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WALL OF HISTORY

Permanent Exhibit

Photo of the beginning of the Wall of History Gallery at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center.
Photo of the beginning of the Wall of History Gallery at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center on March 14, 2011. The 170-foot long Wall of History is a thematic and chronological presentation of the Knights of Columbus' origins and development. Free-standing kiosks devoted to each of the supreme knights punctuate the timeline. Source: Knights of Columbus Multimedia Archives Multimedia Archives filename: DSC_6531.JPG

The 170-foot long Wall of History is a thematic and chronological presentation of the Knights of Columbus' origins and development. Free-standing kiosks devoted to each of the supreme knights punctuate the timeline. 

Part I is a chronology of the organization's early years, from 1882 to the 1920s, through a tumultuous period of American and world history including the K of C's relief work during World War I. Part II traces its history from the 1920s to the third millennium including, at the pope's request, the establishment of playgrounds for the youth of Rome and the Heroes Fund project that provided immediate assistance to families of emergency responders who lost their lives in the rescue and recovery efforts following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.