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PARADES (SUMMARY)

 

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.

Thanksgiving Day: In November the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company will participate in the Plymouth Thanksgiving Day Parade. EdgardsThanksgiving Day Parade. There will be numerous bands and historic / patriotic marching units. (more information to follow)

Patriot's Day: In April 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.

The A&HAC also participates in The Lexington Parade.

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 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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