2026 Reading of the Declaration of Independence

                       DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE

To be READ at the JAFFREY MEETINGHOUSE on the 4TH of JULY at                    NOON, followed by ICE CREAM in the Horsesheds!

On Saturday the Fourth of July 2026 at Noon, The Declaration of Independence will be
read by volunteers, each reading a short section from the stage of Jaffrey’s historic 1775 Meetinghouse in Jaffrey Center. Local officials, community leaders and Jaffrey citizens, young and old, will participate. This is the 26th anniversary of this patriotic event.
Following the reading, there will be an Ice Cream Social in the Horsesheds behind the
Meetinghouse. The Little Red Schoolhouse and Melville Academy will be open; and
the restored Seagrave Fire Engine & a modern-day Jaffrey Fire Engine will be on the
Common for all to admire.
These free festivities are being co-sponsored by the Jaffrey Center Village Improvement
Society, the Jaffrey Historical Society, the Jaffrey Historic District Commission and the
Selectmen’s Meetinghouse Committee of the Town of Jaffrey. All are invited to attend, participate and enjoy the celebration of the Nation’s 250th birthday!

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                                                        Rain or Shine.