Nobody celebrates Independence Day like Genesee Country Village & Museum.
Who else fires a 100-pound anvil into the sky (something occasionally done at celebrations in 1830s Western New York when there were no cannons to be had)?
Who else offers pie-eating contests and games of town ball (a forerunner of today’s baseball)?
Few else offer the truly moving moment when some 50 new American citizens take their naturalization oaths on the steps of the historic village Town Hall.
And who else, in authentic 19th-century fashion, offers a spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence that sets the tone for the day’s festivities?
All this plus parade, patriotic concerts by the Geneseo Cornet Band and dozens of other family-friendly activities amidst much pomp, music and merriment that for years has been part of Independence Day.
The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4.
Swearing-in ceremony with the Honorable Frank P. Geraci, Jr., chief United States district judge, is at 11 a.m.; concert at 12:30 p.m.; and parade at 1:30 p.m.
For further information, visit www.gcv.org or call 294-8218.
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