Displaying for my old high school

Howdy all, I hope you are well! I have some amazing news for all of you, today I was invited by my old high school to do a big display for them along side some of my friends from PNW Great war! We had three tables set up so students could gather round and learn some things about the Great War! One of my colleagues covered the Australian/entente side of the war, the other covered the German/central powers side of the war. I myself was tasked with showing off original items from the era all being from my collection!

I’ve done this for about 4 years now starting my sophomore year in my world history class, my teacher allowed me to set up a display with the items I had and did some talking about imperial Germany and it’s involvement in the great war. Ever since then I've been invited back to do classes by my old teachers through all my years in high school and even after!

This display was by far the best one I've done yet and it was even better to have fellow enthusiasts by my side to make it all come together!

now heres the photos! enjoy!



I love doing this for the community especially for the younger generations, I feel it’s important for students to see and handle original items as it gives them a real connection with history. Until the day I die I will forever go on do this when I can, it’s my passion and love for this hobby that drives me!

All the best,

Dane Jensen

Very nice display Dane, you've amassed a nice Imperial collection!
Cheers, Alex

Tins&Blades said:

Very nice display Dane, you've amassed a nice Imperial collection!
Cheers, Alex

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Thank you very much Alex, I really appreciate it!

My sincere respect, my dear friend, for your commitment to the historical education of younger generations.
It's a great thing.
Best regards.
Piotr

Dane,
very interesting! The imagination of doing that in a German high-school is interesting too - I am actually quite sure you would not be welcome, depends on the region though.

Cheers Peter

Making young people think about the past is always a nice form of design for them

Hi Dane,

I commend you on a very noble endeavor.

MFG John Josef

Eichenblatt said:

My sincere respect, my dear friend, for your commitment to the historical education of younger generations.
It's a great thing.
Best regards.
Piotr

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Thank you so much Pitor! Means a ton!

Gunner who? said:

Dane,
very interesting! The imagination of doing that in a German high-school is interesting too - I am actually quite sure you would not be welcome, depends on the region though.

Cheers Peter

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I’ve also always wondered how it would be received in a German school, I assume it wouldn’t be allowed either. I know there is a great disdain even for the imperial era.

John Josef said:

Hi Dane,

I commend you on a very noble endeavor.

MFG John Josef

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Thank you John, it’s my pleasure doing this, the whole reason I collect!

Hey Dane that’s fantastic! I used to be a part of a group here in our city called Living History where we’d go into schools and talk history with real artifacts from the era we were discussing. I was always booked every year for several schools and discussed WW1 and 2. Great job and if you get the kids interested in history that’s a huge win!

This makes me so happy to see. Educating others about this topic is something I feel very strongly about, and I believe your work in this field is quite noble. As I have previously stated here, I have the utmost respect for you in doing this.
I'll add the the display looks very nice. Certainly a quality setup.

Congradulations! Great presentation. I love the informality of lecturing with the feldmütze... you look user friendly as though you're all in bivouac.... a real person out of time.... like Kat from AQOTWF. Keep going, there's great development potential in this to become an historian, author, consultant among other things you might want to pursue.

Kaiser Wilhelm II said:

This makes me so happy to see. Educating others about this topic is something I feel very strongly about, and I believe your work in this field is quite noble. As I have previously stated here, I have the utmost respect for you in doing this.
I'll add the the display looks very nice. Certainly a quality setup.

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Thank you so much Kaiser, that really means a ton to me!

Dane:

Good for you.

Providing the younger generation with an understanding of The Great War and the subsequent conflicts via artifacts from those wars that they can experience first hand is a commendable action on your part. I try to do the same by doing presentations to local historical associations and military history clubs. I think you'll also become a more comfortable public speaker which is a plus for your personal growth.

Keep at it.

Outstanding!

Good work Dane! Thanks for taking the time to respect and share history. My father was a grade school principal, and he welcomed many ww2, Korean, and Vietnam veterans to speak at our school. I heard stories of ww2 vets bringing in their Lugers, daggers, k98’s and helmets to show and tell, but that occurred in the 50’s and 60’s when people were a bit more mature. Do you see the students showing interest!? We need to grow our hobby for future generations.
Ron