The Bronxville Historical Conservancy is pleased to announce that this year's Memorial Day Weekend festivities will include the Bronxville Veterans Memorial. Displayed in past years prior to Memorial Day at the Bronxville Women’s Club, this is the first time it will be shown in the Bronxville Elementary School auditorium during the Memorial Day weekend.
Jane Staunton, a village resident, has worked tirelessly over the last three years to create this exhibit, which honors local men and women who have served in the Armed Forces and some who are serving today. The exhibit includes The Scroll of Honor which lists over 1,400 Bronxville area men and women who have served their country. In addition, there are War Photos and Memorabilia, created from local archives and by Village residents.
Also included is The Hero Next Door exhibit, featuring a collection of personal stories of more than 70 Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe men and women who died in the service of our country in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The memorial stories have been assembled by Michael Fix of Eastchester, a local historian, Vietnam-era veteran, and one of the eight founders of Westover Air Force Base USO during Desert Storm/Desert Shield.
The exhibition also includes model planes of the period, recruiting posters from the Eastchester Historical Society, newspaper pages from World War II, maps and other military service ephemera. Rare examples of American flags from the Revolution through current times from the collection of Bronxville Councilwoman Sheila Marcotte will also be on view.
The Bronxville Historical Conservancy is proud to act again as a co-sponsor of these exhibits.
