In this presentation, Dr. Heather A. Warfield will talk about New Hampshire connections to Belleau Wood, France, ranging from soldiers and Marines who fought there in World War I to the pilgrimages of veterans and families after the war.

Dr. Warfield is Professor of Applied Psychology at Antioch University, a specialist on the psychology of pilgrimages, and France Fulbright Scholar. Her current research centers on pilgrimages to Belleau Wood. She is the co-editor of Pilgrimages to the Western Front of World War I (2025) and editor of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Pilgrimage (2023).

This program is made possible by the Buntin-Rumford-Webster Chapter of the D.A.R.

This event is made possible by New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership with NHPBS, with additional support provided by Cogswell Benevolent Trust. By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.