Wednesday, June 9, 2021

JUST THE ANNUAL REMINDER: JUNE 14TH IS FLAG DAY PLUS SOME VINTAGE LINKS TOO

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools, our houses of worship--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

NOW MORE THAN EVER----

Just a reminder that June 14th is Flag Day....You can read more about the history of this here.

CLICK ON THE PHOTOS AND THE RELATED LINKS THAT FOLLOW:

----FROM NOVEMBER 2020, GAZETTE LETTER ON TROOP 28'S REPLACEMENT OF THE AMERICAN FLAG AT HOLY NAME OF MARY; click here

----FROM SEPTEMBER 2020, VETERANS MEMORIAL, FLAGPOLE, RESTORED TO GLORY THANKS TO THE CROTON SCOUTS & COMMUNITY:   

The American flag that flutters at the Veterans of Foreign Wars memorial on Terrace Place in Croton-on-Hudson is on a more secure foundation these days, thanks to the efforts of Eagle Scout candidate John Sarcone of Boy Scout Troop 28.  To read more,  click here

----2011, PHOTOS FROM FLAG DAY AT UMAMI CAFE; THIS WAS A GREAT ONE, READ MORE HERE

----COURTESY OF CROTON UNITED, AN EXTENSIVE PHOTO ALBUM - FLAG DAY IN CROTON 2017... See 29 photos here 

----IT'S ALWAYS FLAG DAY AT FEED THE BIRDS; always!  MORE HERE 

----FLAG DAY 2016, A collection of photos from throughout the village, courtesy again of Croton United; LOTS OF FAB SNAPSHOTS!  CLICK HERE

AND BY SPECIAL REQUEST:

MEMORIES OF THE CROTON "BENNINGTON FLAG" FROM THE 1976 BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS. 

MANY THANKS AS ALWAYS TO THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE CROTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER (AND MORE) ARCHIVES.  SEE MORE HERE.

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