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Let's Do This Together: Green-Wood's Battle of Brooklyn Commemoration
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Let's Do This Together
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Sunday 27August Green-Wood's annual Battle of Brooklyn event
12:30 pm GNPS members meet at Prospect Park West (at 20th Street) entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery
We will join the free, public event -
Green-Wood Cemetery's THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN AND THE MEANING OF FREEDOM - public event hours 11am-3pm
The main area for event acitivites is near the main entrance of the cemetery at the historic gothic gate. We will walk over - about 1/2 mile.
We will enjoy the displays and actitives then meet up at 2pm to join the parade up the hill to see the commemoration ceremony at the Battle Hill monument.
If this sounds fun to you, please join us and we'll do it together. Registration required and free.
Thanks for reading this far - hope to see you there,
Phyllis A Sears
More Info from Green-Wood Cemetery:
Highlights of this year’s event include:
Take a tour through the “First Oval Office,” a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War Tent, and chat with costumed interpreters.
Presented by the Museum of the American Revolution
Learn about the wares of NYC merchants of 1776—and taste some eighteenth century treats.
Presented by the New-York Historical Society and DiMenna Children’s History Museum
Meet participants of the Battle of Brooklyn through an all-new augmented reality experience using the 1776AR app.
Created by 360XR, Funded by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation
See flags from the militias and regiments that fought in the battle, and do a flag scavenger hunt.
Meet the Washingtons
Portrayed by Michael and Maria Grillo and Michael Grillo Jr.
Participate in a parade up to Battle Hill to commemorate the battle and the soldiers who fought and died in it.
https://www.green-wood.com/event/the-battle-of-brooklyn-and-the-meaning-of-freedom/
Registration is required and free
Registration cancellations will be accepted until 08/27/2023 at 12:30 PM
Please cancel if your plans change.
Thank you.
Location
Exact meeting location supplied in confirmation e-mail.
USA
Event Contact(s)
Phyllis A Sears
Category
Fun/Social Event
Registration Info
Registration is required
Cancellation Policy:
Please respect your host, as well as the other GNPS members who have registered, by cancelling your registration if your plans change and you cannot attend.
Thank you.
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