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SUMMARY:Manchester Celebrates America 250
DESCRIPTION:This year marks America’s 250th birthday\, and the City of Manchester is joining the celebration with a full slate of events\, activities and commemorative merchandise. \nManchester Celebrates America 250 Speaker Series \nLearn about our nation’s founding history and explore ways to research and preserve your own family’s story. All events take place at the Manchester Parks Building\, 359 Old Meramec Station Rd. Register for these events at manchestermo.gov/registernow. \n \nhttps://www.manchestermo.gov/1401/Manchester-Celebrates-America-250 \n  \nManchester Celebrates America 250 \nHead to Schroeder Park on Sunday\, June 14 for an all day celebration of America’s 250th birthday. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTime and Location\nEvent\nDescription\n\n\n\n12:30 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Flag Pole\nFlag Raising Ceremony featuring Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) Color Guard\n\n\n\n\n1-3 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Ball Field\n19th Century Baseball Game\nfeaturing Lafayette Square Cyclones and St. Louis Brown Stockings\nCatch a game of America’s Pastime played under rules of the 1860’s\, where there were no gloves\, pitchers threw underhand\, and swung bats that had the weight of telephone poles.\n\n\n1-3 p.m.\nBaseball Snacks\nPurchase peanuts\, Cracker Jack and other ball park favorites while catching the 19th Century baseball game.\n\n\n1-3 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Pavilion 1\nLineage Stories featuring Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Reenactors\n\n\n\n\n2-7 p.m.\nDaughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Reenactors\n\n\n\n\n2-7 p.m.\nParks Building Parking Lot\nBoots/Tents/Tables/Vendors\n\n\n\n\n2-7 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Parking Lot\nSt. Louis County Library Bookmobile\n\n\n\n\n2-7 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Pavilion 2\nHistoric Artisans\n\n\n\n\n2-7 p.m.\nParks Building Parking Lot\nWishing Wall\nWrite your wish for Manchester’s next 250 years and add it to our community display.\n\n\n2-3 p.m.\nParks Building\nMusic – James Labit and Sue Toben\n\n\n\n\n3 p.m.\nParks Building\nFamily History Speaker – Founding American Virtues\nWhat are the virtues of our Founding Fathers?  SLCC professor Sahar Joakim Resch\, Ph.D.\, explores the origins of America’s core values and the virtues that shaped the nation.\n\n\n4 p.m.\nParks Building\nFamily History Speaker – Battle of St. Louis (Battle of Fort San Carlos)\nHear the 1780 story of the British attack on the village of St. Louis and the defense to save the town and keep the British from taking control of the MIssissippi RIver during the American Revolution.\n\n\n5 p.m.\nParks Building\nFamily History Speaker – John Hundley\nA presentation outlining the documented Revolutionary War service of Hundley’s 46 patriot ancestors\, emphasizing their military roles\, public service contributions\, and the genealogical evidence used to verify each lineage.\n\n\n5:45 p.m.\nParks Building\nFamily History Speaker – James Labit\n\n\n\n\n4-5:30 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Pavilion 1\nMusic – Padre and the Pulse\n\n\n\n\n6:30-8:30 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Amphitheater\nMusic – Manchester Community Band presents America 250\nMade up of local residents\, the volunteer band will entertain the crowd with a variety of patriotic melodies.\n\n\n8:30-9:15 p.m.\nSchroeder Park Amphitheater\nJohn and Abigail Adams Performance\n\n\n\n\n9:15 p.m.\nSchroeder Park\nAmerica 250 Fireworks\nCap off the evening by celebrating America’s semisequicentennial with a patriotic fireworks display.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mossar.org/event/manchester-celebrates-america-250/
LOCATION:Schroeder Park – Manchester\, Missouri\, 359 Old Meramec Station Rd\, Manchester\, MO\, 63021\, United States
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