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Celebrate Independence Day at Adams National Historical Park
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12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Continental Congress 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Reading of the Declaration of Independence 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Jefferson & Adams
Description
The Founding Fathers had the radical idea that a government should be for the people. Today, America’s 400 plus National Parks represent this exact idea. Join Adams National Historical Park at the “Continental Congress” as we debate, defend, compromise, and consider the meaning of independence.
Experience history through the performing arts as we salute two of our nation's most celebrated Founding Fathers, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson and Founding Mother, Abigail Adams, in the stage play: Jefferson and Adams, by Howard Ginsberg.
Lend your voice to liberty as we read the Declaration of Independence, right outside and below the room that John Adams took his last breath on July 4, 1826, the Jubilee Anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
Celebrate the 243rd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence at the home of one of the men who helped to write it! In 2019, all events will take place in the tent at the Beale House. Feel free to bring a chair, blanket, and picnic and enjoy the day! This annual tradition has brought thousand to take part in the celebration. The July 4, 2018 activities include:
Independence Forever: The Continental Congress
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Beale House, 181 Adams Street, Quincy, MA
Become a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and re-enact the passage of the Declaration of Independence in the Adams Carriage House. This interactive and engaging event is an invitation to adults and children to take part in the debate about whether to remain loyal to the British crown, or to create a new nation!
*PLEASE NOTE: Space is limited for Independence Forever. Availability is first come, first served. We thank you for your understanding.*
The Reading of the Declaration of Independence
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Join the delegates at John Adams’s Old House at Peace field and lend your voice to the ceremonial reading of the Declaration of Independence!
Jefferson & Adams
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Beale House, 181 Adams Street, Quincy, MA
Witness a compelling dramatization of the friendship between John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Abigail Adams. Colonial Williamsburg reenactors Bill Barker and Abigail Schumann join actor Sam Goodyear in bringing to life the fifty-year relationship – often contentious, sometimes turbulent, and ultimately enduring – of this dynamic trio who hold forth on life, love, and loss in their now famous correspondence. The play will take place under the tent at the Beale House.
The day’s events are free and open to the public. There is limited street parking. A free trolley from the Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center (1250 Hancock Street) will be available. Validated parking is located on the 4th and 5th floors in the Galleria Parking Garage.