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July 4 gathering
Everyone is invited to come to the Merrick Gazebo (at the LIRR station) to participate in the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence.
“Clang, clang, clang” – The alarm rang over the fields of the Merricks. Not much else, other than the cooing of farm animals and the whoosh of mill wheels, cut through the air so that this sound definitely meant “something happening.”
They gathered around the piece of metal that the blacksmith had forged and they heard the news—a Declaration of Independence had recently been written and signed, and they heard it read through that July day in 1776.
We still gather today to read that inspiring document and to consider what the sentences meant then and what they mean now.
The Historical Society of the Merricks will sponsor this year’s reading on Sunday, July 4, at 10 a.m. at the gazebo just west of Merrick Avenue near the train tracks.
For most of the last 35 years, this reading has helped Merokians to re-pledge their connection to their lives in a free country. You are urged to bring the entire family to the one-hour session, wherein participants will read a line aloud and also receive a complimentary copy of the Declaration of Independence, courtesy of State Senator Charles Fuschillo.
Those who wish to join the Historical Society of the Merricks are urged to write to them in care of the Merrick Library; or check them out on the web at www.merrickhistory.org.
-Lawrence Garfinkel
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Love this event
Thursday, July 01, 2010 Erin