Our Roll of Honor WWI Commemorative Sign

Object/Artifact

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Our Roll of Honor WWI Commemorative Sign

Entry/Object ID

2021.48.22

Description

Metal sign commemorating individuals that served in WWI (from Sturgeon Bay and Door County). Sign features John C. Weitermann, Frank J. Martin, Walter R. Stephan, Everett L. Washburn and Robert H. Cornish. Sign is engraved with the above listed names as well as a quote from Woodrow Wilson on the signing of the armistice that ended WWI (November 11, 1918) "The war thus comes to an end: For having accepted these terms of armistice , it will be impossible for the German command to renew it. It is not now possible to access the consequences of this great consumation. We know only that this tragical war, whose consuming flames swept from one nation to another until all the world was on fire, is at an end and that it was the privilege of our own people to enter it at its most critical juncture in such fashion and in such force as to contribute in a way, of which we are all deeply proud, to the great result. We know, too, that the object of the war is attained: the object upon which all free men had set their hearts: and attained with a sweeping completeness, which even now we do not realize". From address to congress on the signing of the armistice November 11, 1918 - Woodrow Wilson. Sign is black and blue in color. Sign dimensions: 13 1/2' by 15 1/2".

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2021.48

Source or Donor

Schneider, Steven

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown (1918)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

WWI, Historical, Commemorative, Door County, Military, Service, Honor

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Feb 10, 2022

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John C. Weitermann

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2022-02-10

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

February 10, 2022

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 24, 2026