In addition to having the authority to request information from the officers or Committee Chairs of the Department, District, and Posts to perform their duties, the Department Historian should encourage historians at all levels to compile historical records of their posts and programs. The Department Historian was made responsible for judging the history books, post… Read more: Resolution 5.2026 adds to Department Historian Authorizations

Please click here to view the non-curated photos taken during the 107th Department Convention of Wisconsin. Check the site often, as additions and corrections are md continuously. After the convention, a book of the proceedings will be produced and posted online by Department Historian Morris Sadicario.

The National History Contest has now become the National History Showcase. Here is an article from National Historian David Lockhart on the recently changed process. During his address to the National Association of Department Historians of The American Legion (NADHAL) in October, Lockhart stressed the importance of communication between department historians and their posts and… Read more: Start Preparing Now for the 2026 Post History Showcase