Date: June 23, 2008
Media Advisory
Release date: Immediate
Contact: Rick Ziino (314)655-177
WHERE: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Historic Old Courthouse, 11 North Fourth Street in St. Louis, Missouri.
WHEN: Thursday, July 3, 2008
WHAT: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, in cooperation with the National Park
Service at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial will commemorate Flag Day with a public naturalization ceremony at the Historic Old Courthouse on Thursday, July 3, 2008. The ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. in the rotunda of the Historic Old Courthouse, 11 North Fourth Street in St. Louis, Missouri.
Approximately 75 prospective United States citizens will take the oath of citizenship at an official naturalization ceremony inside the Historic Old Courthouse. This historic building will be decorated with an array of patriotic 19th Century displays, including a 33-star, 36’ x 20’ garrison flag suspended from the fifth-level balcony.
The public is invited to attend the naturalization ceremony and see the decorated Historic Old Courthouse. The garrison flag and historic decorations will be exhibited through July 20, 2008. All events and exhibits at the Historic Old Courthouse are free of charge.
