Photo of the day Troy Record Friday May 27, 2008 1958 photo of Papielion ,Dorothy Morine and Bob Dawbney taken on President Street Friday May 30, 2008 TroyRecord Article 100years agoSaturday May 30 ,, 1908 “Today is the official memorial day Holiday with parades, speeches and baseball games. The Memorial Day holiday is still commonly called Decoration Day after the practice of decorating graves of Civil War and then extended to the Spanish American War of 1898 vets. Veteran John McGoldrick is the Grand Marshall for the parade and a ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery. Also Prospect Park includes the presentation of a cannon by General James H. Lloyd to Mayor Mann. Jeremiah K. Long of the Long and Marshall law firm is the orator of the day. **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)