The 4th annual WWI History Weekend “Camp Doughboy” was a smashing success the weekend of September 14-15 at Governors Island National Monument. Approximately 3,000 attended the weekend to see 65 living historians tell the story of WWI. With the support … Read the rest
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
WWI History Weekend Camp Doughboy, Sept. 14-15
NEW YORK – The Centennial of service members and civilians returning from France to New York Harbor following the Great War in 1919 will be remembered with two days of activities, ceremonies, education, and living history on Governors Island National … Read the rest
Information & Registration for Governors Island 2019
The information page and registration page for Governors Island 2019 is now updated. The dates are September 14-15. New this year is living historians can camp overnight, Friday, Sept. 13, as well as Saturday, Sept. 14. Please read this page … Read the rest
In Flanders Field Honor Guard
The East Coast Doughboys were invited to the 10th Annual In Flanders Fields Memorial on May 16. The ceremony was held on at the Clinton War Memorial at DeWitt Clinton Park on the corner of 52nd Street and 11th Avenue … Read the rest
ECD in 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
It was a big honor for the East Coast Doughboys to be invited to march in the 2018 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We were the honor guard to the New York National Guard 69th Regiment. We carried the colors and … Read the rest
Upper Manhattan Memorial Rededication Nov. 7
A ceremony and remarks will be held in Mitchel Park to unveil the restored Washington Heights and Inwood War Memorial on November 7. This monument of three Doughboys was damaged by vandals and has been restored. There are memorial plaques … Read the rest
Honors at Highbridge Doughboy Rededication
On September 28 New York welcomed back a long-lost sculpture to the Bronx. For more than 40 years a Doughboy memorial from 1923 had been kept in storage, after vandalism in the 1970s had caused its removal. It was restored … Read the rest
Photos from 2018 Camp Doughboy WWI History Weekend
We had 10,000 come to see us at Governors Island National Monument for the 3rd annual WWI History Weekend, held Sept. 15-16, 2018. Among the highlights was Alan Crane bringing his 1918 replica Army field kitchen. All photos by Alex … Read the rest
Year of the Veteran Parade Poughkeepsie Sept 30
Reenactors and living historians are invited to Dutchess County’s “Year of the Veteran” parade, Sunday, 30 September 2018, 1:00-4:00pm.
The parade will begin at (approximately) 22 Market Street Poughkeepsie NY 12601. The start is 1:00; meetup in uniform at 12:45.… Read the rest
Rededication Doughboy Statue by Yankee Stadium Sept 28
New York City has 16 Doughboy sculptures but one has been hidden in storage for more than 40 years, after being severely damaged by vandals. Today the 1923 memorial to men who served from the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx … Read the rest