The readers: Ormond Beach Mayor Jason Leslie; retired Col. William Ashmore, president of the Daytona-Ormond Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; Stacey Simmons, first vice president of the Ormond Beach Historical Society; Debbie Kruck Forrester of Ormond Strong; and Deb Lovett of the Capt. James Ormond Chapter of National Society Daughter of the American Revolution. Photo courtesy of Steve Meeske/SAR
Mayor Jason Leslie signs the Declaration of Independence. Photo courtesy of Steve Meeske/SAR
A reading of the Declaration of Independence was held in Ormond Beach on the 250th anniversary of its first public reading on July 8. Photo courtesy of Steve Meeske/SAR
Debbie Kruck Forrester of Ormond Strong. Photo courtesy of Steve Meeske/SAR
People attend the reading of the Declaration of Independence. Photo courtesy of Steve Meeske/SAR
Stacey Simmons, first vice president of the Ormond Beach Historical Society; Ormond Beach Mayor Jason Leslie; and retired Col. William Ashmore, president of the Daytona-Ormond Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Photo courtesy of Steve Meeske/SAR
A reading of the Declaration of Independence was held on the steps of Ormond Beach City Hall on Wednesday, July 8, in honor of the 250th anniversary of its first public reading on the same date in 1776.
Members of the Capt. James Ormond Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Daytona-Ormond Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Ormond Strong and the Ormond Beach Historical Society attended.
The reading was done by Mayor Jason Leslie; retired Col. William Ashmore, president of the Daytona-Ormond Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution; Stacey Simmons, first vice president of the Ormond Beach Historical Society; Debbie Kruck Forrester of Ormond Strong; and Deb Lovett of the local DAR chapter.
