memorial day: Memorial to Decoration Day - 05/23/09 06:50 AM
When I was young, Memorial Day was quite different. This was after the days when everyone walked 10 miles to school no matter what the weather, but we were still in the era of black and white TV where the test pattern came on after the 10 o'clock news. Though I now live in Flagstaff, Arizona, my recollections are from Iowa, where I grew up. Somehow, I think the way things were observed in Iowa were not much different from in Flagstaff in the 1950s.
One way in which Memorial Day was different is that every adult called it Decoration Day.  … (6 comments)

memorial day: Memorial Day Weekend in Flagstaff AZ - 05/22/09 04:06 AM
If you are looking for things to do in Flagstaff, AZ this fine Memorial Day weekend, check out my picks for Memorial Day in Flagstaff. Among them is the 19th Annual Zuni Festival at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Promotional picture for the event is displayed at the left.
For recollections of Memorial Days past, check out a post that I did here on Active Rain two years ago:
Memorial to Decoration Day
At the time, it was published in our local Flagstaff newspaper, the Arizona Daily Sun, under the heading Coconino Voices.
 
 
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memorial day: Recollections of the Meaning of Memorial Day from Flagstaff AZ - 05/28/07 07:23 AM
Recollections of the Meaning of Memorial Day from Flagstaff AZ
When I was young, Memorial Day was quite different. This was after the days when everyone walked 10 miles to school no matter what the weather, but we were still in the era of black and white TV where the test pattern came on after the 10 o'clock news. Though I now live in Flagstaff, Arizona, my recollections are from Iowa, where I grew up. Somehow, I think the way things were observed in Iowa were not much different from in Flagstaff in the 1950s.
One way in which Memorial Day … (1 comments)

 
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