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Come One, Come All
To The Historical Society of the
Town of Warwick's
Centennial Celebration
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GEORGE WASHINGTON DAY
PARADE AND PICNIC
Saturday, July 29, 2006
In the Village of Warwick
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*** July 18 - 2 pm to 8 pm at Baird's Tavern
RENT A COSTUME FOR GEORGE WASHINGTON DAY!!
Step back in time and select a period costume for rent provided by Marlu Costumes. Have a fitting at Baird's Tavern on July 18th and place your order. Pick up your costume at Baird's Tavern on July 25th.and you'll be set for the fun and games on July 29th!!
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~ Schedule for George Washington Day ~
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General George Washington leads the traditional Community Parade on Main Street
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Bring your flags and dress in your homespun or finest colonial costume
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1:45 pm ~ Parade line up at Baird's Tavern & Key Bank Parking Lot
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2:00 pm ~ Baird's Tavern ~ The parade route is as follows: Begin on Main Street in front of Baird's Tavern passing the delightful array of stores decorated by our local merchants to a left onto Railroad Avenue, and left again onto South Street to Main Street and finally right onto Church Street and into Lewis Park.
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Pose in front of the Old School Baptist Meeting House for the 2006 official Historical Society "centennial" photograph by John Stage
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3 pm ~ 5:00 pm ~ Lost Arts Festival at Lewis Park including Homespun Games, Furniture Construction, Basket Weaving, Pottery, Black Dirt Story Tellers, Pet the Calf, Quill Pen Writing, Construction of Flags with Stars and Stripes, Candle Dipping, Spinning, Textiles.
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Plus ...
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The popular Maypole ...
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And Carriage Rides ...
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And many more new and exciting activites!
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The "Warwick Militia" Snack Area sell tickets for 50 cents each.
| Quaker Creek Country Store Hot Dogs | 2 tickets |
| A & P Historical Society Freshly Squeezed Lemonade | 2 ticket |
| Bellvale Creamery Scoop of Ice Cream | 2 tickets |
| Penning Farm Market Sliced Watermelon | 1 ticket |
| Spring water | 2 tickets |
| The George Washington Cherry Tree Raffle | 2 tickets |
| The horse & buggy ride per person | 4 tickets |
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For sale at our very own "Homespun" Country Store ...
Heirloom Lilac Trees
Gift Ornaments
Historical Society wine glasses
Homespun toys
Days Gone By Photograph Book
People of the Valley Revisited
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6 pm ~ 7:00 pm ~ Under the Trees at Lewis Park ~ Bring a covered dish to share! The Historical Society requests that each family bring a covered dish to share, but bring your own drink. There will be tables and chairs available, but bring your own blankets if you prefer and use the park for this wonderful community event. The Historical Society will provide the paper products and plastic utensils.
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7 pm ~ Old School Baptist Meeting House ~ Remarks by General Washington
8 pm to 11 pm ~ Lewis Park ~ Square Dancing in Lewis Park ~ Live Music by The Glory Bound Band
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