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• JUNE 29, 2016 • Shopper news
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From o p page ag ge 3 Visitors can view Revolutionary War-era encampments manned by historical interpreters from the two groups beginning at 11 a.m. The first official program will be the 12 p.m. raising of the Liberty Pole, which replicates a tradition of raising Colonial flags and protesting King George III through handwritten grievances and even burning effigies.
Martin M artin tthinks hinnks revis revisiting siting the the cou untry’s founding foundinng isis vvitally itally country’s impo ortannt for for adults addults as well. weell. important The Betsy Ross flag and several other Colonial-era flags will be attached to the 30-foot pole. “We also let kids make out grievances to the king, and we hang them on the pole also. Usually if they can’t think of anything, we’ll say, ‘Well, put a grievance to your parents on there’ about having to clean up their room or whatever,� says Ralph Martin of Anderson County, who is the secretary of the General Henry
Knox Chapter and founder of the John Sevier Chapter of the OVTA. S Educating schoolchildren about ttheir Colonial history is a major part o of the Tennessee Society’s and OVTA’s m missions. They present programs yearrround at locations such as Marble S Springs, the Museum of Appalachia, P Pellissippi State Community College and a area schools. They also engage children by rrecruiting kids from the crowd to ring tthe bell at the “Let Freedom Ring� cceremony. Martin thinks revisiting the country’s ffounding is vitally important for adults a as well. “We need to do some soul-mending a and look back and see where we ccame from. We were the first illegal iimmigrants.� Info: marblesprings.net, tnsor.org, o ovta.orgVisitors can view Revolutionary W War-era encampments manned by histtorical interpreters from the two groups beginning at 11 a.m. The first official b p program will be the 12 p.m. raising of the L Liberty Pole, which replicates a tradition o of raising Colonial flags and protesting K King George III through handwritten grievances and even burning effigies. g The Betsy Ross flag and several other
Colonial-era flags will be attached to the 30-foot pole. “We also let kids make out grievances to the king, and we hang them on the pole also. Usually if they can’t think of anything, we’ll say, ‘Well, put a grievance to your parents on there’ about
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the John Sevier Chapter of the OVTA. Educating schoolchildren about their Colonial history is a major part of the Tennessee Society’s and OVTA’s missions. They present programs year-round at locations such as Marble Springs, the Museum of Appalachia, P ellissippi S Pellissippi State Community College and area schools. an scho T Th ey also engage children by recruitThey ing kids from in f the crowd to ring the b be ll at th bell the “Let Freedom Ring� ceremon em ony. y. emony. Martin thinks revisiting the M country’s founding is vitally imcoun co portant port po rta for adults as well. ““We need to do some soulmen me mending and look back and see where we came from. We were the first illegal immigrants.� m Info: marblesprings.net, ttnsor.org, nso so ovta.org
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