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Southbury America 250th Commission

Events in 2026

"The American Revolution - Southbury at War" Presentation
January 24 (Saturday), 1:00pm-2:30pm, Southbury Public Library (100 Poverty Road)
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission, Southbury Public Library. Click for details.

"The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution" Presentation
March 27 (Friday), 2:00pm-3:30pm, Southbury Public Library (100 Poverty Road)
Organizers: Southbury Public Library. Click for details.

"Finding Untold Stories: Uncovering Southbury's Revolutionary War Experience" Presentation
April 18 (Saturday), 1:00pm-2:30pm, Southbury Public Library (100 Poverty Road)
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission, Southbury Historical Society, Southbury Public Library. Click to register.

Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony and Picnic
May 25 (Monday), 11:00am, Main Street South, Veterans Memorial Green, Parks and Recreation
Organizers: Southbury Memorial Day Parade Committee, Southbury Parks and Recreation Department, Southbury America 250th Commission, VFW Post 1607. Details coming soon.

Southbury Rochambeau Traverse History Walk
June 6 (Saturday), Time: 10:00am-3:00pm, (Settlers Park, Crook Horn Road)
Organizers: Southbury Land Trust, Southbury America 250th Commission. Click for details.

Historic Buildings Open House
June 13 (Saturday), 10:00am-3:00pm, Bullet Hill School (215 Main Street North), Old Town Hall: 624 South Britain Road; South Britain Library: 576 South Britain Road
Organizers: Southbury Historical Society, Southbury America 250th Commission. Details coming soon.

Flag Day Ceremony and "Origins of the America Flag" Presentation
June 14 (Sunday), 1:00pm, Veterans Memorial Green (561 Main Street South)
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission, Include VFW Post 1607. Details coming soon.

"General Rochambeau Crosses the Housatonic River" Presentation
June 21 (Sunday), 1:00pm-2:30pm, Southbury Public Library (100 Poverty Road)
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission, Southbury Public Library. Details coming soon.

Revolutionary War Monument Dedication and America's 250 Bell Ringing
July 4 (Saturday), 1:30pm, Veterans Memorial Green (561 Main Street South)
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission, VFW Post 1607. Details coming soon.

Nationwide Reading of The Declaration of Independence
July 8 (Wednesday), 6:00pm, Location TBD
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission. Details coming soon.

Shadrach Osborn Gravestone Unveiled
October 4 (Sunday), 11:00am, White Oak Cemetery (1076 Main Street North)
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission. Details coming soon.

"Shadrach Osborn, Southbury Patriot Founding Father" Presentation
October Date TBD, Time TBD, Southbury Public Library (100 Poverty Road)
Organizers: Southbury America 250th Commission, Southbury Public Library. Details coming soon.

Southbury Celebration
September Date TBD, 4:00pm-8:30pm, Southbury Training School (1461 South Britain Road)
Organizers: Southbury Celebration Committee, Southbury America 250th Commission. Details coming soon.


Other Local Events

Presentation by Southbury Town Historian John Dwyer: "Revolutionary Portraits: Minutemen, Patriots and Tories"
April 19 (Sunday), 2:00-3:00pm, Naugatuck Historical Society (380 Church Street, Naugatuck)
Organizers: Naugatuck Historical Society. Click for details.

Unveiling of Rochambeau Memorial Monument
June 27 (Saturday), Time: TBD, Meadowview Park (190 Southford Rd, Middlebury)
Organizers: Middlebury Historical Society. Click for details.

Rochambeau Path Hike
July 11 (Saturday), Time: TBD, Whittemore Sanctuary (CT-64, Woodbury)
Organizers: Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust. Details coming soon.

Please note that the schedule is subject to change.