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Glorious Fourth
Date:	07/04/10
Time:	8:00 am

Phone:	785-242-1232
E-mail:	history@old.depot.museum

Description
The Franklin County Historical Society announces an annual event called "Glorious Fourth" to be held at 8am on Sunday, the Fourth of July at the Dietrich Cabin at City Park. The program will begin at 7:45 am with "gathering" music by the Doolittle Family Band 8am will be the opening prayer by Rev. Jerry Harnden 8:10 Declaration Of Independence 8:20 Memories of the Fourth, 1860, Peioria 8:30 Fife and Drum, Mark Paquette 8:35 Star-Spangled Banner, Candy Wasser A territorial breakfast will be served by FCHS volunteers Susan Geiss, Gloria Kruse, Harriett Woods and Dorothy Chaney For more information contact Deborah Barker at 785.242.1232. (OTTAWA, KS) The Franklin County Historical Society announces its second annual “Glorious Fourth” event on Sunday, July 4, at City Park at 8:00 am. The activities resemble an authentic Fourth of July celebration from the era of Territorial Kansas, 1854-60. There will be music and a reading of the Declaration of Independence by a number of citizens. The National Anthem will be sung by Candy Wasser, and FCHS director Deborah Barker will offer some memories of Independ-ence Day in Peoria, Kansas, in 1860—one hundred and fifty years ago. A pioneer breakfast of corn cakes and syrup will be served with coffee. The Dietrich Cabin will be 151 years old this year, and souvenir Christmas ornaments and tee-shirts will be available for sale. Visitors are reminded to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. For more information call 242-1232.