We’re commemorating America’s 250th birthday on July 4, 1776, as well as the signing of Palmer’s own Declaration of Independence signed on June 17, 1776.
Please join us in events to celebrate throughout this year!
- Saturday, January 17th : Knox 250 Event at the Springfield Armory. The Palmer Historical Commission and the Palmer Public Library displayed the 1976 BiCentennial Commemorative Quilt.
- Saturday, April 18th – 10:00AM – 2:00PM : Knox 250 Event at the Palmer Public Library. Commemorative 1976 Quilt on Display and Knox Trail presentation by Local Historian Dennis Picard.
- Tuesday, May 12th – 6:00PM – 7:00PM : Women of ’76 with Rita Parisi of Waterfall Productions. Rita will highlight
- Saturday, June 20th – *TO BE RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, JULY 25TH*: Oak Knoll Cemetery Tour with Robert Comeau at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Thorndike Street
- Saturday, June 20th – 11:00AM – 12:00PM : Reading of Palmer’s Declaration of Independence! At Palmer Historical & Cultural Center, 2070 Main Street, Three Rivers.
- Saturday, June 20th – 1:00PM – 3:00PM : Semiquincentennial Shindig with 1976 Parade Video, Photo Exhibit & More! At Palmer Public Library, 1455 North Main Street.
- Saturday, July 25th – 9:30AM – 10:30AM : Oak Knoll Cemetery Tour with Robert Comeau. Park and meet just outside the cemetery.
- Tuesday, August 25th – 6:30PM – 7:30PM : Federalist Fathers and Republican Mothers: The Fashions of John and Abigail Adams Presentation by local textile expert Lynne Zacek Bassett.
- Saturday, September 19th – 11:00AM – 12:00PM : Palmer Center Cemetery Tour with Robert Comeau. Park and meet just outside the cemetery.
- Tuesday, October 6th – 6:30PM : Burial Grounds of Palmer Throughout its History Presentation by Robert Comeau at the Palmer Public Library, 1455 North Main Street.
- Saturday, October 10th – 11:00AM – 12:00PM : Four Corners Cemetery Tour with Robert Comeau. Park and meet within the cemetery.