Events

Chapter 6: Local Events

In our own area we will see celebrations in both McVeytown and Belleville over the weekend, and both are great events. There is one local event sponsored by the American Revolution Round Table of Central Pennsylvania on May 30 observing what is part of the National Moment of Remembrance that takes place across America with the Sounding of Taps.

You won’t find a parade or food stands but you will see an afternoon in observance to honor those who have given their lives in honor to our country.

This event both in front of and inside the Historic Mifflin County Courthouse on Monument Square in Lewistown, is free to the public, and consists of: 1:30 p.m.: Author Michael Harris speaking on the Battle of Germantown, a Revolutionary War Battle the Americans almost won and was part of the Philadelphia Campaign. You can meet the author and purchase his book if you like. He also wrote the book “The Battle of Brandywine” 3 p.m.: Drum Roll by Logan Guards; Sounding of Taps by Howard Reitenbaugh, Bugles Across America, in front of the Old Courthouse on Monument Square. 3:10 p.m.: Wreath Laying at the Monument, Katherine Nace, Wreaths Across America 3:15 p.m.: 21 Gun Salute by the VFW Post 7011 Honor Guard. 3 p.m.: Scott Hill with the National Park Service will talk on Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Homestead), and Arlington National Cemetery

There is no charge for this event. Donations are welcome.

ABOVE: Stroup-Alexander Post 5935 Officer of the Day Laurie Patterson lays a rose at the base of the Roll Call Monument that sits in front of the post at the ceremony following the 2019 Belleville Memorial Day Parade. BELOW: Tom Fletcher, left, and John Wagner salute a wreath placed on the monument at the square on Memorial Day 2019 in McVeytown.