American Red Cross Founder's Day is being observed today!
The American Red Cross was established in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton, its first president. The first local chapter was established in 1881 at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville at Dansville, New York. Read more here
Click on the photo to see a 1935 cover for the Croton-on-Hudson News...courtesy of The Croton Historical Society--and for just a small portion of American Red Cross history right here in Croton, see below:
--1962, CROTON, JFK, MORE here
--1966 JOSEPHINE GRIFF honored for service, more here
--1968 RED CROSS ELECTS OFFICERS, more here
--2012 RED CROSS BAKE SALE, HOLY NAME OF MARY; click here
The American Red Cross was established in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton, its first president. The first local chapter was established in 1881 at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Dansville at Dansville, New York. Read more here
Click on the photo to see a 1935 cover for the Croton-on-Hudson News...courtesy of The Croton Historical Society--and for just a small portion of American Red Cross history right here in Croton, see below:
--1962, CROTON, JFK, MORE here
--1966 JOSEPHINE GRIFF honored for service, more here
--1968 RED CROSS ELECTS OFFICERS, more here
--2012 RED CROSS BAKE SALE, HOLY NAME OF MARY; click here
FOR MORE ABOUT TODAY'S AMERICAN RED CROSS, click here
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