Can anyone send a link or explain the first Memorial Day? I will be talking to a large group of scouts on Sat. Though this might me a good thing to share. All of your thought today have been most helpful. I'm going to try to explain why we are doing restoration and protecting the fallen cemeteries. And hopefully recruit some help! Happy New Year to everyone! L. A. Clugh
From everything I know, it began as "Decoration Day." It was intended specifically to decorate the graves of veterans. It seems to have evolved to include remembering all in years since. I don't know when it became Memorial Day. This will be interesting to learn. I know they were doing "Decoration Day" in the late 1880s or early 1890s. I would presume that the Grand Army of the Republic had something to do with establishing it. Sue Silver CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "CLUGH_LA" <clugh_la@email.msn.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Cemetery Laws & Such & Memorial day > Can anyone send a link or explain the first Memorial Day? > > I will be talking to a large group of scouts on Sat. Though this might me a > good thing to share. > All of your thought today have been most helpful. I'm going to try to > explain why we are doing restoration and protecting the fallen cemeteries. > And hopefully recruit some help! > > Happy New Year to everyone! > L. A. Clugh > > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. > >
This should help you: http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html William Spurlock Saving Graves http://www.savinggraves.com -----Original Message----- From: CLUGH_LA [mailto:clugh_la@email.msn.com] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 12:19 PM To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Cemetery Laws & Such & Memorial day Can anyone send a link or explain the first Memorial Day? I will be talking to a large group of scouts on Sat. Though this might me a good thing to share. All of your thought today have been most helpful. I'm going to try to explain why we are doing restoration and protecting the fallen cemeteries. And hopefully recruit some help! Happy New Year to everyone! L. A. Clugh ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite.
Thanks Bill, That is a very nice link. I should learn to just go to your page first! <g> L.A. Clugh