...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.…
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Declaration of Independence
A reenactment of the Declaration of Independence took place in Gilbertsville on July 4. Impersonating signers were, from left, Aidan Woishnis (Lyman Hall), Liam Herbert (John Adams), Mike Birdsall (John Hancock) and Bruce Giuda (Roger Sherman).…
Not all of the colonists’ grievances against the King of England are relevant to Mr. Trump’s policies, but below are enough to make me very concerned about the state of this country.…
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.…
Thomas Jefferson, the principal draftsman of the Declaration, felt that “a decent respect for the opinions of mankind” necessitated including a list of the grievances that drove the colonists to take this revolutionary action.…
ONEONTA250—1 p.m. Celebrate Oneonta250, featuring the Oneonta Concert Association at 2 p.m., a reading of the Declaration of Independence, speakers in historic costume, the Realtime Dixieland Band and more. Huntington Park, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1466030804691922/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D…
INDEPENDENCE DAY—Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. springfield.july4@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/SpringfieldParade/ • 11 a.m. Annual 4th of July parade along Route 20 in Springfield Center. • Noon. Food, music and more at the Springfield Community Center, 129 County Road 29A, Springfield Center. • 7:30-10 p.m. Evening concert and fireworks display. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown.…
“We’re very excited for another season of live music in Lakefront Park, with all of our food vendors back again this year, plus a couple of new additions to the lineup, offering even greater variety to meet the needs of our growing audience” said Randy Smith with Live Music Cooperstown, the event’s producer.…
Traveling through the many villages, hamlets and cities proudly displaying their Hometown Heroes banners, we find we do not have to look closely at the photos of the people they depict to share in that same sense of pride.…
The defense of the Constitution rests particularly upon our public officials, from the local to the federal level, who are bound in common by their oaths to defend it.…
