by Richard Lee | Sep 2, 2019 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
If you noticed something different about this year’s Parade, you were right. For the first time since 1982 Frank and Carole Ortner are not actively involved. After the 150th last year, the Ortners decided to “retire” from active involvement and focus their...
by Richard Lee | Sep 12, 2018 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Prior to Flag Day 1923 there were no federal or state regulations governing display of the American Flag. On that date the National Flag Code was adopted by the Army & Navy. However, it was not until 1942 that Congress passed a joint resolution which become Public...
by Richard Lee | Sep 12, 2018 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
It is really the 150th Parade? We think so! Tradition says Malvern moved the commemoration of the Paoli Massacre it had been holding since 1817 to the end of May in 1869, the year following the establishment of Decoration Day. The McCall Post No. 31 of the GAR in...
by Richard Lee | Sep 12, 2018 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Sadly, the “Great War”, the “War to End All Wars” wasn’t. It was triggered in July, 1914 by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, in a railroad car outside Compiegne, France; all at an...
by Richard Lee | Jun 13, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
Although the Paoli Massacre took place in 1777, no formal recognition or marker of the burial site existed for 40 years. In 1817, at the suggestion of Dr. William Darlington, the Republican Artillerists and a group of local citizens erected a marble monument. It was...
by Richard Lee | Jun 13, 2017 | Annual Feature, Uncategorized
This year we honor Sandra Kelley, the former Malvern Borough Manager as Grand Marshall of the 2017 Parade. Sandy has been a fixture in Malvern and a staunch supporter of the Memorial Parade for as long as many of us can remember. Born in the Wilkes-Barre area, Sandy...
