Local DAR chapter to rededicate restored World War I monument after state-funded work

Karen Langley, who identified herself at the meeting, told the Albany County Board of Commissioners that the Jacques Laramie chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution received a state grant to restore the World War I monument on the courthouse grounds and will begin work the week of May 26.

The chapter received $16,300 through a state grant program, Langley said, and the funds are in the chapter’s account so the contractor can be paid. "We do have our money. It is sitting in our accounts, so we can pay the company that comes in, and restores it," Langley said. She told commissioners the contractor expects to finish by Friday, May 29, weather permitting.

Langley asked the board to note the chapter’s plan to hold a rededication ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 1:30 p.m., timed to coincide with the birthday of Edward Ivinson, a local figure the chapter cited as a benefactor. She said the program will include a short presentation on the monument’s history and biographical remarks about four individuals whose families lost members in World War I; the event will conclude with a short reception at the Alice Hardy Stevens center.

Commissioners acknowledged the update during the public-comment portion of the agenda and thanked the chapter for securing restoration funding. No board action was required; the public-comment period was closed by motion and voice vote.

The county clerk’s office will be the appropriate contact for any questions about the monument site or the ceremony logistics, commissioners said.