Bush Declaration 250th anniversary | PHOTOS

March 22, 2025 by The Baltimore Sun

The Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory, Historical Society of Harford County and other historical sites across the county on Saturday, March 22.

Visitors make their way into Bush Hotel during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly, joined on stage by Dr. Sandra Wallis, chair of Bush Declaration Celebration Committee, speaks to guests during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Visitors to the Historical Society of Harford County in Bel Air, view a display about the history of the Bush Declaration, part of the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Rob McCord portrays Colonel Aquila Hall while speaking to visitors on the front porch of Sophia's Dairy, a home built in 1768 by the Bush Declaration signer, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff) — Rob McCord portrays Colonel Aquila Hall while speaking to visitors on the front porch of Sophia’s Dairy, a home built in 1768 by the Bush Declaration signer, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Rob McCord portrays Colonel Aquila Hall while speaking to visitors on the front porch of Sophia's Dairy, a home built in 1768 by the Bush Declaration signer, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff) — Rob McCord portrays Colonel Aquila Hall while speaking to visitors on the front porch of Sophia’s Dairy, a home built in 1768 by the Bush Declaration signer, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Sean Lowman, a history presenter, portrays the role of Colonel Aquila Hall, chairman of the Committee of Harford County during the signing of the Bush Declaration in 1775, in front of a reproduction of a mural depicting the signing, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Visitors explore the displays at the Historical Society of Harford County in Bel Air , part of the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Sean Lowman, a history presenter, portrays the role of Colonel Aquila Hall, chairman of the Committee of Harford County during the signing of the Bush Declaration in 1775, in front of a reproduction of a mural depicting the signing, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Members of the Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution give a demonstation at the Hays House in Bel Air, part of a militia encampment for the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Sean Lowman, left, a history presenter portraying the role of Colonel Aquila Hall, chairman of the Committee of Harford County during the signing of the Bush Declaration in 1775, poses for a picture with James Bigwood of Baltimore whose sixth-great-grand uncle William Smithson was a signer of the Bush Declaration, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Seven-year-old Gideon Pines of Bel Air signs his name to a copy of the Bush Declaration as visitors take part in the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Ella, left, and Lily Satterfield, siblings from Belcamp, examine the original Bush Declaration displayed at the Historical Society of Harford County, part of the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Sophia's Dairy in Belcamp during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff) — Sophia’s Dairy in Belcamp during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Visitors listen to choral students from Patterson Mill High perform a musical selection during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

The original Bush Declaration is seen under a glass display at the Historical Society of Harford County in Bel Air, part of the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Visitors view the displays referencing the history of the Bush Declaraion during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Sean Lowman, a history presenter, portrays the role of Colonel Aquila Hall, chairman of the Committee of Harford County during the signing of the Bush Declaration in 1775, in front of a reproduction of a mural depicting the signing, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Gerald Harris, a members of the Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution, portrays a Maryland militiaman while discusses care of a rifle in the field, part of an encampment at the Hays House in Bel Air for the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly, joined on stage by Dr. Sandra Wallis, chair of Bush Declaration Celebration Committee, speaks to guests during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Dr. Sandra Wallis, chair of the Bush Declaration Celebration Committee, speaks to guests during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

The Hays House in Bel Air during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)

Sean Lowman, a history presenter, portrays the role of Colonel Aquila Hall, chairman of the Committee of Harford County during the signing of the Bush Declaration in 1775, during the Bush Declaration 250th anniversary celebration at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday. (Brian Krista/Staff)