Video about Gouverneur Morris and Miss Dalley’s boarding house unveiling ceremony

Constitution House Marker Unveiling Ceremony

The unveiling ceremony for the “Constitution House” historic marker will be held on April 18 at 12:30 in Philadelphia. The ceremony will take place near the northeast corner of Market and Third Streets.

Here is a link to a YouTube video about Gouverneur Morris, the “Penman of the Constitution”, who lived with Miss Dalley when he prepared the final draft of the Constitution, including the Preamble:

Historian Richard Brookhiser will be the keynote speaker at the free event. We will have an honor guard and fife and drum corps. The City of Philadelphia will be shutting down marker street to accommodate the crowds. Copied below is one of six educational panels which will be on display in Philadelphia:

Special thanks to Melissa Dunphy, composer of “Remember the Ladies”, choral performance by PhilHarmonia. Here is a link to a a video about Abigail Adams’s famous letter, the inspiration for Dunphy’s composition:

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