# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Speaker Series: SW Michigan and the WWI Polar Bear Expedition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The 2026 Speaker Series is excited to host Nancy Brock and her presentation "Southwest Michigan and the WWI Polar Bear Expedition".
Late in World War 1 the United States sent more than 5,000 soldiers to Archangel in northern Russia at the request of the British allies. They believed their mission was to guard supplies. The mission changed. What happened, and who was there from Vicksburg and the surrounding area?

Join us at 2pm on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at the Vicksburg Historic Village Township Hall.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vicksburg/2026-speaker-series-sw-michigan-and-the-wwi-polar-bear-expedition/200029909411039
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Vicksburg
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 300 N Richardson St, Vicksburg, MI, United States, Michigan 49097
- **lat**: 42.12299
- **long**: -85.52976
- **full address**: 300 N Richardson St, Vicksburg, MI, United States, Michigan 49097

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 2026 Speaker Series: SW Michigan and the WWI Polar Bear Expedition being held?
  - **A:** 2026 Speaker Series: SW Michigan and the WWI Polar Bear Expedition takes place on Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 300 N Richardson St, Vicksburg, MI, United States, Michigan 49097.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 2026 Speaker Series: SW Michigan and the WWI Polar Bear Expedition?
  - **A:** 2026 Speaker Series: SW Michigan and the WWI Polar Bear Expedition is organized by Vicksburg Historical Society and Historic Village.

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