Friday, July 10, 2026

Independence Day Celebrations and Commemorations: America 250 - One for the History Books!

It's here!
The Semiquincentennial is here!
Celebrating America 250!!
Dare I say,  even better than the Bicentennial~~~~~~

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Every Independence Day for me since 2008 has been spent either at Mill Race Village or Greenfield Village.  And every Independence Day since 2010,  even including the covid years of 2020 and 2021,  I have dressed in period clothing to celebrate this glorious American holiday;  from 2010 through 2013,  I dressed in my 1860s clothing,  and since 2014 I've worn my 1770 clothes.  Oftentimes friends would join me in these excursions in these early days,  making it all the better.  There is something to be said about reenacting the colonial past...especially on the 4th of July. 
Mind!  We are not technically reenacting  when we are at Greenfield Village,  nor do we work there;  we just show up on our own accord and kinda become our own historical entity.  And just so you know how crazy we sometimes can be,  in 2012 we were wearing our 1860s clothing at Greenfield Village in 102 degree temperature!  According to the Detroit News:
"The hottest Fourth of July on record in Detroit was in 2012 with 102 degrees."  (click HERE)~
Then came Mill Race Village.
Since 2017 I have celebrated our all-American holiday almost solely at Mill Race Village in Northville.  
However...Greenfield does have their excellent Salute to America.
Let's begin with that event,  which took place for us this year on July 2nd:
Someone  is touring the country - wish it were me!
This was taken by Ed Davis in the Greenfield Village parking area.

The weather was hot hot hot!!  95 according to some meteorologists or 98 according to others.
Not 102 like in 2012,  but hot nonetheless.
And muggy.
Anyhow,  though our time this year at Salute to America may have been hot...we really couldn't complain when considering the following evening there was pretty intense rain and a wind storm that,  for the first time since I can recall,  Greenfield Village sadly had to cancel their Salute to America event.
I feel so bad for all the families and people who were hoping to celebrate America's 250th birthday in a grand way.  
For now,  however,  I would like to pass along the fun celebration we were able to see and take part in,  beginning on July 2nd while at Salute to America at Greenfield Village~~~
Salute to America is a big deal---a major event.
You can see a portion of the large crowd who comes out to enjoy such a celebration.  Forget the media-hype spouting off agenda-filled lies that Americans aren't celebrating in droves - we are---many,  many more of us from both major political parties.
Salute to America at Greenfield Village began in the early 1990s initially as a way to showcase American music.  The event is hosted in partnership with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and features performances and performers across 250 years of American history.
The event has evolved into a beloved Independence Day weekend tradition in Metro Detroit.  It features food trucks along Main Street,  strolling musicians,  and a massive fireworks finale anchored by Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and live cannon fire.
We got our spot in front of the Logan County Courthouse next to the Village Green,  which allowed us to watch the past and the present go by.

Early American Music by the 1st Michigan Fife & Drum Corps

As the fife and drummers marched past,  my son and grandson became Paparazzi and snapped photos,  while other family members simply looked on and enjoyed the sights and sounds of long ago.

Two of my younger grandchildren beating the heat.

JJ the fiddler performed 19th century music while at the Birthplace of Henry Ford.

My lovely wife all dressed up in her 1770s finest in the Ford yard.

The youngest of my grandchildren really got into the Spirit of '76.

The Reverend Robert Jones - blues historian extraordinaire - performed a history of rock and roll beginning with early blues while on the Mattox House porch.

Ragtime music!!

Patty and I dressed for America's 250th celebration!
Seriously,  without even thinking or planning it,  I dressed in patriotic colors.

The Star Spangled Banner - hand-over heart.
Tommy is wearing his Thomas Jefferson Declaration shirt:
Love it!

Here we see the clock tower of Michigan's own version of Independence Hall.
The front facade of the Henry Ford Museum is an exact replica of Independence Hall in Philadelphia:
~ so exact it even includes a few minor mistakes
~ so exact Ford used bricks from the same brickmaker who made the original.

Greenfield Village began its partnership with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra  (DSO)  more than 30 years ago.  Archival records indicate that a major  "Salute to America"  DSO concert took place on the grounds as early as July 1993.

Night had now become day for everyone.

