Hidden Gem to Visit This Veterans Day
Veteran’s Day is November 11th, and this year it falls on a Wednesday. Do you know why this date was chosen? Originally, it was celebrated as Armistice Day and fell on November 11th because it celebrated the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I.
In 1954 it was changed to “Veterans Day” to honor all veterans of all wars. The date remained November 11th.
Rhode Island is rich in military history from materials for war manufactured in Rhode Island including uniforms from Civil War to World War II to decoys made in Woonsocket for the World II Ghost Army.
Veterans Memorial Museum
There is one place in the Blackstone Valley that is a hidden gem with a wealth of information and full of memorabilia that honors our Veterans and preserves our military history in the Blackstone Valley and that is the
in Woonsocket.
Veterans Day on November 11, 2020 is the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Veterans Memorial Museum, and the museum will be open free to the public from 10 am – 4 pm. The museum was founded and opened with the mission to honor veterans of all wars and preserve history.
The museum has a large display of artifacts, uniforms, medals and every day items from the Revolutionary War up to the present time. Glenn Dusablon, founder/museum curator, says all items are on loan except for a few items that he purchased and a rare copy of the Woonsocket Patriot dated April 15, 1865 announcing the death of President Abraham Lincoln.