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#14 Lest we forget: Digging up the facts about Decoration Day, first celebrated on May 1, 1865

Step-by-step guide on how to get to the truth and improve everyone’s ancestry facts When was the first Decoration Day ceremony held? 1865 or 1868? Who was present at that sacred ceremony? Three thousand black school children, northern missionaries and mutual aid societies … or … Southern white women. How much pre-work was completed priorContinue reading “#14 Lest we forget: Digging up the facts about Decoration Day, first celebrated on May 1, 1865”