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
Tag: Living History
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
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
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
July 28 Legion Centennial Day Rockland County
The John M. Perry American Legion Post #1044 is holding a ceremony July 28 to honor the memory of the post’s namesake on the centennial of his death near Belleau, France. The post is inviting reenactors to participate in the … Read the rest
WWI Day NY Transit Museum October 21
The centennial of World War I will be recalled with a living history day inside the landmarked New York Transit Museum with classic wooden cars that were on the tracks when the Doughboys fought in WWI. Come see living history, … Read the rest
Great War Day at Fort Mott
The Great War exhibition at Fort Mott State Park, Pennsville, New Jersey, was held on May 5, 2018. The park and the USS Olympia crew organized the event. The public was able to see U.S. and Allied impressions in … Read the rest