Shepherdstown is about to add a new tradition to its long history. This Saturday, Sept. 20th, our town will host the first-ever Constitution Day parade — the “We the People” parade — which begins at 10am on German Street (starts at Church Street) and culminates downtown on King Street in front of Town Hall, where attendees and participants will gather in a community-wide celebration of the nation’s founding document.

Those who’d like to be in the parade should meet on Church Street at 9:30am.

The parade coincides with the 20th consecutive Constitution Day Lecture hosted by Shepherd University's Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education (213 N. King St.).

The lecture series was launched in 2005, when the late Sen. Byrd — West Virginia’s longest-serving senator — successfully championed legislation establishing Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 1787.

Byrd himself gave the inaugural lecture in the Senate’s historic caucus room in September 2005. This year’s lecture (FREE to attendees) will take place at the Byrd Center on Wednesday evening, Sept. 17.

The parade, as well as Wednesday’s FREE lecture, are open to everyone. We look forward to seeing you at either event — or both!