Proclamation signing
Nebraska State Capitol
January 16, 2014

L to R: Chris Sommerich (Humanities Nebraska), Mary Ellen Ducey (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Governor Dave Heineman, Rosalie Lippincott (former North Platte Canteen volunteer), Rose Barcal (La Vista Public Library) and Rod Wagner (Nebraska Library Commission). Photo courtesy Humanities Nebraska

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- "Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen" by Charlotte M. Endorf
- "Sharpie: Queen of the Air" by Diane Bartel
- "Nebraskans Remember World War II" by Doug Rung
- "Produce for Victory: Nebraskans in World War II" by Martha Ellen Webb
- “Four Blue Stars in the Window: A Story of WWII” by Barbara Eymann Mohrman
- Other programs about World War II in general
The North Platte Canteen (Online exhibit) – Lincoln County Historical Museum
Explore On the Home Front: Resources for readers and teachers; the North Platte Canteen is featured on Page 2 – nebraskastudies.org
Video & audio resources
- 2014 One Book One Nebraska: Once Upon a Town (YouTube). View recording of the Nebraska Library Commission's Oct. 29, 2014, NCompass Live webinar. Learn more about the webinar.
- The Canteen Spirit (DVD, 2006, PBS Home Video, NET Television). Get the DVD from a library. View excerpts available from the NET website.
- "Report from Nebraska", North Platte Canteen, 08/1945" (Online video, Av2.265.04, 1945, U.S. Army)– National Archives
- North Platte's War Effort (Audio, 6/6/2002) – NPR
- North Platte Canteen (Video, 2007) – YouTube
- North Platte Canteen (Video, 2011). Denis Hurst performs his own song telling the inspiring story of North Platte Canteen. – YouTube
- Rosalie Lippincott on the North Platte Canteen (Video, 2011). Rosalie Lippincott worked at the North Platte Canteen during her teen years, serving meals to WWII soldiers passing through their community on troop trains. – YouTube
- Stories from the North Platte Canteen (Video, 2011). Exhibits and volunteers at the North Platte Canteen share stories of North Platte Nebraska's World War II Canteen. – YouTube
- HRS 01 North Platte Canteen May 2012 (Video, 2012). A HRS Historical Reenactment Society World War 2 re-enactment held at the Illinois Railway Museum Anzio Express event in May 2012. – YouTube
- Bringing Oral Histories to Life at the National WWII Museum. Information about video oral histories. – Institute of Museum and Library Services and National WWII Museum
Articles
- Discover Nebraska's History in Six Local Museums [PDF] (1989). Highlights the Lincoln County Historical Society, includes Canteen pictures. – Humanities Nebraska
- The North Platte Canteen [PDF] (1944, v. 25, pp. 124-128, Nebraska History). A worker gives a description of the Canteen. – Nebraska State Historical Society
- Reflection [PDF] (1991, v. 72, pp. 242-250, Nebraska History). First-person accounts on how the war changed individual Nebraskan's attitudes and perspectives. – Nebraska State Historical Society
- The North Platte Canteen (Nebraska Trailblazer, #21, p. 3). Printable coloring page. – Nebraska State Historical Society
- Rae Wilson Sleight (2009, Nebraska Profiles) Originator of the Canteen. – Nebraska State Education Association
What Did You Do in the War: Nebraskans in World War II [PDF]. School quiz for students visiting the North Platte Canteen display at the Museum of Nebraska History in Lincoln. – Nebraska State Historical Society
World War II veterans remember North Platte Canteen (11/9/2013, Herald-Mail Media)
North Platte Canteen – The National WWII Museum
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MARCH 6 – 11 am; Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen; Scottsbluff Senior Center, 1502 21st Ave., Scottsbluff
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MARCH 11 – 12 noon; Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen; Stromsburg Public Library, 320 Central St., Stromsburg
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MARCH 25 – 12 noon; Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen; Hershey Senior Center, 319 Lincoln Ave., Hershey
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MARCH 29 – 2 pm; Nebraska Spirit: The North Platte Canteen; Kilgore Memorial Library, 520 N. Nebraska Ave., York
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MAY 13 – 7 pm; Once Upon a Town Book Discussion; Schuyler Public Library, 1123 A St., Schuyler
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OCTOBER 15 – 4 pm; Once Upon a Town Book Discussion; Cherry Corner Estates, 40 N. Cherry St., Red Cloud
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