Memorial Day ceremony to be held at Pine Hill Cemetery on May 30

posted on 5/24/2022

A Memorial Day ceremony will be held on Monday, May 30, 2022, beginning at 11 a.m. at Pine Hill Cemetery and hosted by Dover's Woodman Museum.

The event will begin with a ceremony to honor Dover’s fallen soldiers. It will include opening remarks by Woodman Museum Executive Director Jonathan Nichols, a Memorial Day address by Dover Mayor Robert Carrier, a wreath laying, the playing of Taps, a massing of colors by Dover High School's Naval Junior ROTC, and a Civil War cannon salute. The ceremony's keynote speaker is Ret. Lt. Cmdr. Heidi Roberts-Morrison.

The ceremony will be held at the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) monument and lawn, located behind the Ricker Memorial Chapel at Pine Hill Cemetery.

Following the ceremony, trained artillery experts from the 1st NH Light Artillery will conduct a Civil War cannon firing demonstration at the lower Pine Hill Cemetery fields (south of South Watson Road).

The Woodman Museum, a local history museum currently in its 106th season, is proud to organize this year’s event. The Woodman, founded in 1916, is a traditional early 20th-century style natural science, history, and art museum with exhibits for all ages. To learn more about the museum, visit www.woodmanmuseum.org.