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Jul
20
2020

How to Schedule a Program for your Group

Interested in having a program on the POWs with your group? Dave’s talk generally runs 30-40 minutes and includes a visual presentation with approximately 50 photographs, maps and illustrations pertaining to Missouri’s POWs. Q&A follows.  This is a lively, engaging event, and consistently draws highest ratings from audiences! If you are interested in having David Fiedler talk to your group, please contact Dave at (314) 956-7353 or by email at DWFiedler@aol.com.

Jul
11
2020

Thursday, August 6 – Online Program with Missouri Humanities Council

Hey everyone.  If you’ve been looking for the opportunity to take in my program on the WWII POWs in Missouri, your chance is coming in August.  Sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council, this is a virtual program where I’ll be talking to you via your computer! Check out the event link here for more details and to register. Thursday August 6th at 10 a.m.  There is no cost for this event!

Jul
1
2020

Announcement Coming for Online Program with the Missouri Humanities Council

Hey everyone, watch this space for an announcement coming soon about a new program next month that will be held in conjunction with the Missouri Humanities Council!  

Nov
2
2018

Fort Leonard Wood German POW stonework detailed in amazing Corps of Engineers document

POWs

The US Army Corps of Engineers published a document in June 2006 around the stonework done by German POWs at Fort Leonard Wood during WWII. It’s an amazing document with tons of maps and photos and if you have any interest in Fort Leonard Wood or the German POWs in Missouri or the USA broadly, you should check it out. The German POWS created the stonework at Fort Leonard Wood while they were housed there […]

Feb
20
2018

Ethical Society – Mid Rivers Program February 25th

You’ve got the opportunity coming Sunday, February 25th at 10:30 a.m. to hear Dave Fiedler give his program on the Enemy Among Us: POWs in Missouri during WWII. The event will take place at the Ethical Society – Mid Rivers and is free. Books will be offered for sale at this event. Ethical Society – Mid Rivers Address: 260 Brown Rd, St Peters, MO 63376 Phone: (636) 395-0249

Sep
18
2017

Sunday October 1 at Weingarten Vineyards

One of Missouri’s main POW camps was in Weingarten, Mo. Located in Ste. Genevieve County, approximately 70 miles south of St. Louis, this facility was unique in that is was the only main camp dedicated to holding Italian POWs. The camp had capacity of 5600 men, so it was a major operation. We’re going back to this historic area with a program on Sunday, October 1, at the terrific Weingarten Vineyards, just down the road from […]

Feb
17
2015

Upcoming April and May lectures on POWs in Missouri

Hi everybody. Just wanted to let you know about two upcoming events. Monday, April 27th at 7 p.m. I’ll be speaking at the Sunset Hills Historical Society. All are welcome to join. The event is at the Sunset Hills Community Center, 3915 South Lindbergh Boulevard in Sunset Hills, MO 63127. Monday, May 18th is a noon program with the Lutheran Senior Services Auxiliary. This event is a luncheon and requires preregistration. In these programs you […]

Apr
21
2014

No Greater Love: A Huge Success

Thanks to all who came to see the inaugural presentation of No Greater Love at Christ Memorial April 4-6, 2014. We had over 1,000 people in attendance over the three days and it was a great success in terms of touching people with a very meaningful story.

Jan
21
2014

No Greater Love – April 2014 stage production

Coming this April: Christ Memorial Productions is proud to announce that it will present: “No Greater Love” on April 4 and April 5 at 7:30 p.m. and on April 6 at 2:30 p.m. This will be the inaugural presentation of “No Greater Love,” an original dramatic stage production set in World War II and written specifically for Christ Memorial by David Fiedler. Dave has written four books, including two that are based in World War […]

Jan
9
2014

Coverage from recent program

Here’s a very nice article from the Chesterfield Patch describing a program I gave to one of the DAR chapters in St. Louis. Thanks for the invitation to speak and to all who attended this lovely event.  

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