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Celebrating a Century of the Town of Salisbury
The Salisbury Association, founded a century ago to further the interests of the town, has a dozen events scheduled in July to celebrate a century of the Town of Salisbury.
There's an archival photo exhibit depicting "A Century of Service" on view in the Academy building on Main St. through July 6. On display until July 15, on the second floor of Town Hall, are models of Salisbury buildings of a century ago, made by Salisbury Central School fifth graders.
Fourth of July festivities at the Town Grove, which the Salisbury Association has produced for years, will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. In addition to children's games, picnicking and barbecues, a Tri-Arts group will dramatize the story of what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence.
On Saturday, July 6, the Holley-Williams House and Museum will have a day of activities for children and adults, and also the opening of a photo exhibit, "John Jordan, Community Photographer."
From July 8 through July 28, the Academy Building will have an exhibit of artifacts and photographs about Mt. Riga's history. Mt. Riga was the site of charcoal production for Salisbury's early iron industry as well as the source of water power for other early manufacturing. Lou Burgess, chairman of the Historic District Commission, will present a lecture with slides on the town's history on the evening of Thursday, July 11 in Town Hall. On the morning of Saturday, July 13, there will be a bus tour, "From the Mountain to the Fountain," with presentations on historic sites related to Salisbury's Mt. Riga area.
On Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14 from 1-5 p.m., the Corner Croquet League will have a tournament on the lawn of the White Hart Inn of Salisbury. The game will be international rules six-wicket croquet, a sport begun in Great Britain in the mid-19th century.
Also on July 13, there will be a guided walk along the Railroad Ramble, where the railroad track used to run, which has been upgraded by Salisbury Association Land Trust members.
Another lecture in Town Hall, "The Faces of Salisbury: Portraits and Places in the Art Collection of the Salisbury Association," will be given by art historian Richard Boyle at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 18.
Sheldon's Horse, a Revolutionary War Encampment, will be in town on Friday through Sunday, July 19-21, with drills and demonstrations, muskets and cannon.
The closing event is a town party from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. In addition to summer refreshments for children and grownups, The Housatonics men's singing group will entertain with songs from the last ten decades.
A book, Salisbury—Historic Impressions, a 96-page, two-color, 9x11-inch publication with 150 photographs, most of them from the Salisbury Association Photo Archive, has been produced for the celebration and is available for purchase. The book includes two essays, "An Historical Sketch of Salisbury," first published in 1899 and written by one of the association's founders, Malcolm Day Rudd; and another about Salisbury in the last century, written by Town Historian Norman Sills.
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