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What's with the cannons downtown?
By adamg on Mon, 06/02/2008 - 1:24pm
What's special about today's date that would lead people to parade down Tremont Street in uniforms, shooting off cannons? At least, I'm assuming Downtown Crossing isn't under attack; our Downtown Crossing correspondent reports she is still free to walk around.
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It's June Day, Adamg!!
Of course, I didn't know that until I googled it.
Not very well publicized and you can't even get into the Ancient and Honorables website without permission.
Oh well. Happy June Day, Everybody!!
What I saw in Faneuil Hall makes sense now
If you google "June Day" the site is password protected, but just hit "cached pages" and wait a couple of seconds. The contact info comes up (telephone) as well as the address- 4th floor Faneuil Hall building...
From www.ahacsite.org
JUNE DAY PARADE AND DRUM HEAD ELECTION
On the first Monday in June an election of the Officers and Sergeants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company takes place. A parade precedes the election and the Company marches from Government Center (adjacent to their Headquarters at Faneuil Hall) to the Granary Burial Ground on Tremont Street. At the cemetery they lay a wreath at the gravesite of Robert Keayne the First Captain Commanding of the Company.
The parade then proceeds to The Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Tremont Street for a memorial service for recently deceased members.The parade then reconvenes and proceeds to Boston Common. At the Common the drumhead elections is reenacted for officers and 12 elected Sergeants. The ballots are distributed, collected and placed upon the drumhead, which is located in front of the Company.
Out-going officers tender their resignations to the Governor of the State of Massachusetts and newly elected Officers receive their commissions. The election is an reenactment of the first election and has continued without interruption since 1638. The parade then reconvenes and proceeds to a local downtown hotel.
The incoming Sergeants are offering a special VIP Package for June Day!
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
An Organization of Distinction
'facta non verba' / Deeds Not Words
I saw something similiar
There was something similiar outside of our building today- just above Houston's in Faneuil Hall. Although, there weren't any cannons that I could see- but there was a group of men in (what looked like) military garb. It looked like there was going to be a demonstration or something.
This is right outside my office
My boss says it's the Ancient and Honorables, whatever that is.
“Invincible in peace, invisible in war.”
James Michael Curly, on the Ancient and Honorable...