Nevada City’s Annual Constitution Day Parade
and Celebration is purported to be the oldest and largest Constitution
observance in western America. It is a
two-day event that includes living history encampments and Civil War reenactments
at Pioneer Park; Saturday at 1 and 4 p.m.; Sunday at 11 a.m. This year marks the twenty-second year the
Famous Marching Presidents of Nevada City have participated in the parade.
The Famous
Marching Presidents would like to work with our schools to increase students’
awareness of, and motivate their involvement in, this local historical
observance of the 1789 Ratification of the Constitution of the United States;
particularly with our Famous Marching Presidents and First Ladies.
To accomplish
this, we are eliciting suggestions from the schools that would best fit
students’ educational needs. Those could include brief classroom visitations by
available Presidents and First Ladies, sponsoring essay contests, and
on-the-street interviews prior to the parade.
Your creative ideas are most welcome!