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THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY
PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING PARADES:
Independence Day: Every July 4th
the Captain Commanding
of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
reads the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of
the Old State House in Boston, as part of Independence Day
ceremonies. This year the parade will be on Tuesday 04 July
2006.
Thanksgiving Day: On Saturday 18
November 2006 the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
will participate in the Plymouth Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Edgards Thanksgiving Day Parade. There will be numerous bands
and historic / patriotic marching units. (more information
to follow)
Patriot's Day: Traditionally
a morning flag-raising ceremony in Government Center is followed
by speeches and a Patriots Day Parade. The parade stops at
the Granary Burying Ground for a short service and wreath
laying at the grave of
Robert Keayne and Paul Revere. At the end of the parade
The Massachusetts Lancers stage the rides of Paul Revere and
William Dawes. 16 April 2007 is the scheduled date for the
next parade.
The Lexington Parade starts at 2:00 PM. The upcoming parade
is the 231st anniversary of the Battle of Lexington.
June Day: On the first
Monday in June an election of the Officers and Sergeants of
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company takes place. A
parade precedes the election and the Company marches from
Government Center (adjacent to their Headquarters
at Fanueil Hall) to the Granary Burial Ground on Tremont
Street. At the cemetery they lay a wreath at the gravesite
of Robert Keayne
the First Captain Commanding of the Company.
More parade information is available on the following pages:
June Day | Patriots
Day | St. Patricks
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Day
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