In honor of Veteran's Day and the WWI Centennial! Saturday, November
10, 2018 at 2:00pm $5.00 - general admission FREE for Veterans and
Active Military (Please have proper identification card to be checked
at door) MILL HILL HISTORIC PARK - The Townhouse 2 East Wall Street
NORWALK, CT 06851 Handicapped parking on site only. All others follow
signs to overflow parking across the street. Join historian Richard
Franklin Donohue for a lively lecture and discussion about WORLD WAR I
MEMORIALS IN CONNECTICUT, with a special emphasis on Fairfield County
MEMORIALS. As the First WORLD WAR ENDED, American communities hurried
to memorialize the great efforts of their sons and daughters. Changes
in cultural and civic ideals since the American Civil War led to
extensive public discourse about what MEMORIALS SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT
BE. Government leaders, artists, historians, and the monument industry
itself promoted ideas from simple tablets to monoliths rivaling those
of Egypt and Rome. MEMORIALS THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT EXEMPLIFY THIS
ENTIRE RANGE OF MONUMENTAL STYLES. Having visited and cataloged more
than 220 monuments throughout the 169 towns in CONNECTICUT, Richard
Franklin Donohue will display images of the monuments and explore
trends in their design and placement, with special emphasis placed on
NORWALK and the surrounding areas. At the event, we will be accepting
donation items for the VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. Please
consider donating some of the following: Toothpaste, toothbrushes,
Bic-style razors, shaving cream and body wash Men's t-shirts,
underwear and socks. All sizes needed! Members of the American Legion
Post 12 Auxiliary Poppy Program will also be accepting donations.
About Richard Franklin Donohue: Richard Franklin Donohue is the Town
Historian of his hometown of Cromwell, CONNECTICUT. His original
research has formed the basis of museum exhibits, traveling lectures,
and living history programs on topics ranging from 18th-century
slavery to Civil War-era Classical music performances to early
20th-century Mechanical Banks. As President and Program Director of
the Cromwell Historical Society for nearly fifteen years and a teacher
in both public and private schools for twenty-five, he strives to
enhance his towns interest and participation in local and national
history. In addition to his work with history, Richard is a tenor
soloist specializing in Middle English Carols, Bach arias, and German
Lieder and is the director of the 1876 Singing Society at Mystic
Seaport. Refund Policy: All ticket purchases are non-refundable,
except when the event is cancelled or rescheduled by the NORWALK
Historical Society. No credit or refund is available if you do not
show up; or if you leave an event early for any reason. No refund will
be available if you attend a program and are dissatisfied with its
presentation or content. Cancellations and Schedule Changes: The
NORWALK Historical Society reserves the right to cancel or reschedule
an event due to low enrollment, presenter illness, or other
circumstances. If the event is cancelled, participants will receive a
full refund of their registration fee. If the event is rescheduled,
participants will have the option of attending the rescheduled event
or receiving a full refund.
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