectures, music performances, and much more. Why? you may ask. The answer is as simple as it is significant: it has everything to do with the essence of who we are or to …
wiel lenders speech at Gilmer County High school Read More »
Children in Ronni Facemire’s 6th grade class are preparing for the naming of their schoolroom “The Rosie Room” on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Gilmer County High School. Stay tuned for video and photos of this exciting event! This program was made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities special initiative, A …
We are excited to announce that the first schoolrooms in America to be named for American Rosie the Riveters will be in Gilmer County High School in Glenville, WV. The formal ceremony will be Wednesday, October 19 at the school. Two rooms will be named “The Rosie Room” – Ronni Facemire’s middle school communications room and …
A Rosie Moment | the rosie room announcement | October 7th Read More »
We would love to hear your Rosie stories. Your story can either be about a moment with a Rosie or a moment with a Rosie supporter. Record your story on a cell phone or a digital recorder. Make it 4-to-6 minutes long. Talk naturally. The goal is to help others to see Rosies as real …
Dear Fellow Americans, People in Glenville, WV and surrounding areas will soon be known nationwide for helping West Virginia to become a model for other states to follow in the American Rosie Movement™ – a new kind of social movement that gets people to unite to create projects with American Rosie the Riveters …
Labor Day, 2022 (Sept. 5)-while bells ring for Rosies across America Read More »
Mercy Howls on V. J. Day – Draft by Anne Montague about her memory of her mother on Victory Japan Day Anne was bored. The August day was hot, humid, windless. She called to Mercy, her mostly-fox-terrier mutt, as she ran down the steps of her grandparents’ cottage. Mercy didn’t move from the shade of …
