Steve Hoffbeck – Remembering Pearl Harbor 2011
Steve Hoffbeck, Professor of History, Minnesota State University-Moorhead gave a presentation on the Pearl Harbor attack and included regional responses to the early days of the war including blackouts, Victory Gardens, Minnesota war industries and the Home Front rationing. His presentation will be multimedia as he included a short movie clip and he has quite a number of images to illustrate the program. Professor Hoffbeck allowed for question and answer time. There was also a panel of local residents (WWII vets) who responded to Professor Hoffbeck’s presentation. This presenter fees were paid from LARL’s participation in the Statewide Initiative Partnership.
Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
12/07/2010 – Detroit Lakes Historic Holmes Theatre – 102
• Partner Organization(s): Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes
• Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program: Venue space was provided at 50% of the normal rental cost.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.- Increased knowledge of the effects of World War II on the local area- An appreciation for what the Greatest Generation went through during this time period- Inspire an interest in this particular time period in our area and in our country
A summary of survey results are:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (0), 1- (0), 2 - (0), 3 - (2), 4 - (9), 5 - (19), Average (4.57)
What did you like best about the program?
- The delightful memories
- The detailed talk about the war and before the war
- Was not familiar with the prediction of how/when Japan would attack the US
- History is important for the present
- WW II vets; everything; more info
- The history regarding the war
- Hearing about the personal impact on individuals
- Personal memories shared by the guests & speakers (2)
- The professor (5)
- Remembering with photos from the war
- The veterans & lady interviews
- The history
- He has a gift of telling stories & making history come alive
- Facts about families
- All of it (2)
- Very detailed
- Covered the controversy of who know want when
- The interaction of the service men & people remembering the attack
- Memories it brought back
What did you expect to learn or experience with this program? Were your expectations met?
- History lesson
- Yes (14)
- Why the US did not prepare for that attack
- Refreshing my memory after 87 years
- More info
- Very interesting & informative (3)
- Memories & info
- About Pearl Harbor 12-7-41
- A new - additional - look at 40's
- Often wondered if there was any truth to the leaders knowing about plans for the attack
- Long events - presenter was not very interesting
- I expected to learn a little more about how Minnesotan's dealt with the rations back home during the war
- Expected more about DL peoples remembrances
- Just to learn more of Dec. 7
- Exactly what happened here
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- Any regarding history of our US
- More lectures - variety of subjects
- Something for Vet's Day
- I really like the Mixed Blood presentations
- Authors & their books
- Vietnam
- WW I
- Holocaust
- Black baseball players in Minnesota
- Remembering "The Battle of the Bulge"
- More of WW II
- Travel logs
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library?
- Yes (17), No(13)
How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 4Information/poster at the library - 5Information/poster in the community - 3Library newsletter - 2Library web site - 3Newspaper/magazine - 16Radio - 11Television - 0From library staff - 6From another person - 7 Check your age range:Birth to 5 (0), 6-17 (1), 18-54 (3), 55 and over (25) What is your zip code? 56501 (21) 56554 (5) 56511 (3) 56587 (1) Do you have a current library card? Yes - 23 No - 7 # of evaluations received: 30