The Sophienburg Museum and Archives is hosting a special exhibit January 7 to February 9, 2010. During WWII, the U.S. Government interned 15,000 German-American civilians at over 60 camps and detention centers across the country with eight of them in Texas. A non-profit organization based in Minnesota, TRACES, has created a travelling exhibit that tells the story of this unique time in our history.

During WWII the U.S. Government interned 15,000 German-American civilians, including citizens and 4,058 Latin-American Germans brought here and later exchanged for Nazi-held Americans. Perhaps the least known chapter of American WWII history, its legacy has implications for today. VANISHED illustrates this unknown story through narrative texts, artifacts and multi-media.

Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm