Patriots’ Day with Drum Hill Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution: Patriots’ Day Proclamation

Monday, April 19, at 6:30 pm a Proclamation will be read by our First Selectwoman, Lynne Vanderslice. We will convene at Hillside Cemetery with the American Legion Post 86 for our Patriots’ Day Celebration. There will be opening remarks on the significance of Patriots’ Day; an Honor Guard from American Legion Post, James B. Whipple Post 86; Reading of the names of 43 Patriots located in three cemeteries: Hillside, Comstock Hill, and Sharp Hill. We will place flags at the gravesites of each Patriot and light luminaries to honor them all. Refreshments will be served.

Patriots’ Day, the third Monday in the Month of April commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord, also known as the “shots heard round the world.” Massachusetts observes Patriots’ Day with the running of the Boston Marathon. Other states observing Patriots’ Day include Maine, Wisconsin, Connecticut (2018), North Dakota (2019), and Florida. As America leads up to her 250th birthday in 2026, Drum Hill DAR is launching a Patriots’ Day Initiative. We have many fun and some solemn activities planned. We hope you will join us!