Lloyd Historical Society
Upcoming Program
Monday, March 6, 2023
“My Doughboy Grandfather,
Learning a Story Never Told”
Presented by Nora Quinlan
On April 4, 1917, after the sinking of the ship Lusitania, the United States entered the “War to End all Wars” also then known as the great War and now known today as World War I. More than 4 million Americans served in the United States Army, Marine Corps, National Guard or other services. Doughboy became the popular term referring to a member of the American Exploratory Forces in World War I.
Using the story of her Irish grandfather, John Lyons, Nora Quinlan will do a presentation on how the world was turned upside down by the War and how, at the age of 24, he was shipped overseas to serve as a machine gunner in some of the most deadly battles of World War I
Attendees will also be shown how to find information on their Doughboy ancestor using the United States Draft Registration cards, military records (when available) burial and prisoner of war records. She will also review international records, women in the services and the impact of the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918 and World War I.
Monday, March 6, 2023
At 7:00 p.m.
Vineyard Commons Theater
6142 Merlot Drive
Highland, NY 12528
Enter Vineyard Commons and follow the signs to the Leasing Office and Restaurant
Using the story of her Irish grandfather, John Lyons, Nora Quinlan will do a presentation on how the world was turned upside down by the War and how, at the age of 24, he was shipped overseas to serve as a machine gunner in some of the most deadly battles of World War I
Attendees will also be shown how to find information on their Doughboy ancestor using the United States Draft Registration cards, military records (when available) burial and prisoner of war records. She will also review international records, women in the services and the impact of the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918 and World War I.
Monday, March 6, 2023
At 7:00 p.m.
Vineyard Commons Theater
6142 Merlot Drive
Highland, NY 12528
Enter Vineyard Commons and follow the signs to the Leasing Office and Restaurant