Friday, July 3rd from 4pm - 8pm

From Oath to Toast: Reliving the Spirit of Independence

Join us at Dills Tavern for a two-part event that will span 50 years of Dillsburg history. 

"And for the support of the Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor."

When the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, copies were carried to local communities and read in public to an anxious crowd. Some celebrated the news, but not everyone was glad to hear that war was coming. Experience what it might have felt like for local families to be gathered together in that moment, as reenactors portray the different perspectives of the community living then. You may be asked to sign up to serve in the newly formed continental army, or to sign the Oath of Allegiance! Then come together for a historically inspired meal. Fast forward 50 years to the celebration that was held in Dillsburg in 1826 to mark the 50^th anniversary of the day that 13 British colonies declared themselves independent. The final event of the evening will be a punch ceremony and toast. The punch
ceremony is an adaptation of one aspect of a military dining-in. We will build a punch with each ingredient’s significance noted and offer toasts to the Sons and Daughters of Liberty as they did on this site July 4 th, 1826.

Date: Friday, July 3rd
Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Dill’s Tavern
227 North Baltimore St.
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Phone: 717-502-1440