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It's 44.2 degrees.
- Friday: Sun and clouds to start, but becoming mostly cloudy with a chance for a few showers. High in the low 60s.
- Friday night: Partly cloudy. Low in the low 40s.
- Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds. High: 66, Low: 43
- Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: 75, Low: 50
- Memorial Day: A mix of sun and clouds with a chance for a few thunderstorms. High: 77, Low: 55
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Why "Memorial Day?"
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873.
The first real notice of a formal "Decoration Day" program appears in The Waterville Times in 1872. The image of the announcement is extremely poor, but the "Programme" was ambitious and included a march first, at 8:30 a.m., to the Catholic Cemetery for exercises and placement of decorations, proceeding thence to the "Cemetery at the Center" (Sangerfield.) (Transportation was provided for veterans and speakers and there was a "floral car.")
At 10:00 the procession was to form again in the village and march to the Waterville Cemetery for a ceremony that included more music by the Waterville Cornet Band and the Academy Glee Club; a Reading of the Roll of those who had died in the War, various odes and finally the placement of decorations.
"Decoration Day" in Waterville
The first real notice of a formal "Decoration Day" program appears in The Waterville Times in 1872. The image of the announcement is extremely poor, but the "Programme" was ambitious and included a march first, at 8:30 a.m., to the Catholic Cemetery for exercises and placement of decorations, proceeding thence to the "Cemetery at the Center" (Sangerfield.) (Transportation was provided for veterans and speakers and there was a "floral car.")
At 10:00 the procession was to form again in the village and march to the Waterville Cemetery for a ceremony that included more music by the Waterville Cornet Band and the Academy Glee Club; a Reading of the Roll of those who had died in the War, various odes and finally the placement of decorations.
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MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES 2008
Sangerfield
Services at the monument at 7:00 A.M.
Sangerfield
Services at the monument at 7:00 A.M.
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Waterville
Parade starts at 9:00 A.M.
followed by Exercises in Monument Park.
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Waterville
Parade starts at 9:00 A.M.
followed by Exercises in Monument Park.
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Deansboro
The Barton Hose Co. will present a Ceremony at the
Veterans' Monument on Route 315
at 10:15 followed by the Parade at 10:30.
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Veterans' Monument on Route 315
at 10:15 followed by the Parade at 10:30.
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Oriskany Falls
The Parade starts at noon and ends in Douglass Park.
The Parade starts at noon and ends in Douglass Park.
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Click this link to read the history of Waterville's bronze
Civil War Monument
or
read the "Gettysburg Address."
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Civil War Monument
or
read the "Gettysburg Address."
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Out in the countryside ..........
Wild mustard is starting to bloom along roadsides and in fields........
....... and in gardens "pie plant" (Rhubarb) is ready for picking!
Click the image to find recipes for rhubarb pie, cake, jam, wine, crumble, crisp ..... and more!
....... and in gardens "pie plant" (Rhubarb) is ready for picking!
Click the image to find recipes for rhubarb pie, cake, jam, wine, crumble, crisp ..... and more!
It's the first "long weekend" of the season, but many may not be taking their usual Memorial Day trips!
Another traditional event is announced on the bulletin board in the Park.
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