Independence Day

What’s Happening around Tarleton in July?

Hello blog readers, I hope you are all staying cool and having a fantastic summer! While Tarleton may not be as active during the summer, the surrounding area of Stephenville will be hosting multiple events over the course of July that students are able to participate in. The biggest event happening in town is theContinue reading “What’s Happening around Tarleton in July?”

Independence Day in the USA

What does Independence Day in the USA mean? Often, it means flying your American flag from your porch, having a BBQ with family and using red, white, and blue paper plates, cups and napkins. It means loading up the kids to take them to see fireworks or a parade. It may mean a day offContinue reading “Independence Day in the USA”

Independence Day

On July 4th we celebrate Independence Day. On this day in 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which formally declared that the United States was free of any connection to Great Britain. However, actual independence was not achieved until the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War and the signing of the TreatyContinue reading “Independence Day”

Declaration of Independence

While scouring the library databases for inspiration for my post, which had to focus on Independence Day since it is tomorrow and my favorite holiday, I ended up like I usually do when searching for information…over-researched. So here are links to just a few of the articles that I found using the library\’s Discovery tool.Continue reading “Declaration of Independence”