This volume has more pages than the first, as we worked hard to include as many veterans as possible and we were able to find some Revolutionary War soldiers to add to this book in honor of America250.…
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In celebration of America250, the Greater Milford Historical Association is hosting a three-day “Milford Heritage Weekend” at the organization’s Sayre House Museum and grounds at 81 North Main Street in Milford.…
Simonson approached the talk with a clear structure: fast, focused and packed with recognizable moments. Borrowing a line from a New York City radio station, he told the audience, “This is going to be rapid fire. I’m going to give you Oneonta in 50 [years], and hopefully in a half an hour or more.”…
One way to enjoy and learn about the United States’ 250th birthday is to visit a movie theater and watch “Young Washington,” the historically accurate story of George Washington’s young adulthood as a Virginia surveyor, a soldier, and a commander of men in battle.…
Concerts Chair Judie Stone: “It’s very exciting for us to have been selected. We are hoping for everyone in the surrounding area to come and celebrate America250 with us and listen to this fabulous military band."…
...the United States gained its independence only after eight years of fighting from 1775 to 1783. Our independence was won not by parchment signed by colonial delegates to the Second Continental Congress, but by the soldiers of the Continental Army.…
More than 20 nonprofits received awards, covering workshops and education programs in civic education, grave restoration, school programs, indigenous history, and research.…
Fireworks in honor of the Fourth of July and America’s 250th birthday went off without a hitch from Fairy Spring on Friday, July 3.…
A reenactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence took place in Gilbertsville’s Centennial Park immediately following the village’s annual July 4 parade, which featured approximately 45 entries. The reenactment was produced by the Town of Butternuts 250th Committee.…
Springfield will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a full day of festivities on Saturday, July 4. Events begin at 11 a.m. with the 112th annual Fourth of July Parade, themed “America250.”…
