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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Today, we celebrate Memorial

Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

The first national commemoration of Memorial Day is reported as May 30,1868, However, African Americans began honoring fallen soldiers in May, 1865 in a commemoration that hasn't always gotten credit.

Services set today across Peninsula

Text of the order from Gen. John A. Logan, the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, proclaiming the first Memorial Day May 5, 1868.

James Bethel Gresham, a 24-year-old Evansville man, became Americas first World War I casualty. Read the 1917 story about his death.

NORTHAMPTON — On July 23, 1944, William Adams, a U.S. Army private from Northampton, was killed by a German artillery shell as his unit pushed against German forces south of Sainteny, France. Adams left behind his wife, daughter Pearl, three brothers...

The American Civil War Mod: Revived is a single player mod for Mount and Blade: Warband that is built upon an old civil war mod that ceased development, that was called, "A House Divided". Thanks to the help from the amazing community here, I have been...

The American Civil War Mod: Revived Version 2.5 is ready for release! This update brings a lot of new content, many bug fixes, revisions, updates, and so much more. You can read the article below to see a preview of some of the biggest new additions...

Three different events will be taking place throughout the day on Monday.