Event: 4th of July Trivia Contest at 9:30 AM

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4th of July Trivia Contest at 9:30 AM

Curated and designed by

Nancy Webster, Archivist

Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 9:30 am

Available virtually

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Meanwhile, we look forward to better days.

4th of July Highland Park Trivia Contest

You many have also noticed that the Historical Society launched a social distancing parade on social media this Memorial Day, May 25. This effort will culminate July 4th when the Society will broadcast the sequence on Facebook and other social media sites. An online trivia contest on Zoom will follow. Please participate and bring others.

Please propose trivia that you would like included in the contest, please email suggestions with source citations to archives@highlandparkhistory.org.

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