FROM: WOOD COUNTY MUSEUM
The Wood County Museum will host Valerie Coleman for her talk, “From Dragon’s Teeth to Eagle’s Nest: A WWII memoir of Stanley Kupi, 14th Armored Division ‘The Liberators.'” The discussion will take place on Tuesday, July 8 at 6 p.m. at the Wood County Museum, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green. Admission will be $7 per person or free for museum members. The price includes the talk, with light refreshments, and a tour of the museum’s exhibits. This talk is the second of four in the Wood County Museum’s WWII Lecture Series.
Coleman’s talk will share the story and legacy of rare photographs, artwork, and a candid WWII memoir of Stanley Kupi that the family is now sharing with the world. With the help of experts from around the globe, Valerie has uncovered the historical significance of these photographs, which vividly depict the war through Stanley’s eyes.
As a skilled artist, Kupi also created v-mail postcards to his wife that are now displayed at the Fort Chaffee Military Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas, sharing space with iconic artifacts like Elvis Presley’s military haircut memorabilia. Join Coleman for a journey through Stanley’s story, where she will recount his division’s efforts, which resulted in the liberation of over 60 towns and villages, including the largest Nazi prison camp.
Valerie Coleman is a current graduate student at The Ohio State University College of Social Work. She is a 1999 graduate of Defiance College where she obtained her bachelor’s in human resource management and minored in economics. While at Defiance, she played four years of Varsity Volleyball and was a co-captain of the team her senior year. After spending 24 years as a human resource professional, she decided to pursue her life’s passion of helping people directly in the social services realm. She currently interns at a local nursing home facility and hopes to help as many seniors as possible during the next step in her career.
To make reservations, please visit woodcountyhistory.org or call 419-352-0967.
