Happy Birthday Teddy!
On October 27, Theodore Roosevelt would have been 151 years old. Veterans Memorial Hall is proud to name him as a guest to the Hall. On June 3, 1903 over 20,000 joined the population of Rockford (then at about 30,000) in welcoming President Roosevelt to dedicate Memorial Hall to the memory of those from Winnebago County who served in American conflicts.
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Thank you volunteers!
We so appreciate our new volunteers: an intern, Brandyn, who will assist with registering our collection, and Robert, who will be adding photographs of the artifacts to our records. This dynamic duo joins Lauren, who has been involved here for over a year doing library registrations and as an exhibit preparator. Past volunteers include Sarah who has catalogued collections of books and Ricky who jumps in with maintenance needs at a moments notice.
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Huzzah for Mr. Lincoln!
The Winnebago County Lincoln Bicentennial Commission has now received TWO awards for their 2009 project ”Salute to Mr. Lincoln”. The second award is from the Illinois State Historical Society. We are proud to have been well regarded for not only creating some additional pleasant green space downtown (Lincoln Courthouse Square) but also educating the community as to the ties we have to Abraham Lincoln.
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Veterans Memorial Hall to participate in World Record Attempt
11 AM February 11th 2011
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Robert Edsel to speak at Veterans Memorial Hall
Robert Edsel to speak at Veterans Memorial Hall
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free presentation and screening of Jon Bowermaster's latest film
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Death of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles
Presidential Proclamation--Death of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles, the Last Surviving American Veteran of World War I
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Last dates for An Afternoon with the General
Last dates for An Afternoon with the General;
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Annual Memorial Day Parade
Annual Memorial Day Parade Downtown Rockford from 7th Street to Beattie Park along the customary parade route. This year’s parade Grand Marshall will be, United States Navy Naval Service Training Command, Commander Rear Admiral David F. Steindl. Show your patriotism and visit downtown Rockford and view the Veterans organization representing all braches of service. Area Police and Firefighters along with many local school marching bands will be participating in the parade as well.
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Performance by U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes
Veterans Memorial Hall-Tuesday May 31st 2011 4:00 PM
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VIP Screening of the George Lucas Film RED TAILS
January 17
A 5:15 PM press conference with members of the Tuskegee Airmen Chicago DODO Chapter will be followed by the 5:45 showing of the movie. Seats are limited and necessary, purchase advance tickets by calling 815-969-1999.
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Poems for Pilots available at Veterans Memorial Hall
Behold a Collector’s edition of a book mentally composed and memorized in Hanoi during more than 6 ½ years as a POW. It was published as Winnebago County’s Memorial Hall opened the exhibition themed “Service Over Self”. General Borling says “The permanent exhibition features military memorabilia donated by me and my family from 37 years of worldwide, military service.”
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