A few of our grandkids and their mom getting a little closer look at the DSO.
Always the last piece of music on the bill is Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.  I think everyone knows that tune every bit as much as Beethoven's 5th Symphony. 
My grandkids included.  
Greenfield Villages uses actual cannons during the ending of the Overture,  though,  unfortunately,  they are not in plain site.
Once the Overture was done,  they then began playing marches for the fireworks display:
I must say I am pretty pleased at how well my point and shoot camera captures fireworks.

My son,  Robbie,  getting his camera set for the fireworks while wearing his  "An Appeal to Heaven"  shirt.  Two of my grandsons  are right there with him.

Large and magnificent.

Me and my lovely wife very much enjoyed the show.

Star-spangled indeed!

My son and all but one of his kids.

I am so glad we have been able to continue this family tradition.

The beginning of the grand finale.

This is a cool picture,  but imagine seeing and hearing it all in person.
Thank you,  Mr.  Adams,  for the fireworks idea.
Without realizing it when we purchased our tickets,  we truly picked a fine night to go because,  sadly,  the next evening,  July 3rd,  a fierce wind and rain storm came through and damaged the stage.  The storm was bad enough that they had to cancel the event that night.
We were lucky enough to have had the best night of the four,  even with the heat.

As for the 4th of July:
I have been thinking about and planning an event like no other in the area to celebrate America's 250th.  Once I was told that Greenfield Village did not plan to have any sort of reenactment,  I decided to take it on as best as I could.
I had an idea - a plan - form in my head,  and as ideas flowed I spoke with the good folks at Northville's Historic Mill Race Village about what I was hoping to do.
Know what I got?
"It's all yours,  Ken." 
Whew!  Okay!
Now I had  to get the ball rolling!
My idea was to replicate the voting of the Declaration of Independence.
First of all,  I needed to have Delegates from the thirteen colonies to vote.  I needed a John Hancock.  I also needed at least one of the writers - one from the Committee of Five - who helped to write the Declaration. 
Bob Stark,  who normally portrays Ben Franklin,  could not be at my event this year - he was invited to read the Declaration at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library in Grand Rapids,  Michigan.
Hey---grab it,  my friend!
So...after many phone calls and texts and Facebook messages,  I slowly pulled it together.
Then,  three days before,  George Washington had to back out.
Then,  my John Hancock had to cancel on me.
Okay---I had a Martha Washington,  a Betsy Ross,  a Mercy Otis Warren,  and townsfolk,  so I decided to take over as John Hancock rather than be Paul Revere,  since Revere had nothing to do with the Declaration anyhow.
We had a very exuberant Martha Washington,  so we carried on through her without her husband. 
I was a busy man as I continued putting it all together!
Finally,  the big day came...
One of my favorite pictures of the day!
My wife and I~~~

Throughout the springtime months I'd been buying hand-held flags to hand out to spectators at Mill Race on the 4th.  I thought how cool that might be.
Seven flag varieties - two historical and five for America's 250th.
Rain was a possibility for the evening hours,  but not during our 10am to 2:00pm hours,  thankfully. 
With nearly 40 reenacting participants,  we turned Victorian Mill Race Village into Colonial/Early Republic America!

Citizens of the American Colonies...soon to be Citizens of the United States~

Deb Triplett and my wife visited while Patty spun wool on her wheel.

As you may know,  I usually portray Paul Revere,  especially for presentations and during Patriots Day in April.  But we needed a last-minute John Hancock,  president of the 2nd Continental Congress,  for the 4th of July scenario.  So I stepped up and served as a sort of narrator and historian as well as Mr.  Hancock.
John Hancock and John Adams.
Yes,  happily we had a John Adams.  And he was excellent - he really got into his part and spoke with almost every visitor - young and old - who came out.
Paul contacted me back in April or early May asking if he could portray the great John Adams.  After speaking with him on the phone for a bit I knew we found our man.
He was perfect!
And I hope he returns next year!

