1910-1920s: Memories

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Photograph of Dr. Evans Barton and Malcolm Barton in the 1913 Hinsdale Fourth of July Parade. Taken at the corner of Washington and First Streets.

1914 Fourth of July Program

1919: The First Parade After World War I

The first parade after the end of World War I was one of the largest in Hinsdale's history, especially because of the war's impact on Hinsdale and its community.

In a 1990 oral history interview with Alvina Isbell Lyford and the Hinsdale Historical Society, Alvina recalled her memories of the Fourth of July parades in Hinsdale:

"Well, the Fourth of July parade was wonderful. Old soldiers would march in it. I judged the parade later on for many years and it was fun. It went right down - I had the best seat in the house right in front of the old high school - and being a judge was just nice. I always had a wonderful view of the parade. Well, we took that seriously, yes. We knew they really put a great deal of effort in so I would gather judges, Irving Tarrant, and other people for artistic abilities and judgment and a cross section of people. We took it all very seriously.”