Memorial Day Ceremony & Celebration

  Honor those who have served our country by attending Soldiers & Sailors’ annual Memorial Day Ceremony & Celebration. This rain or shine event is FREE and open to the public. Activities will move inside the building should it rain, so we still encourage you to a......More

  Honor those who have served our country by attending Soldiers & Sailors’ annual Memorial Day Ceremony & Celebration. This rain or shine event is FREE and open to the public. Activities will move inside the building should it rain, so we still encourage you to attend. Our host is celebrity personality Mike Frazer of 3WS Radio. •Tour the Museum-FREE •Enjoy family-friendly activities, contests and entertainment •Food and beverages available for purchase Join us in paying tribute to our fallen PA service members! An all-day tribute to our Fallen Post 9-11 Pennsylvania Veterans will be available for guests to view.   We are also observing the 3:00 pm National Moment of Remembrance, which is an annual event asking Americans, wherever they are at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, to pause for a duration of one minute to remember those who have died in military service to the United States. Free holiday parking is available around the Memorial and in the street-level lot across from the museum on Bigelow Blvd. Thank you to our presenting sponsors!               Special thanks also to our additional Memorial Day supporters! Ruthrauff | Sauer, LLC Oil City VFW Post 464 Veterans of Foreign Wars Barclay Robinson Phillips Post Greenville VFW Post 3374 Leetsdale VFW Post 3372

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Spotlight On: United States Merchant Marine

Spotlight On: United States Merchant Marine June 12, 2025 7:00PM Free Virtual Event – Join us on Facebook or YouTube Please......More

Spotlight On: United States Merchant Marine June 12, 2025 7:00PM Free Virtual Event – Join us on Facebook or YouTube Please note: You can use the links above to watch archived Spotlight On programs!     Operating as an overreaching civilian entity, the U.S. Merchant Marine manages commercial use of navigable waters. However, in times of war or national emergency they become the “Fourth Arm of National Defense”; operating as an auxiliary unit to the Navy and bearing the brunt of delivering troops, supplies and equipment overseas to our forces and allies. This program will examine the origins and history of this “overlooked” branch of the military as artifacts and stories from our collection will be highlighted. Join us on June 12th which will mark the 250th anniversary of the first recognized action of the U.S. Merchant Marine in 1775.   Michael Kraus Bio: A well-known Civil War historian, Kraus currently works as Curator/Historian for Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum. His accomplishments include several historical consultant credits for major films, writing and narrating the documentary series Civil War Minutes and Civil War Life as well as authoring articles and books regarding the conflict. Michael also is an accomplished sculptor with an impressive resume of historically themed works in bronze.

Civil War History & Reading Camp

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