National (PA) – First Continental Congress SAR National 250th Event
October 12 @ 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The SAR National 250th Commemoration of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, PA, hosted by the Pennsylvania SAR and the Philadelphia Continental Chapter on Saturday, 12 October 2024
The first event will take place at 1:00 pm at Laurel Hill East Cemetery in Philadelphia, where we will conduct a Patriot grave marking for Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress.
The SAR 250th Commemoration of the First Continental Congress will take place at 4:00 pm at Carpenters’ Hall, the location where the First Continental Congress met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, and the Continental Association was adopted October 20th
The 250th Commemoration will be followed by a private SAR tour of Carpenters’ Hall from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
The day will conclude with an SAR Dinner at Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen beginning at 6:00 pm.