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New Video Premiere

February 19, 2026

Norio Uyematsu with  Alana Blumenthal

Uncovering the Journey: Japanese American Pioneers in Box Elder County

 Online premiere

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In commemoration of the 2026 Day of Remembrance, a conversation between FDR Library Director William Harris and Brigham City Museum of Art & History Director Alana Blumenthal discussing their exhibit that highlighted previously untold stories of early agricultural settlers, local war heroes, and the lasting impact of Japanese Americans on Box Elder County’s culture and history, inspired by Korean War Veteran Norio Uyematsu, who lived part of his childhood at the Heart Mountain relocation center.

America250 Film Series

February 25, 2026

The Devil's Disciple (1959)

Henry A. Wallace Center

Time: 2pm ET

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When Dick Dudgeon (Kirk Douglas) learns his father was executed by the British for treason at the onset of the Revolutionary War, he steals the body for a proper burial after minister Anthony Anderson's (Burt Lancaster) pleas for it are in vain. While visiting with the minister and his wife, the British mistakenly arrest Dick, who says nothing, choosing to stand in the minister's place. Can Anderson and the rebels convince Gen. Burgoyne (Laurence Olivier) to free Dick before he's hanged?

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New History Shorts

FDR and Superstitions

Now Available

Was Franklin Roosevelt superstitious? Or did he simply not want to test fate? The FDR Library's Jeff Urbin takes an up close look at what FDR thought about good luck.

Watch the short (1:18 minutes)
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Japanese American Incarceration Poster

This 1942 poster was directed at people of Japanese descent living in the LA area. It notified “all persons of Japanese ancestry” that they would be “evacuated.” Residents were instructed to report to a “civil control station [...] to receive further instruction.”

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Which of these key events for FDR did not take place in the month of February?