Here a short video of the 1984 Pennington Memorial Day parade, with glimpses through the trees from a front porch on South Main.
The day was overcast and drizzly, with raincoats and umbrellas, but families and kids were out on the streets enjoying the show.
The video includes the high school band marching and playing, kids marching, the Newt Stewart Jazz Band playing from a truck bed, the Fire Department marching with a Dalmatian, and a Pennington Fire Department truck and pumper.
Thanks to Jon and Mary Baum for the video. They also contributed an extensive collection of Pennington Day Booklets, from 1987 through 1999. Pennington Day was held earlier in May before Memorial Day.
- See also photos of Hopewell Memorial Day parades from the 1960s and 1970s – and other years, plus Hopewell Parade Videos from 1946 to 1948.
Please contact us if you have photos or videos of local Memorial Day parades that we can preserve and share.
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Hopewell Borough
- Hopewell Parade Videos 1946 – 1948 – Memorial Day & 1948 Firemen’s videos
Pennington Borough
- Pennington Memorial Day Parade Video – 1984
- 1990s Pennington Parade Videos – May Day, Memorial Day
Titusville
- Titusville 1956 July 4th Parade and Water Show – and video
- 1990s Titusville Parade Videos – 4th of July
More on Memorial Day Activities
Posts on Memorial Day parades and activities
See also Town Events and Veterans Organizations
Memorial Day Parades
- Hopewell Parade Videos 1946 – 1948 – Memorial Day & 1948 Firemen’s videos
- Hopewell Memorial Day Parades c. 1950
- Hopewell Scenes – Memorial Day 1950 – 1990
- Hopewell Memorial Day Parades – 1960s & 70s
- Memorial Day Snapshots – Behind the Scenes – 1960s and 2005
- Memorial Day 1967 – Eagle Bakery
- Pennington Memorial Day Parade Video – 1984
- Hopewell Borough Memorial Day Parade – 1992
- 1990s Pennington Parade Videos – May Day, Memorial Day
Memorial Day and Related History
- Memorial Day – Hopewell’s First Fatality in WW II (1943)
- V-J Day in Hopewell (1945), as reported in the Hopewell News
- 1940s Hopewell Videos – Hopewell Honor Roll
- Where are the Hopewell Valley WW II Honor Rolls?
- Where are the Pennington Honor Rolls?
- Building World War II Avenger Torpedo Bombers at Mercer Airport (1942-45)
Veterans Organizations
- Hopewell Borough Veterans Organizations – GAR & American Legion
Media
- Images: Hopewell Memorial Day Album (Image Gallery)
- Video: Anderson Hopewell Parades 1946-48 (YouTube)
Memorial Day Observances
