Society honors Flag Day

MILFORD — On June 14, the 116th Anniversary of Flag Day, the Pike County Historical Society and The Zimmermann Center for the Arts, invites one and all to the First Annual “Welcome to Summer, Flag Day Celebration”. Join us for an old time Ice Cream Social from 2 to 3:15 p.m., on the lawn of the Columns, swathed in Red, White, & Blue bunting. We’ll salute our Stars & Stripes with a Yankee Doodle Medley, American Fiddle/Dances, Ragtime Tunes and the fun music of the Ramapo Fault String Band. Joining us on this special occasion will be Mr. & Mrs. Uncle Sam on Stilts for photo opportunities galore. At 2:45 in the Foundation Room of the Columns Jim Levell will use examples from his historic flag collection to tell the exciting and colorful story of how — on June 14, 1777 the Continental Congress “resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation.” — to a short 192 years later, when that symbol was seen by the world on July 20, 1969, as it was planted on the moon. For making this event as sweet and fun as a summer’s day, we thank Price Chopper for the Ice Cream Social, The Columns- Pike County Historical Society, Jim Levell, and the Zimmermann Center for the Arts, for supporting the music and stories of America’s future. For more information about the Pike County Historic Society, please call 570-296-8126 or visit www.pikecountyhistoricalsociety.org .