On November 11, we honor the military veterans who have served our country. This date was formerly known as Armistice Day and renamed in 1954 to Veterans Day to honor veterans of both world wars, reminding us to celebrate and thank those who are serving or have served in the military. British Commonwealth countries now call the holiday Remembrance Day.

“Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they’ve suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us.” - President Ronald Reagan, in a radio address to the nation, 1983.

On the second floor of the Goffstown Public Library:

“..the names of those dead and living heroes, who took a part in all of the struggles in the history of the country, are inscribed upon tablets, tablets dedicated to their everlasting honor. Their brave work on sea and land is now a part of the imperishable record of this country.”
– Address in Memory of Soldiers of Former Wars by George P. Hadley during the Dedication of the Library at Goffstown, NH, October 2, 1909. - Source

Learn More about Goffstown Veterans

Pictured: Soldiers Monument in Goffstown, Dedicated June 17, 1916 - Source

Local Resources

• Goffstown Historical Society
• Visit the Soldiers Monument on the Goffstown Town Common, dedicated in 1916 in memory of the residents of Goffstown who served in all the American Wars.
• Visit the Library’s memorial wall on the second floor.

Read

• Goffstown Reborn: Transformations of a New England Town by Elizabeth Dubrulle
• History of the Town of Goffstown, 1733-1920
• Town of Goffstown: Annual Town and School Reports

Learn More

• Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial
• Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation
• The National WWI Museum and Memorial
• Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial – War Memorial Center
• United States Department of Defense, Honoring Our Veterans, includes spotlights on World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• United States Military History
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)
• World War II Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)

Resources for Veterans

• 24/7, Confidential Crisis Support
• DAV : Disabled American Veterans
• Get Outside with Veterans on the 48
• Home Base Outpatient Clinic | Home Base
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America – IAVA
• Resources And Support | Veterans Affairs
• The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. – VFW
• Veteran Resources – Legal, Health, Housing, Benefits & More
• Veterans Services | NH Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services

Non-Fiction & Fiction Reads

Discover More in the E-Library

• Ancestry Library Edition – Available in the Library during business hours, you can view census records, historical records, photos, stories, and maps.
• Digital books, magazines, and more are available in the e-library with the Libby, hoopla, and CloudLibrary apps.
• HeritageQuest – Includes all of the images and indexing from the 1790 – 1940 U.S. federal censuses. It features over 22,000 family and local histories in addition to 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more.
• NewsBank – Search through full-text U.S. newspapers, including the Union Leader, the NH Sunday News (since 1989), and the Concord Monitor (since 2002).