Voiture Locale 327 of the 40 & 8 Easter Egg Hunt | Quarry Hill Park

“La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux” 2024 Easter Egg Hunt
Olmsted County Voiture Locale 327 of the 40 & 8 will host its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 30, at 10 AM for children 10 and under. We have been doing this for 70 plus years. The egg hunt will be at Quarry Hill Park West, 1930 9th St NE in Rochester, Minnesota. Every child will get a bag of goodies, and the egg hunt will not be cancelled because of the weather. Our 40 & 8 Boxcar will be at the park. The 40 & 8 is a nationally recognized Veterans Organization founded in 1920 by World War I Veterans. During World War I, the American soldiers fighting in France would be transported by boxcars. A boxcar would hold 40 men or 8 horses. Therefore, we call our organization in French “La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux” or “The Society of 40 Men and 8 Horses”, and we ride in a “Voiture Locale 327” or in English “Boxcar Local # 327”. Our membership is open to all honorably discharged veterans both female and male and those currently serving members of the United States Armed Forces.