The Ohio County Public Library and the city of Hartford will honor the county’s World War II veterans all next month.
“Their Service, Our Salute” will feature a unique series of displays and activities throughout the month of March. These events include a display of banners at the library listing the names of all Ohio County military personnel from WWII, a screening of “The Monuments Men,” and an open house at the Ohio County Veteran’s Museum.
The celebration will wrap up with an emotional final ceremony at the Courthouse Square with a 21-gun salute to veterans by the Ohio County Honor Guard.
Additionally, a display of WWII artifacts from a collection owned by amateur historian Dan Crews will be set up at the library.
The full list of events is below:
- March 1-31 — WWII Artifacts Exhibit at Ohio County Public Library from the collection of Dan Crews
- March 25 at 5:30 PM — WWII Talk by Dan Crews, Ohio County Public Library
- March 29, 2:30 PM — WWII Movie, Ohio County Public Library
- 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM — Veterans Museum Open House, Ohio County Veterans Museum
- March 31 at 5:30 PM — Ohio County Public Library, Closing Ceremony