The American Legion
American Legion Post 61 Ibell Jacobson Smith
Legion Post #61 — Deep River, CT. American Legion Post 61, meeting — Deep River, CT.
- Legion Post #61
- Deep River, CT
American Legion Post 61 Ibell Jacobson Smith. Its post has met since 1932 — Deep River, CT. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Deep River, CT.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Deep River, CT. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 61 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Deep River, CT.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 61 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Deep River, CT.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Deep River, CT.
94
Years on the calendar — Deep River
Charter story set in 1932
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
49
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 61 Ibell Jacobson Smith, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Deep River, CT. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 61. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 61 Ibell Jacobson Smith. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Deep River, CT.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Deep River
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 61 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Deep River.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Deep River, CT.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 61 — Deep River, CT. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Deep River, CT.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Deep River, CT. American Legion Post 61 Ibell Jacobson Smith. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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