Memorial Day Parade with marching men dressed as Indians, a man carrying an American flag, and crowds lining the street in Fairfield on the Post Road in 1939.
Judge Ned Ostmark (center) leads a parade, with police on motorcycles and horseback, along the Post Road in 1947. The first Memorial Day parade probably took place in 1923 and has been an important part of the town’s commemoration ever since.
Four figures sitting on a bench near Town Hall Green, at a celebration in honor of Connecticut's tercentenary. Pictured are Mrs. Fred Burr (in white) and Annie B. Jennings.