Sons of the American Revolution Prepare for Colonel Tilghman Celebration

Photo Courtesy of Wesley Hagood

(EASTON, Md) – One Talbot County group is preparing to honor the legacy of a Revolutionary War Colonel.

The Tench Tilghman Sons of the American Revolution Chapter in Talbot County holding the third annual celebration of Colonel Tilghman this weekend.

And they’re planning a lot more for this year’s event, honoring George Washington’s longest serving aide-de-camp.

They’re starting Saturday morning at 9 A.M. with a Patriotic Parade at the Talbot County Courthouse.

The Sons of the American Revolution say they’re excited to see how much the event has grown in just a couple of years.

Wesley Hagood with the Tilghman Sons of the American Revolution tells WMDT, “I have, reserved seats for well over 200 people at the Avalon Theater that will come in here. Our special guest speaker, the Talbot County Free Library, is, reserving seats now for the remainder of the seats in the in the, theater, which is about another couple hundred.”