Will Eichler

Abby,  daughter of Bob Stark who normally portrays Ben Franklin,  was our Abigail Adams,  as she has been doing for the past couple of years.  She is also a tea vendor and sells historic colonial tea,  specializing in the types of tea tossed into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party back in December 1773.
Once our visitors realized they could taste history  (so to speak),  she sold out of what she brought.
I was very happy for her.
And next to Abby we have Christy,  who had a copy of the Declaration of Independence for visitors to sign.  She was also giving flags to all who donated to the museum.

Dr.  Benjamin Rush was with us,  telling of his involvement in the fight for Independence.  Dr.  Rush was an American revolutionary,  a Founding Father of the United States,  signatory to the Declaration of Independence,  and a civic leader in Philadelphia where he was a physician,  politician,  social reformer,  humanitarian,  educator,  and the founder of Dickinson College.
Whew!

Lynn,  once again,  became Betsy Ross

Will Eichler joined up to celebrate with us!
Will has been a long-time Civil War reenactor,  and it has been in more recent years that he has stepped into the 18th century scene.  Will also is a founder and manager of the History Fix streaming channel.
Will stood by and spoke to the many spectators who streamed into the Mill Race Historical Village,  explaining about his musket as well as about the day's events.

Jonas Clarke and Mrs.  Abigail Adams

A partial group image - - - 

Tom Bertrand as Dr.  Benjamin Rush

I was honored to have more members of the Lac Ste.  Claire Voyageurs join us this year:
Mark,  who is also a part of Citizens of the American Colonies,  Marko,  and Barb,  both Voyageurs.

The very exuberant Martha Washington - Charlotte does Martha proud!

My son,  Robbie,  as well as Tony Gerring,  both representing Delegates from the colonies.
Tony is also in charge of the 1st Pennsylvania  (Michigan version).

Inside the church,  Norm portrayed the Reverend Jonas Clark - the pastor of the town where the first armed conflict occurred in the bid for American independence - Lexington,  Massachusetts.

Normally we may see these men wearing redcoats as part of the 49th Regiment of Foot,  but for the 4th of July they portray American soldiers - Washington's Continentals.
I thank them.

Mr.  Adams speaks and strolls with Miss Suave

My son Rob very much enjoys writing with quill and ink.

Pam Yockey

Sounds of the past~
The spectators loved the musket firing.

Mark and Debbie Triplett

Barb and Marko

Tony conversing with Mrs.  Washington

John Adams speaking to the public about the importance of declaring independence.

12:30 came upon us so it was time for our big scenario.
Each person,  no matter how large a statement they had,  did wonderful.
Charlotte had a wonderful display dedicated to George Washington,  her  "husband."

I sure appreciated Jeff Berndt joining in the celebration.
He is one of the first people I met when I went from the 1860s to the 1770s.

Richard Reaume~

I believe this Taunton flag from late 1774 is Knute's favorite historic flag.
I enjoy having our street of flags lining the walkway.

My wife Patty and I.
She sure was a hit with so many of the spectators.

Ready to change the course of history~~~
The day's main activity was held inside the old church,  turning it into our rendition of an old room in Independence Hall.
It was supposed to be air-conditioned,  but due to a storm the night before,  power was lost and upon the power returning,  the a/c did not come back on,  so the church was filled with electric fans.  The fans helped,  and the weather was about ten degrees cooler than it had been,  but it was still very warm and humid.
I have to admit,  I was so nervous and excited and prayerful that all would go well,  that we would do our country and our Founding Fathers and Mothers proud.
I like to think we did.
Norm with his replicated 1733 bible as made by The Bibleman,  James Moore  (HERE).

Besides the street of flags I mentioned earlier,  I also brought along a stack of Declaration of Independence broadsides to pass out as well.
This is one of my favorite photos taken.

Lynn,  Jackie,  and Carolyn settle in for an important date.

We had a packed house,  as you can see from the pictures below:
Without the air-conditioning,  fans were the only source of cooler air.  I explained to the people that this was not unlike the way it was at the Philadelphia State House in 1776.  And,  yes,  we are hot in our clothes  (lol).
Yes,  for this event,  we did allow the ladies to come in  (lol).

While in front of our makeshift Independence Hall...
Continentals guarded the entry doors.
Thank you gentlemen~

To begin,  I gave a small introduction and even made sure to say thanks to the good folk at Mill Race Village for allowing us to use their historic village to bring history to life.
Our minister,  Norm Gerring,  portraying the Reverend Jonas Clarke from Lexington,  Massachusetts,  opened with a prayer.
Norm is not an ordained preacher in his real life,  but he might as well be,  for he does an amazing job.

