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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 Saturday 04 July
2009.
Thanksgiving Day: On Saturday 21
November 2009 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: On Monday
19 April 2010 the A&HAC will participate in the Patriot's
Day parades in Boston and Lexington, MA. 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 233rd anniversary of the Battle of Lexington.
June Day: On the first
Monday in June (07 June 2010) an election of the Officers
and Sergeants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
takes place. A parade with over 20 visiting organizations
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
| Independence
Day
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