250th America's Birthday Celebration

Join us for a colonial-style birthday bash as America turns 250 years old! This celebration is for all ages and promises a fun-filled day with:

• 🎨 Colonial-Inspired Crafts: Create your own Tricorn Hats and Miniature Liberty Bells.
• 🎲 Traditional Games: Enjoy popular games from the late 1700s like Graces, Quoits, and Ninepins.
• 🔍 Great American Scavenger Hunt: Search for significant symbols and win a handcrafted wooden top!
• 📦 Time Capsule Opportunity: Contribute items to NMPL’s Time Capsule in partnership with the North Manchester Historical Society, coinciding with the opening of the 1976 time capsule this month.
• 📜 Special Talk: Listen to the Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as they share stories about Wabash County’s Revolutionary War veterans.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with treats from:

• 🍩 Chillz (donuts)
• 🧁 The Baker’s Daughter (cupcakes)
• 🍪 Nordmann’s Nook (cookies)

Dress in period clothing if you'd like!

Program Cost: Free
All Ages Welcome!

📍 Location: Blocher Community Room and Library Lawn, 405 N Market St, North Manchester, IN 46962-1526, United States