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Independence Day Ceremony

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Sat Jul 4, 2015
Wye River, MD

Date

Sat Jul 4, 2015
7:00am – 9:00am EDT

Location

Wye River, MD , United States
Wye River Conference Cetner

Contact

    [email protected]
    410.820.5432

Hosts

The gravesite of Declaration of Independence signer, William Paca, and formal gardens of Houghton House serve as the backdrop for celebrating Independence Day at the Aspen Institute’s Wye River campus.

The keynote presentation, “Becoming U.S. – Values, Choices and the Formation of a Nation” will be given by Robert Forloney, Adjunct Professor at Goucher College, and former director of the Breene M. Kerr Center for Chesapeake Studies at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

The gravesite of Declaration of Independence signer, William Paca, and formal gardens of Houghton House serve as the backdrop for celebrating Independence Day at the Aspen Institute’s Wye River campus. The keynote presentation, “Becoming U.S. – Values, Choices and the Formation of a Nation” will be given by Robert Forloney, Adjunct Professor at Goucher College, and former director of the Breene M. Kerr Center for Chesapeake Studies at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.