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Memorial Day services in Warsaw 100 years ago

From the first observance on May 30, 1868, there have been ceremonies to honor veterans buried in Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw. The original events were handled by the Grand Army

Concord Monitor - Vintage Views: Remember to remember this Memorial Day

As we solemnly gather this Memorial Day to bestow our most honored respect to the many veterans and loved ones that find eternal rest in our local cemeteries, it is most heartfelt. Though there are many people visiting the greater Concord area.

'He shook the hand of Lincoln': Last soldier in Lake County to serve in the Civil War to be honored

Silas Nichols died in 1945, but a special service Saturday will conclude a long mission to find and honor him as the last soldier in Lake County to serve in the Union Army.

Headstone Dedication for Doc McWilliams, Union Civil War Soldier and Lawrence Civil Rights Activist

A group called the Sons of Union Veterans will dedicate a new headstone for Doc McWilliams Saturday afternoon at Lawrence's Oak Hill Cemetery. McWilliams, a Black Union soldier in the Civil War, was an early civil rights activist following the War Between the States.

GAR museum in Aurora looks to past to build for the future