Charles Bass, a volunteer for the Monadnock Center for History and Culture, reads the Declaration of Independence. His wife, Lisa Bass, is the vice president of the center. He also led the audience in saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem.
Charles Bass, a volunteer for the Monadnock Center for History and Culture, reads the Declaration of Independence. His wife, Lisa Bass, is the vice president of the center. He also led the audience in saying the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem. Credit: STAFF PHOTO ISABEL DREHER

The Independence Day ceremony at Monadnock Center for History and Culture in Peterborough Monday included a reading of the Declaration of Independence and a presentation from center Executive Director Michelle Stahl on Black Americans from the Monadnock region who fought in the American Revolution.