A History Of Memorial Day

54th Regiment | History | Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai | Massachusetts Historical Society | Memorial Day | Robert Gould Shaw

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by | May 25, 2026 | News

Decoration Day postcard depicting a woman in mourning clothes at the grave of a Civil War soldier, 1908. Warshaw Collection of Business Americana - Civil War, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, the Peter Drummey Chief Historian with the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the history behind the Memorial Day holiday.

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