Lorraine Orton and members of the Woman's Relief Corps, the official auxiliary of the G.A.R., will be joining us on July 31st to display G.A.R. artifacts.
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was an early veterans group formed by soldiers of the civil war. The G.A.R. became a strong political force and with their endless efforts, the Grand Army Pension Bill became law in the year 1900 securing pensions for the soldiers of the civil war.
To read more about the G.A.R. and Port Byron's Lockwood Post #175 G.A.R., read my article:
