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October 16, 2006 The Greatest Generation Celebrated in Film at the Library
Coming to America is the theme at Central Library on Saturday, November 4 at 1:00 p.m. “Fata Buna” by Derek Bolden documents the life of Ella Motu, matriarch of a Romanian-American family in Minnesota. Her stories take us through a life full of tradition, family and gratitude, all against a societal backdrop of the Great Depression and World War II. “From the Mediterranean to Minnesota” by Matt Olson & Joe Isaacs chronicles the struggles Marcella Dinon and her family while living in North Africa and Europe during World War II. Join us on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m. at Hayden Heights Branch Library for Civil Rights and the 1950s . “Father Bill Goes To War and on to the GI Bill” by Billy Golfus describes Bob Lesch and his experiences in World War II with his two buddies Phil and Dick. He returned home to become an Episcopal Priest and fought another kind of war against poverty and racism. “I Will Come Back” by Robb Mitchell views Buffalo Soldier Samuel Grant through the eyes of his three sons and a grandson. An African-American combat soldier in World War II Italy, Grant won several medals, and then came home to engage the heroic fight for Civil Rights. More films in the Greatest Generation series are taking place at libraries across the metro area. Check out the complete list on the Minnesota Historical Society's web site. Copyright 2002-2008, Saint Paul Public Library - 90 W. 4th Saint Paul, MN 55102 Melanie Huggins, Library Director | Library Board Webmaster: SPPLWeb@ci.stpaul.mn.us |
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Saint Paul Public Library, in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society, observes Veterans Day by celebrating award-winning, locally produced films on Minnesota’s Greatest Generation. These films focus on the generation that grew up during the Great Depression, came of age during World War II and powered the Boom Years of the 1950s.