Memorial Day is Monday, the 26th!

This year’s Marlborough Memorial Day Parade is in Milton!
Did you know that we have DVDs of parades from the past available for checkout?

Veterans Day is Nov. 11th

Postcard is from the DuBois Collection.

A Memorial Day Parade In Marlboro From The Past.

The following pictures are from the Mannese/Panzella collection. They are of a Memorial Day Parade on Western Avenue in Marlboro, year unknown.

Old Marlboro Garage Is Today’s River’s Depot on Route 9W

This image shows the River Depot when it was still the Marlboro Garage. It looks like there is a WWl “In Flander’s Field” memorial float in front of the garage in this picture. Perhaps it was for Memorial Day, since it is dated May 30th, but the year is unknown.

1968 Memorial Day in Marlboro

1968 Memorial Day Girl Scouts

WWI Monument in Marlboro

This monument was unveiled on Memorial Day, 1922 and is located in front of the Billesimo Real Estate Building in the center of town. The tablet itself is Bronze. The names on this monument are the names of those who served from Marlborough, NY in WWI. They are as follows:  Antonio Amodeo, Bertha C. Baildon, John K. Baildon, James A. Barry, Victor M. Baxter, Walter H. Baxter, Walter S. Betts, Robert J. Canniff, John F. Casey, Benjamin Chillura, Gabriel Ciamihette, William H. Clark, William J. Conn, Melvin Coutant, Elting Crosby, James O. Crowley, Edward Dowling, Chester A. Gaede, Joseph W. Greaves, Ingham J. Grimley, Louise Haberle, C. Burton Harthorn, C. Gordon Hughes, Fred D. Hulse, Fred Kniffen, William Kniffen, Louis R. Lyons, Frank Lockwood, H. Worden Lockwood, Charles Marano, Vincent Marano, William H. Masten, Duncan Monroc, Edward McCarthy, Matthew McCourt, George McElrath, Edward McGowan, Joseph McGuire, John M. McLaughlin, Peter McMullen, Elmer Nelson, Harry Ogden, Clarence Polhamus, Allen H. Purdy, Orville J. Purdy, Harry Rhodes, Ruth Riggs, Constantine Robson, Charles E. Ryan, John Santinello, Ray L. Schoonmaker, J. Fred Schoonmaker, Alfred H. Shortt, Oscard A. Shortt, Abraham Smith, John Steffens, Louis E. Steinbach, Donald D. Strope, Frederick R. Strope, Charles D. Taylor, Perry Tschupp, Amodeo Valicenti, Anielle Vanacore, Burton Warren, George E. Warren, J. Calvin Wygant Jr., Marion Wygant. In Memory of: George Burrows, Charles W. Viebey

2010 Memorial Day Parade in Milton, NY

Memorial Day 2010

In spirit of Memorial Day, visit the various war memorial monuments in our hometown. Call the library to schedule an appointment to view the names of those who served in the Civil War from Marlboro. Our library has local Memorial Day parades from the past on DVD available for public check-out. Also, this year’s Memorial Day parade will be in Milton.

Memorial Day Parades From The Past.

The photo in black and white shows Western Avenue, 1940’s?

The photo in color shows the Honor Guard at the Marlboro Elementary School from Memorial Day 1968.