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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.
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
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