Gettysburg Remembrance Day
Saturday, November 16, 2024 – 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm Join in honoring the soldiers and civilians of the American Civil War in this special annual parade. The parade lines
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Ft. Stevens Day
Saturday, July 13, 2024 – 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Fort Stevens was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War. This event commemorates
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Juneteenth National Holiday Parade
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – Time TBA Juneteenth, formerly called Emancipation Day, or Jubilee, marks the day slavery ended in Texas on June 19th, 1865—two years after Abraham Lincoln issued
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Juneteenth in Kensington
Saturday, June 15, 2024 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Kensington’s Juneteenth Celebration, a family friendly event with activities for all ages, will bring together a multiracial coalition of organizers,
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Juneteenth in Kennett Square
Saturday, June 22, 2024 – Time TBA Chester County, once known as a “hotbed of abolitionism,” was the threshold of liberty for Black freedom seekers making their way across the
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Juneteenth Flag Raising
Friday, June 12, 2024 – Time TBA We will participate in the Juneteenth flag raising at the Department of Agriculture.
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Shove Off Day
Saturday, May 25, 2024 – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm This event commemorates the day that the U. S. Colored Troops left City Point traveling to Texas to take part
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Ft. Pocahontas 160th Reenactment
This Union fortification comes to life as military and civilian reenactors portray the lives of soldier and citizen inhabitants of the fort.
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Fort C.F. Smith Living History
You are invited to join the staff of Fort C.F. Smith Park for a day of living history with the Union army.
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