The 3rd annual World War I swap meet and sale is presented by the East Coast Doughboys on Sunday, February 10, in the Bronx. At this event we’ll bring together reenactors and vendors with items specific to WWI, from boots … Read the rest
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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
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
Legion Centennial Day in the Bronx October 7
Sunday, October 7 at 11 AM – 4 PM, the Samuel H. Young American Legion Post 620 is holding a ceremony to honor the memory of the post’s namesake to mark the centennial of his death in France. The post … Read the rest
2nd Annual Flea Market A Success
Thanks to everybody who came out to the 2nd annual flea market swap and sale. Kudos to: Dawn Elliott for bringing lunch. Todd Rambow for driving the greatest distance. Edward Ludemann for living within walking distance but still running a … Read the rest
Bronx Swap Meet A Success
Our second annual swap meet and sale, held once again at the Sam Young American Legion Post in the Bronx, was a success. We drew around 50, slightly less than last year. We had a great time and a lot … Read the rest
WWI Centennial in NYC Remembered with “Doughboy Roadshow” Sunday March 4
As part of the commemoration of the Centennial of World War I, the East Coast Doughboys are holding their second annual Great War Swap and Sale on Sunday, March 4, in the Bronx. Collectors and living history enthusiasts are coming … Read the rest