2024 Remembrance Dinner

2024 REMEMBRANCE DINNER WITH

COL. JEFFREY WILLIAMS US ARMY (RET.)  

ASTRONAUT, SPEAKER, AUTHOR, AND ARTIST 

The St. Louis County Historical Society and Veterans Memorial Hall 2024 Remembrance Dinner will take place within the Great Hall of the St. Louis County Depot on Friday, November 1 at 5pm. The night’s keynote speaker will be Colonel Jeffrey Williams, US Army. COL. Williams holds the record for longest time in space for an American man, with over 534 days logged. His work includes time on the International Space Station with Expedition 13 and Expedition 21 as Flight Engineer, and Commander of Expedition 22. In addition to his time in space, Williams spent six days underwater as the commander of NEEMO 3 (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory. He is also an author and artist, having written “The Work of His Hands: A View of God's Creation from Space” (available for purchase if you’d like the work signed that evening at https://www.amazon.com/Work-His-Hands-Jeffrey-Williams/dp/0758615892).

Tickets are $60 per person. To purchase contact Shaela Peacock at 218 733.7507, or email shaela@thehistorypeople.org.

About St. Louis County Historical Society  

Since its inception in 1922, the St. Louis County Historical Society has sought to collect, preserve, and disseminate knowledge about the history and pre-history of St. Louis County and the state of Minnesota. The Society maintains and operates a museum, the Veterans Memorial Hall and the Ojibwe Gallery, as well as a variety of traveling exhibits.  

About Veterans Memorial Hall 

Veterans Memorial Hall, or VMH, is a program of the Saint Louis County Historical Society. It is located at the Saint Louis County Heritage and Arts Center (DEPOT). To learn about the VMH, visit vets-hall.org/ and facebook.com/veteransmemorialhall.