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DID YOU KNOW??? Over a century ago, a 19 year old, $40 a month school-teacher, stirred by a deep love of the American Flag, held the first Flag Day exercises in a little country schoolhouse located near Fredonia. Bernard J. Cigrand, who later became a professor of dentistry and a college dean, began a lifelong crusade on June 14, 1885. Thirty-one years later in 1916, his devotion to the Flag was rewarded when June 14 was declared as National Flag Day by President Woodrow Wilson, who said, 'the Flag has vindicated its right to be honored by all nations of the world and feared by none who do righteousness.' In 1949, long after Dr. Cigrand's death, Congress and the President of the United States proclaimed the Flag would be displayed on all government buildings on June 14 and asked the American people to join in the observance of the Flag's anniversary. To remember the humble beginnings of Flag day Ozaukee County Historical Society want to invite the public to our FREE Flag Day Celebration for the 140th Anniversary of the 1st Flag Day. SATURDAY JUNE 14, 12-4 at Stony Hill School 5595 County Highway I, Fredonia WI 53021 🚗🚙🛻PLEASE PARK AT Ozaukee County Pioneer Village - OCHS Pioneer Village 4880 County Rd I, Saukville, WI 53080 and ride the shuttle bus over to Stony Hill School. 🇺🇸Flag Day fun 👫Children's activities 🎺Flag raising ceremony Starting at 1, 🍨Ice cream social after Ceremony at 2 🏘Pioneer Village Open House 🪕Blue Grass Jam 🍔🌭🧃Food at Village Hall ⛪️🏡🛖24 Restored Buildings dating from 1840 - 1900's 🚌Shuttle between Locations-FREE Thank You to our sponsors: LuLuxembourg American Cultural SocietyaMacGillis Insurance AgencynAnsay & Associates, LLCaWaubeka Historic District Association InczOzaukee County Dairy PromotionaWaubeka 4-H ClubVFVFW West BendzOzaukee County Historical Society@f@followerst@topfansoPort Washington Historical SocietyeMequon Thiensville Historical SocietyxExperience CedarburgzOzaukee County TourismzOzaukee County Pioneer Village - OCHSrGrafton Historical SocietyeNews GraphiciWisconsin Events (Not Cancelled!)iWisconsin Country LifeoTour OzaukeezOzaukee Press NeighborszOzaukee CountyaSaukville Historical SocietyeCedarburg History MuseumaFarmington Historical SocietyoTown of Kaukauna Historical SocietyaNational Flag Day Foundation (fb)