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Bearing flowers and tradition, the next generation takes on the duty of Decoration Day
West Virginia Watch via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoWhile their friends are cannonballing into the city pool this weekend, my sons will spend the day in...
City revises Cedar Hill Cemetery decorations policy, but changes may not end controversy
Newark Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEWARK − The Cedar Hill Cemetery decoration policy has been revised, but it may not be enough to...
Newark residents continue dispute with cemetery over gravesite decoration policy
WCMH via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – A group in Newark is battling with Cedar Hill Cemetery management over grave...
What Is Decoration Day?
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn a recent Sunday afternoon, Nat Cisco of Scottsboro, Alabama, visited Free Home Cemetery in the nearby town of Grant, where the sounds of hymns and...
What Was Memorial Day Originally Called?
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA woman carries flowers through Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29, 2022. Credit - Stefani Reynolds/AFP—Getty Images In some ways,...
On this day in history, May 30, 1868, first Decoration Day is held in remembrance of those lost in...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe first Decoration Day was held on this day in history, May 30, 1868, as a precursor to Memorial...
Word from the Smokies: North Shore decoration days continue thanks to park staff
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBone Valley. Bradshaw. Higdon. Proctor. Hall. These are just a few of the names that grace more than...
Decoration Day to Memorial Day: the changing meaning of annual commemoration
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“On Memorial Day there are always celebrations of some sort in nearly every town in Delaware,” the...
‘Never seen anything like this’: Families outraged after cemetery dumps grave memorials
WJZY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoONEIDA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Oneida, New York, was a peaceful place until a...
Cemetery rules on decorations vary. Can you hang a bird feeder at an Erie-area gravesite?
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHow It Works is a recurring feature from the Erie Times-News that explains how government, organizations, processes, ordinances and more work. Email your questions to newsdesk@timesnews.com.