There were even special rejoicings made on St. Martin's feast, just as we see them practiced now at the approach of Lent and Easter. The obligation of observing this Lent, which, though introduced ...

In our May 11, 1945 edition, the Herald reported on 'Celebrations in Ardrossan and Saltcoats' and 'Rejoicings and Thanksgivings'. Three days earlier, it was confirmed that the war in Europe was over. ...

The memorial – a museum based in Talbot Street in Belfast city centre – holds the memories in its archives and has sent a selection to the News Letter to mark the 80th anniversary of the end ...

A report, published on May 12, 1945, described "Dancing in the Streets at Guildford" as "Crowds Join in Borough Rejoicings". The article brings to life the atmosphere that was felt across the ...

In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, May 10, 1935, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about operations being shut down due to the start of a labor strike at the Eastern … ...

A REPORT from the Greenock Telegraph in 1945 tells of the celebrations taking place across Inverclyde on the day WW2 ended with ship horns blaring through the night and street parties. Take a look ...

But we remember at this time that there is still an infamous enemy to defeat, and that our rejoicings cannot be shared by our young men in the battle zones of the Pacific. Nor can we forget the ...

Baden-Powell's mother their objective. A noticeable feature of the rejoicings is the prevalence everywhere of the Stars and Stripes, which was never before displayed to such an extent, and which ...