Concord School House: July 4th

04jul12:00 pm4:00 pmConcord School House: July 4thConcord School House and Upper Burying Ground, 6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 1914412:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)

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Site open Noon-4pm for visits, tours, and community green space. Admission free.

Noon-3pm: Cassandra Gunkel, artist-in-residence, leads a paper-making workshop. Free, open to all ages, no supplies required. Part of the Remember the Children Memorial project.

2:00pm: Bell-ringing ceremony, historical performance, and music

Hear the historic schoolhouse bell ring out for freedom, followed by:
Historical performance: Frederick Douglass, played by Maurice Tucker and introduced by Dameisha Jackson, as Sarah Mapps Douglass (Grounded Theatre Company)
Solo jazz piano by Fahrad Austin, Settlement Music School (Germantown Branch)

Admission free. Bring a lawn chair if you wish.

Performance to be held in the Upper Burying Ground. Site open Noon-4pm for visits and tours.

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July 4, 2024 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)

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Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground

6309 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19144

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Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground

Established in 1693, the Upper Burying Ground is one of the two oldest cemeteries in Germantown and one of the oldest in the Philadelphia region. The Concord School House, built in 1775 and expanded in 1818, is an intact nineteenth-century schoolroom which occupies a corner of the Burying Ground.

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Concord School House: July 4th

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