Kind of jumping a bit out of time-order,  John Adams read the letter he wrote to his wife,  Abigail,  about the delegates voting for Independence on July 2nd,  1776.
Our Abby was just about the same age as Abigail Adams was in 1776.
Mrs.  Adams then read her responding letter to her husband,  in which she wonderfully describes,  in detail,  the response from those in Boston who had heard the Declaration read for the first time from the State House balcony.
This young lady wrote out Abigail Adam's response letter by hand and sealed it with sealing wax.  That's what it's all about!

In a photo I snapped when visiting Boston in May of 2025,  we see the actual balcony Abigail Adams was looking up to at the Old Boston State House when she first heard the Declaration of Independence.
Imagine...The Declaration of Independence was first read publicly in Boston on July 18,  1776,  from this very balcony,.  with Abigail Adams standing right there when the document was read!!  This balcony has since become a historical site,  and the reading is reenacted there every year on July 4th. 
Simply chilling!

We then had a moment of silence for John Adams and Thomas Jefferson,  for both men,  co-writers and signers of the Declaration of Independence,  were not only former Presidents,  but they died on the same day,  date,  and year.  That in itself is remarkable enough.  But then let's add something you just can't make up:  that the shared day,  date,  and year of the passing of these two revolutionaries occurred on July 4,  1826,  50 years to the day of the Declaration's adoption,  and 200 years to the day we paid homage to them.
More chills...
So we gave our own Memorial tribute on this July 4th here in 2026 - the 200th anniversary.  It was the least we could do for these two great men.
I then gave a short history of the conflicts and issues that lead up to the Declaration.
Finally,  it was time to read the Declaration.  But instead of reading the entire document,  which takes ten or more minutes  (and can be tedious, especially during the grievances against the King),  we,  instead,  read the preamble,  spoke quickly about  (and skipped over)  said grievances against King George,  then went straight to the last paragraph,  which is the Declaration itself.
I made the gallant attempt to read the words written declaring independence directly from the Declaration itself,  but it was a bit too small of print for these old man eyes. 
"In Congress, July 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, 
When in the Course of human events,  it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another,  and to assume among the powers of the earth,  the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,  a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident,  that all men are created equal,  that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,  that among these are Life,  Liberty,  and the pursuit of Happiness.--..."

As for Mr.  Adams:
He fittingly read the part declaring independence.
"We,  therefore,  the Representatives of the United States of America,  in General Congress,  Assembled,  appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions,  do,  in the Name,  and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies,  solemnly publish and declare,  That these United Colonies are,  and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States;  that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown,  and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain,  is and ought to be totally dissolved;  and that as Free and Independent States,  they have full Power to levy War,  conclude Peace,  contract Alliances,  establish Commerce,  and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do.  And for the support of this Declaration,  with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence,  we mutually pledge to each other our Lives,  our Fortunes,  and our sacred Honor."

After the reading,  we voted,  and I did my best to replicate how it may have been.
"I ask all delegates from each colony when called upon to respond  'aye',  or  'yes'  if you agree to Independence,  or  'nay'  if you disagree.  We must be unanimous;  there must be no pulling different ways;  we must all hang together."
I began with New Hampshire...no response.
Seriously??  That wasn't a good start!
Okay,  so I then went to New York,  who decided to abstain.
New York  "abstains"
murmur murmur murmur came from the audience...
Then I went to the next colony on my list - Connecticut,  who voted with a resounding  "YES"!  to loud applause from the audience,  along with the banging of walking sticks and stomping of feet/shoes upon the floor. 
New Hampshire not being there really threw me off.  But we carried on,  including a few mistakes here and there.
Still...
Connecticut say  "YES!"

New Jersey says  "YES!"

Maryland says  "AYE"

South Carolina says  "YES!!"

Virginia say  "AYE"
(The two gentlemen who are dressed out of character were pulled from the audience to full-fill the two delegates I did not have - thank you both!
Bob,  in the bowler,  was a sort of time-traveler celebrating the Centennial of 1876)~

Pennsylvania says  "AYE"!!

