January

February

• 1932 February, 90 years ago Post members discussed the location for the Howitzer being in the cemetery - cost at that time was going to be $175.

• 1942 February, Post members discussed volunteering to perform selective service registration. The historian at that time stated, "Thus, those who served in the Great War to End Wars again offered their services in another war".

 

March

• 1932 March meeting voted to locate the Howitzer Main & Penn street intersection. In later years Penn Street became Washington Street.

April

May

June

• 1922 meeting minutes announces the "Stag Picnic" would be held on July 8th.

• 2022 Paul Spiegel, 57 year member of the Post was honored by the Post at the Memorial Day parade, passes away at 102 years old on June 12, 2022. Paul was the Post Vice Commander in 1969. He was the featured speaker at the 1987 Memorial Day ceremony and 2000 featured speaker at Veterans Day ceremony. Mr. Spiegel was the Town of Pittsford Supervisor and the town's recreation center was named after him. He was published several books on the history of the Town of Pittsford.

July

August

September

• Henry Miller, Post namesake: Henry Miller's body was brought back from France for burial in Pittsford cemetery. His funeral here was held on 9-11-1921. 80 years before the attacks of 9-11-2001.

October

November

• 1918 - WWI fighting ended at 11:00 on 11/11 but the actual armistice was not official until the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, seven months later. November 11, 1919 was the first Armistice Day, designated by President Woodrow Wilson.

• 1942 - Legion Post 899 members who also were WWI veterans volunteered to coordinate the ongoing WWII selective service registrations for the Rochester area, which began in February 1943.

• 1987 - Legion Post 899 moved to its current Pittsford Village Hall home. Previous Post meetings occurred wherever the Post could arrange a site.

• 1992 - The Veterans Day ceremony, conducted at the Pioneer Burial Ground, honored Corporal Nicholas Commisso, Pittsford's first WWII KIA during combat in North Africa.