Some Early History of the Memorial Opera House.

Today- I sit here with bit of Writers block. Maybe I sit here with it do to the fact that I have to go to work in just a few hours instead of spending it with my SUVCW Brothers, or maybe, and more likely, it's because I haven't had anywhere near coffee! Maybe I should go get some hardtack and have it with my coffee.... well, yea I probably wont go that far. I want to take a few moments out of your day to share not only the Definition of Veterans day and the History behind i

As I sit here on this beautiful fall day, I cant help but let my mind wander to days of the early 1900's. The war was long finished, so was the Spanish American War, and we were o n the brink of WWI. But people were still talking (much like today) of the Civil War. In a sense they were re-fighting the war. They wanted answers to so many questions about engagements, battles, orders, etc. Veterans, especially the officers, were often contacted to tell of what happened in a

As I sat down nearly 6 hours ago to write this blog, I got all the way finished, and realized just how personal MOH is to me. It is not just about the building (although that is an amazing building). It was about the history, the history that lives in the walls, in the pictures, in the books, in the original lights that hang from the ceiling of the main hall, in the new Bar Room, that used to be the Women's Relief Corp Office/Room where my GG Grandmother had her desk and to

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