And so the voting continued on...aside from a couple blips,  everything else went wonderfully well.
Until finally...
"The vote stands twelve for Independence,  none against,  with one abstention.  The resolution carries!"
The spectators roared with approval,  canes and feet pounding the floor!
"All who approve this Declaration as revised say  'aye' "
The entire room erupted into one large  "AYE!!"
I then said,  "I will sign it so large that I guess King George can read it without his spectacles!"

I then asked the spectators to all head outside so they could enjoy seeing and hearing how the former colonists celebrated upon hearing the reading.










...bells were rung...

...Crowds gathered...

The Continentals prepared for the musket firing celebration.

...and then...muskets were fired...

A crowd-pleaser for sure!

The only thing missing from the actual 1776 celebrations were the cannons and bonfires.
I did not think it to be prudent to add those two to what we already had.  However,  since it was the first Saturday of the month,  the City of Northville set off their weather warning siren for the monthly test right at 1:00,  just as we were making our own noise.  It added greatly!.
Larissa,  Theresa,  and my son Robbie.

Mr.  and Mrs.  Adams

Greg Roth nailed the Declaration broadside to a tree.

For all to see!

Lynn mentioned about getting a group photo,  so she took it upon herself to gather everyone together - thank you Lynn!
Here are most who participated - nearly 40!
My heartfelt thanks to each and every one!


The Evening of the 4th of July~
Another admission:  I am one of those who absolutely loves  neighborhood fireworks.
I do.
And I wait outside my home every 4th of July for the most spectacular illuminations.
The following few photos were taken near my home on the evening of July 4th.
My house.

For this special Semiquincentennial celebration,  I hung out my America 250 flags.

A garden flag honoring my wife's  (and our children's and grandchildren's)  Patriot ancestor,  Hugh Logan.

And a celebratory garden flag for America's 250th.

Another shot of my 3 X 5 America 250 flags that hang off my house with some fireworks in the distance.

A boom,  brightness,  then a sizzle sound.

I appreciate all those who purchased such spangles for all to enjoy!

Right near my house - over the church yard.

And the rocket's red glare...
Shortly after,  it began to rain.  Just a light rain,  but wet coming from the skies nonetheless.
So I went into the house.
The reason for the season.   By candle light.

And one last thing.
Sunday,  July 5th,  was not a good weather day,  and I thanked God for holding back the rain until that day.  It was a downpour,  to be honest,  and,  had it been like this the day before while we were celebrating at Mill Race Village,  it would have been a wash-out.
So,  my wife,  my son Miles,  and I went to the movie theater to see the brand new release of  "Young Washington."
Many reenacting folks despised it for all of its supposed inaccuracies. 
However,  "Young Washington"  earned an estimated $20.8 million over its opening weekend from July 3–5,  2026,  finishing third at the box office and setting a new live-action opening record for Angel Studios.  
Seems most enjoyed it.
From Deseret News:

‘Young Washington’ delivers record opening weekend for Angel Studios — sparking plans for sequel

"Following the film’s breakout success,  “Young Washington”  creator-director Jon Erwin announced he is already developing a sequel,  a Revolutionary War epic titled  “1776,”  in response to fan enthusiasm."
I took a picture of the film's poster
at the MJR Theater.
As for me,  I wrote my own Facebook review:
"Continuing on with our celebration and commemoration of America 250,  today we saw the new movie  "Young George Washington."
We very much enjoyed it for what it was---a movie.  However,  upon researching it I've come to learn that it was  *mostly*  historically accurate.  What I personally questioned most was Washington not getting hit by bullets:  but according to the History's Vault site,  this is generally true;  "George Washington’s survival in battle often defied logic.  From the chaos of Monongahela to the daring charge at Princeton,  he emerged unscathed while death claimed those around him.  His men saw it.  His enemies noted it,"  the site reported.
Anyhow,  me,  Patty,  and Miles greatly enjoyed it - Miles loved the battle scenes most of all.
It was well worth seeing and a fine way to end this glorious weekend.  When it comes out on DVD,  I will most certainly purchase it."

