BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180228T180000Z DTEND:20180228T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:SouthFirst Bank Adult Brown Bag Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:SouthFirst Bank Adult Brown Bag Lecture Series presents Ruth Cook on "Camp Aliceville: German Prisoner or War Camp----1942-1945." Ruth Cook's story will give a glimpse into the secret history of a lesser-known aspect of World War II as she recreates the world of Aliceville\, Alabama\, where as many as 6\,000 German prisoners-of-war (POWs) and 1\,000 military guards set up camp and stayed for almost three years. She will discuss how residents helped build\, operate\, and supply the camp\, becoming intertwined with camp life and the soldiers being held there. Decades later\, former POWs and guards\, and family members continue to return to the isolated location in Pickens County to search out landmarks and validate memories of humane treatment and hope in the midst of a world war. Cook's fascinating story uncovers what being treated well by the enemy meant in the lives of these German prisoners of war and how future generations were impacted. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:SouthFirst Bank Adult Brown Bag Lecture Series presents Ruth Cook on "\;Camp Aliceville: German Prisoner or War Camp----1942-1945."\; Ruth Cook&rsquo\;s story will give a glimpse into the secret history of a lesser-known aspect of World War II as she recreates the world of Aliceville\, Alabama\, where as many as 6\,000 German prisoners-of-war (POWs) and 1\,000 military guards set up camp and stayed for almost three years. She will discuss how residents helped build\, operate\, and supply the camp\, becoming intertwined with camp life and the soldiers being held there. Decades later\, former POWs and guards\, and family members continue to return to the isolated location in Pickens County to search out landmarks and validate memories of humane treatment and hope in the midst of a world war. Cook&rsquo\;s fascinating story uncovers what being treated well by the enemy meant in the lives of these German prisoners of war and how future generations were impacted. LOCATION:B.B. Comer Memorial Library UID:e.3137.249592 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260522T223342Z URL:http://members.sylacaugachamber.com/events/details/southfirst-bank-adult-brown-bag-lecture-series-02-28-2018-249592 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR