250th anniversary planning committee to meet for second time this evening

Lee McFadden, chair of Bristol's America250 Celebration committee, leads a meeting. | David Fortier

Posted By: David Fortier January 18, 2024

By David Fortier

The committee planning the local celebration of the 250th anniversary of the country will meet this evening at the Bristol Historical Society at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

The hope the evening is to start forming committees, said Lee McFadden, who chairs the planning committee. McFadden is state vice regent of the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution and America 250 state chair.

The inaugural meeting of the local celebration of the 250th anniversary of the country drew almost two dozen people from different groups to the Bristol Historical Society last month.

“It’s a start,” said Lee McFadden about the first meeting. “That’s the important thing.”

She said she was very happy with the turnout for the first meeting and encouraged more people to attend this meeting.

McFadden is also the chair and site manager for the Gov. Jonathan Trumbull House in Lebanon.

Right, Robert Adamczyk and Ellie Wilson, members of the Bristol Historical Society, and Sarah Larson, assistant superintendent of Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services. | David Fortier

Participants at the first meeting included residents as well as representatives from the Bristol Public Library and Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services as well as those from the Bristol Historical Society, Bristol Military Museum and American Clock and Watch Museum.

The 250th anniversary will be celebrated on July 4, 2026, but the conversation on Thursday included a conversation about events that would span the anniversary year. While the Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services was included in the discussion, the city is not officially associated with planning.

For more information, contact McFadden via email at lee@gomcf.com.

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