by Frank Lee
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The St. Joseph Area Historical Society plans to honor veterans on Memorial Day with a one-day display Monday, May 30 at the American Legion Post 328.
Vice President Ellie Studer said the display, which is open to the public, will feature a lot of memorabilia. The display will be set up between 7:30 to 8 a.m. on the national holiday.
“You’ll probably see some flags, you’ll probably see information about veterans who have served,” Studer said. “We have newspapers from World War II . . . and uniforms.”
The mission of the St. Joseph Area Historical Society is “to collect and preserve the history of the St. Joseph area through history, interviews, photos and artifacts, and to share them with residents both young and old.”
“We will be honoring John Kuebelbeck, which the American Legion in St. Joseph is named after,” Studer said of the World War I veteran, who was buried in France.
The American Legion on West Minnesota Street in St. Joseph is a charter post. It was organized during the first year the national organization was recognized by Congress in 1919.
The St. Joseph Area Historical Society was founded in 2002, and its first museum was located on the second floor of the First State Bank of St. Joseph. In 2005, the society moved to First Avenue NW for space reasons.
“Our museum consists of many photos, tools, postcards, clothes and other antiquities that show our progression of the local area,” according to the society’s website. “We believe that only through the study of history can we fully appreciate the amenities of the present and of the future.”
For more information about the St. Joseph Area Historical Society or the Memorial Day exhibit at the American Legion Post 328, e-mail stjosephhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
