This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Memorial Day Memorial Services and G A R Tribute
Memorial services at the Baptist church featured a veteran presence from the G A R and W R C. The program included hymns, prayers, and a memorial sermon by Rev I Jones, honoring soldiers and the ideals they died for. The address linked Lincoln, Arlington, Gettysburg, and Old Soldiers Home to patriotism and national memory.
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Baptist Church
E. Henry
God
W. Thompson
S. E. Henry
A. I. Jones
Emoria
Wm. Cobb
America
Henry
Rev. I. Jones
Egypt
John A. Logan
Arlington Ceme Ey
Arlington
Washington
Old Soldiers Home
Grand Army
Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln
Relief Corps
Library of Congress
Ong
National Military Band
Soldiers Cemetery
Nashville
Tenn
Illinois
Chickamauga
Christ
Arlington Cemetery
Peace
Land of Flowers