Join us on Sunday, May 17^th, 12:00 pm for a Commemoration and Grave Marking event at the West Avon Cemetery, adjacent to the West Avon Congregational Church.  The event will feature the unveiling of a plaque entitled “Honor Roll of Northington Men Who Served in the American Revolution 1775-1783.”  The plaque contains the names of 80 men from Northington, the original name of Avon, who fought for liberty and justice in the emerging new nation.  A reading of the roll call honoring these brave patriots will be done by members of the Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth Branch No. 7, CT Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), the Abigail Phelps Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Simsbury, and the Ruth Wyllys Chapter of DAR in Hartford. Seven of the men on the plaque are buried in West Avon Cemetery.  The DAR members present will install commemorative 250 flags at their gravesites while a brief history of each soldier is read.  The Honor Roll plaque is sponsored by the M&T Charitable Foundation. A reception will follow in the church.  In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in the church sanctuary.

In case you missed the event, a PDF copy of the booklet available at the event can be downloaded via this link.