America 250 - the Semiquincentennial

 

2026 - America's Semi Sesquicentennial Year
In the Northern Central Region Of Pennsylvania - 
Primarily the Counties of Northumberland, Union, Snyder, Lycoming, Montour & Sullivan

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LOCAL COMMITEES 
& Their Events
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Calendar of  Events Primarily for the counties of 

Northumberland, Snyder, Union, Lycoming,  Montour & Sullivan

Find the list of upcoming events HERE 

Additionally, find a list of this months historical society and historical themed programs - including America 250 events - pinned at the top of my facebook page each month.

  See April's Post  Of  Local History  Events Here.

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Photos & Summaries Of Events 

That Have Already Occurred 

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A Re-Enactment Of the Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence At Carver Hall in Bloomsburg	This program - the Re-enactment and the Amazing Mr. Franklin, are "likely" to be repeated at Washingtonville later this year.	The Amazing Mr. Franklin

An Album of Photos of 250th Events, on FB

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COMMON COMMEMORATIONS

Seen In Most Of Our Counties

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KICK OFF EVENTS	THE BELLS	TREE PLANTINGS
North Shore Railroads SemiSesquicentennial  Locomotive	THE AMERICA250 PA MOBILE UNIT

NATIONAL EVENTS

	Union Pacific  "Big Boy" 4014 Coast To Coast Schedule

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THE GRANTS

Who got them, & How They Are Being Spent

https://www.america250pa.org/Semiquin_Grants
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$10,000 Watsontown Borough Celebrate America 250 with Watsontown	$10,000 Riverstage Theater Lewisburg Pa For the musical, 1776	$20,000 Williamsport / Lycoming Chamber of Commerce Pennsylvania Rail Road Sleeper-Lounge Car Restoration
$20,000 Union County Veterans' 4th of July Committee, Inc.	$5,000 Eagles Mere Museum For Program - “How Did We Get Here? Our Trek Through History”	$20,000 Clinton County Government Mural commemorating the "Tiadaghton Elm"

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OUR AREA IN THE 
REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD
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Local history books

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THE HISTORY
OF CELEBRATING CENTENNIALS
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ADDITIONAL LINKS
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NOTES

Mostly for my own reference. 

You really can ignore this entire section
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The Kick Off Events

https://www.facebook.com/America250CM

Bells:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1275126984625547&set=a.252243860247203

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3692549717715539&set=gm.1782656629022432&idorvanity=583010835653690

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Montour%20County%20250th

Liberty Tree Plantings:

https://www.facebook.com/profile/100067446311243/search/?q=250th

https://www.facebook.com/events/2140243873063414/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

Towns Celebrations & Events:

June 30th 2026 - Riverside Boro