Fort Devens Museum’s monthly program for visitors on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. focuses on a Shirley family’s efforts to create a “home away from home” for soldiers at Camp Devens who were about to see action in France during World War I. A recent publication, “Water for Soldiers: New England Villages Answer the Call in World War,” tells the story of the family’s commitment to provide a 24-7 informal canteen in their own home.The home can still be seen on Parker Road looking much as it did over 100 years ago, located near the common where soldiers drilled. The Fort Devens Museum is located at 94 Jackson Road in Devens. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on this day. The program is free and open to the public.
WWI Book Talk at Fort Devens Museum
