On Memorial Day, May 30, 1924, University President Rev. Matthew Walsh dedicated the World War I Memorial at Notre Dame before saying a military field […] Read More
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Memorial Day began as Decoration Day to honor the dead soldiers from the Civil War. However, it did not become a federal holiday until 1967. […] Read More
Students have not always had the luxury to travel home or to other destinations over Christmas break. Whether due to financial circumstance or University regulations, […] Read More
Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest, so food naturally takes center stage on this day. Enjoy these menus of Thanksgiving Day feasts from years […] Read More
GNDS 2/11: Main Building decorated with American flags for the visit of the Governor of Michigan, 1915. In the foreground are SATC students in military […] Read More
On February 7, 1904, Francis Earle Hering proposed the idea of “setting aside of one day in the year as a nationwide memorial to the […] Read More
CEDW 16/11 (Calendared XI-2-m): Easter postcard that reads “Holy Easter, time of blessing, May we each rejoice and sing, Giving praises, heartfelt praises, To our […] Read More
Skimming the entries for St. Patrick’s Day in a search of the finding aids and the Calendared collection, as well as some articles in Scholastic, […] Read More
From the late 1940s until the early 1980s, the Notre Dame Mardi Gras celebration at one point ranked “as one of the top three college […] Read More
Although a French man, Fr. Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame, was quick to embrace American patriotism. It is no coincidence that […] Read More