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Juneteenth celebration scheduled at local historic cemetery

June 05, 2024 - 00:00
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Juneteenth celebration scheduled at local historic cemetery

A celebration to recognize Juneteenth will be held in Bandera at the Bertha Tryon/ Hendrick Arnold Black Cemetery on Saturday, June 15, at 11:00 a.m. The cemetery is located on old Medina Highway right off of Highway 16.This year’s celebration in Bandera is being hosted by the Bandera County Historical Commission, the Frontier Times Museum and the Silver Sage Resource Center.Mayor Rebeca Gibson, a member of the Juneteenth Planning Committee, will open the event.A wreath will be placed at the cemetery’s gate and there will be a traditional reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.A popular addition from last year’s celebration, the ...

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