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Atomic Alert!
Confronting "The Bomb" in the New Atomic Age

March 27 - June 13, 2021
Heritage Hall


The Soviet Union’s detonation of its first atomic bomb on August 29, 1949, thrust the United States into a new and more precarious era. Just four years after celebrating victory in World War II as the only nation with an atomic bomb, Americans now found themselves confronting the probability of an atomic war.

Over the next decade, the government, through the newly formed Federal Civil Defense Administration, issued posters, pamphlets, and related materials; offered training courses; sponsored civil defense conferences; and worked in cooperation with state and local civil defense entities as well as the private sector to prepare men, women, and children for the day “the bomb” might fall.

Atomic Alert!: Confronting “The Bomb” in the New Atomic Age explores the government’s efforts to educate Americans about what to do before an atomic attack; how to react to a sudden, blinding flash; and what action to take in the aftermath of an atomic blast.

Visitors to Atomic Alert! will:


  • learn more about the FCDA’s efforts to promote the nation’s civil defense program;
  • explore how Americans prepared themselves and their families for when the bombs might fall; and
  • consider how an earlier period in American history sparked a similar national reaction to a threat to the American way of life.

Featuring artifacts and interpretation from Michael Scheibach, Ph.D., independent scholar and author, Atomic Alert! offers a unique opportunity to revisit the early atomic age when the world was divided between two atomic-armed adversaries: the United States and the Soviet Union.



Atomic Alert!: Confronting “The Bomb” in the New Atomic Age is an Overland Traveling Exhibit.


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  • Home
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  • Visit Us
    • Accessibility & Accommodations
    • Events >
      • Pangea 2022
      • Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival
      • History On Tap!
    • Exhibitions >
      • Ihdago Manipi
      • Dibaajimowin
      • Stories of Local Black History
      • Savages and Princesses
    • The Hjemkomst >
      • Be More Colorful VR Tour
      • The Hjemkomst Ship Gallery
    • The Moorhead Stave Church
    • Comstock House >
      • Comstock Hours and Admission
      • About the Comstock House
      • Rental Info
    • Bergquist Cabin
    • Viking Connection
    • Field Trips/Tours
  • Shop
    • Heritage Gift Shop
    • Become a Member
  • Join & Support
    • Join Today
    • Donate to HCSCC
    • Volunteer/Intern Opportunities
    • Felix Battles Monument
  • Research
    • COVID19 in Clay County
    • HCSCC Blog
    • Clay County Archives & Research >
      • Holdings
      • Finding Aids
      • Maps >
        • Fire Insurance Maps
        • Plat Books
      • Digital Books
    • Photo Catalog
    • Newsletters
    • HCSCC on MNopedia