Poppy Project with the Mighty Eighth

Join an educator from the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth to learn how the poppy came to be the symbol of veterans' sacrifice. This program includes a brief presentation on the poem “In Flanders Field,” which inspired Georgia educator Moina Belle Michael to use the poppy for fundraising and as a symbol of remembrance during World War I. Participants will continue this legacy by creating their own poppy and bringing it home, or all poppies may be displayed as a group project inside the library from the program date to just after Veterans Day.