Don't like that I like it?
I.  Don't.  Care.!
So that's two history-based movies I saw and enjoyed this year for the 250th,  the other being  "A Great Awakening."  about the unusual friendship between Ben Franklin and George Whitefield.

Hey Ken!
Wakeup!
Ken Roberts













And finally,  I would like to give a tip of the hat to 87  (88 on July 15)  year old Ken Roberts,  long-time reenactor who,  unfortunately,  has been dealing with some pretty nasty physical ailments.  He desperately wanted to participate in our Mill Race Village 4th of July event,  but his ailments are forcing him to do otherwise.
Next year,  Ken!!















I have really put my all into our Semiquincentennial - America 250  celebrations.  I absolutely loved everything about the Bicentennial,  but I was only 15 - not yet old enough to drive - so most of my celebrating was miniscule.
However,  for this year of 2026,  I tried to make up for what I didn't do in 1976 - boy!  Did I ever!  I don't believe I've ever celebrated a better 4th of July ever - I would easily put it up against the Bicentennial.  SO many Americans were out there celebrating - don't believe the media lies saying most of us didn't.  Most of us certainly did - of all political and religious backgrounds.
And we continue to do so.
There are more blog posts coming up where you'll be able to see the many events I participated in.
Thanks to the many photographers who have contributed to this post:
Lynn Anderson
Barb Baldinger
Charlotte Bauer
Chris Becher
Forrest Cumberworth
Bob Jacobs
Richard Reaume
Jackie Schubert
Chris White

Until next time,  see you in time.


The following are links to more Revolutionary War and Declaration of Independence history:

The Henry Ford Museum has amassed a very large collection of Revolutionary War-era objects over the years.  And it is an amazing assemblage of original Revolutionary War artifacts on display for all the world to see,  telling the story of America's fight for Independence.  An original Stamp Act notification.  A letter written by Benedict Arnold.  George Washington's camp bed,  a coffee pot made by Paul Revere,  a writing desk that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson...yeah...this is some great stuff here!
These artifacts had been displayed prominently during the Bicentennial in 1976.  The Henry Ford has since put many of those objects in their  "With Liberty and Justice For All"  exhibit.  I did a posting based solely around the 18th century items...and here  'tis.

What does the Declaration of Independence and our celebration of this great document every 4th of July mean to you?  Is it a chance to party?  A time for burgers  'n'  dogs barbecues?  Spending the day at the beach?  Fireworks?
Well,  hopefully each of these suggestions will play a part in your celebration.
So...how did the original 1st independence day generation celebrate?
Here's how....

It wasn't only the famous Founding Fathers like Franklin,  Jefferson,  and Adams that took their lives into their own hands during this time by writing and signing this most famous of documents;  'twas the printers who printed such seditious articles that also found themselves in as much danger for spreading the rebellious words.
For this post I thought I would write about the Declaration from a slightly different angle;  I want to give a little kudos to the men who originally printed out the broadsides to be sent out right off the presses for public reading back in that summer of 1776,  for they put their lives on the line as treasonists nearly as much as the signers did.
From the idea of declaring independence to composing to printing and then delivering this most important American document...oh yeah,  there is a lot more history to our Declaration than I ever realized!

Something very special happened almost 250 years ago,  but is that story being promoted?
Come on a time-travel visit to colonial America during that hot summer of 1776 and learn,  first hand,  of the accounts on how we were making a new and independent nation.

Many believe the Declaration of Independence was signed on the 4th of July in 1776.  But it wasn't.  In fact,  it was nearly a month later,  in August of 1776,  when most signers put their name to this most important and famous document.

In the late 18th century,  America had several flags,  most evolving from colonial,  regional,  and revolutionary banners to the first official  "Stars and Stripes"  adopted by Congress on June 14,  1777.
This post has photos of replications of most of them,  along with a short history of each.

Faces of History - Original Photographs of Revolutionary War Vets
Yes,   you heard right!  Actual photos of the men who fought in the Revolutionary War.  Of course,  the pictures were taken when the men were of an old age many years after the war had ended,  but still...looking into the eyes of those who were there - of those who actually saw  (and heard)  George Washington,  heard about the Declaration of Independence when it was current news,  and saw the British surrender at Yorktown - is quite a thrill.


















































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